We are all very excited and relieved that our friend and colleague Ben Faga is recovering so well that his doctors have decided he's ready to start working part-time. Thank you to everyone that has reached out to help support Ben and his family!
Recent News
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A surprise to no one, our very own Mark Christopher successfully defended his thesis this afternoon. Mark started off as an undergraduate student in my lab, and has been co-advised by Michael Abramoff and I through his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Biomedical Engineering. He will be staying on in the lab for a short time as a Post Doctoral researcher, while finding his first "full" Post-Doc position.
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We've are pleased to announce that, as part of a collaborative team, we have identified the gene and mutations responsible for the inherited macular disease known as North Carolina Macular Dystrophy (NCMD). The project was a collaborative effort of 20 scientists, including Kent Small, M.D., a Los Angeles retina specialist and first author of the paper, who has studied NCMD for almost 30 years. This discovery was electronically published on the same date in the journal Ophthalmology (LINK).
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We all welcome the latest graduate student, Wes Goar, into the lab today. Wes is a PhD candidate in the Genetics Program, and will be co-supervised by Val Sheffield and myself.
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I've officially been named as the holder of the Hansjoerg EJW Kolder MD, PhD Professorship for Best Disease. I will be following in the footsteps of Prof. Robert Mullins, the previous holder of the Kolder Professorship, as well as those of Dr. Kolder himself. It's a great honor, and one that I am very proud to be a part of.
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Congratulations to Scott Whitmore on his graduation. Scott has been supervised by Prof. Rob Mullins and I for the past several years, and has now officially graduated with his PhD from the Genetics Program. Way to go Scott - we are all very proud of you, and know that your work will continue to shine.