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CVR \ NBD Research Seminar: Developing Cell Based Therapy for Retinal Diseases (via Zoom)
Abstract:
There is no effective treatment for blindness caused by atrophic age-related macular degeneration. Cell replacement therapy is a potential approach. We have developed a novel retina specific laminin based method to generate photoreceptor progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells. Evidences of synaptic connectivity and improved functional retina response through electroretinogram were shown in animal models transplanted with these cells. These results may pave way for macular cell therapy.
Host:
Prof Jonathan Crowston
Director
Centre for Vision Research
Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorder Programme,
Duke-NUS Medical School
Contact Person:
Joyceline Ng (joyceline.ng@duke-nus.edu.sg)
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme
Duke-NUS Medical School
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/88241432737?pwd=OWdnSmphbEc3YXVQV0RIWGJ0eVZJQT09
Meeting ID: 882 4143 2737
Password: 056426
Date and Time
16 Feb 2021 @ 12:00 - 16 Feb 2021 @ 13:00
Speaker
Dr Tay Hwee Goon, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research Track)
Duke-NUS Medical School
Dr Tay obtained her PhD in National University of Singapore (NUS) and received post doctoral training in Upstate Medical University (Upstate NY, USA) and DUKE-NUS Medical School. Her main research interest includes regenerative medicine for retinal diseases and she is a co-inventor for a patented method in laminin based photoreceptor differentiation. Dr Tay is also a recipient for Young Individual Research Grant (NMRC) and Competitive Research Program Grant (NRF).