Seeing the Light with Retinal Gene Therapy: From Fantasy to Reality with Jean Bennett, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
In this episode of the Cell & Gene Therapy Series: Pies of Life (Mentorship), Dr. Jean Bennett, a world leader and pioneering physician-scientist in the field of retinal (eye) gene therapy, discusses her journey from developing the first FDA-approved gene therapy “Luxturna” for Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA), a rare genetic disease causing blindness in children, to paving the way for further advancements in treating other eye diseases and genetic diseases.
Video link: https://youtu.be/l8BlkZLlQ0U
The mentorship session is moderated by Narendra Chirmule, CEO of SymphonyTech Biologics.
This video is a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about gene therapy, retinal diseases, and Dr. Bennett’s groundbreaking work.
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Music by Aditya Sutar (https://www.adityasutarflute.com/)
Edited by Virender Singh
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