New approaches to regenerative healing in heart and retinal eye disease

Loss of vision due to damage to the retina is on the rise in the elderly. Currently this is treated by frequent injections directly into the eye, but this is very costly and does not always improve vision, yet can have serious side effects. We have discovered new potential treatments for retinal blindness, and will be testing them at the bench and in lab animals. We also grow human heart tissue from stem cells to repair injured hearts, and have found new cells and drugs to help this process.