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National Eye Institute (NEI)

Performs and supports vision research and education programs

The National Eye Institute was established in 1968 and is located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NEI is one of 27 institutes and centers of the US National Institutes of Health, an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of NEI is to prolong and protect the vision of the American people.

Visit website: https://www.nei.nih.gov/

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See also: Institute National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Medical research agency that supports scientific studies

Details last updated 16-Apr-2020

People at National Eye Institute (NEI)

Ivan Rebustini

Staff scientist at the National Eye Institute

Patricia Becerra

Senior Investigator at the National Eye Institute

Ximena Corso-Diaz

Postdoctoral Fellow, NEI

Kapil Bharti

Head of the Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section at NEI.

Anand Swaroop

Ph.D. Senior Investigator. Neurobiology Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory. NEI

National Eye Institute (NEI) News

3D bioprinted retina tissue uncovers advanced age-related macular degeneration

3D bioprinted retina tissue uncovers advanced age-related macular degeneration

Medgadget - 06-Jan-2023

Researchers are making strides in developing advanced in vitro tissue models to study eye diseases

Age-related changes in retina linked to decline in 'youth' protein

Age-related changes in retina linked to decline in 'youth' protein

National Eye Institute (NEI) - 18-Jul-2022

Aging associated retinal disorders linked to loss of protective protein

Cellino Biotech raises $80m to upscale its automated stem cell production

Cellino Biotech raises $80m to upscale its automated stem cell production

TechCrunch - 25-Jan-2022

Fast, cheap and plentiful iPSCs will be needed for clinical trials and new treatments

Mediterranean diet can boost your memory and prevent dementia

Mediterranean diet can boost your memory and prevent dementia

Independent - 07-May-2021

Diet with fish, olive oil, nuts, legumes & vegetables reduces abnormal protein deposits in brain

A potential therapy for blinding retinal diseases

A potential therapy for blinding retinal diseases

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 03-Nov-2020

Researchers engineer novel protein that restores vision in blind mice via gene therapy

DNA alterations in rod photoreceptors, linked to age-related eye diseases

DNA alterations in rod photoreceptors, linked to age-related eye diseases

Medical Xpress - 21-Apr-2020

First study to look at DNA methylation changes as mice age and how it affects visual function

A new faster technique restores vision in mice with retinal degeneration

A new faster technique restores vision in mice with retinal degeneration

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 15-Apr-2020

Researchers plan clinical trials of this in humans to treat retinal diseases

NIH launches clinical trial to test new therapy for macular degeneration

NIH launches clinical trial to test new therapy for macular degeneration

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 16-Dec-2019

Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to replace dead retinal cells