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Peter Nigrovic, MD Chief, Division of Immunology; Attending Physician, Rheumatology Program Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Dr. Nigrovic is Chief of the Division of Immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics …
Retinopathy of Prematurity in Humans Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of blindness in children in the developing and developed world despite current surgical treatment in the late stage of the disease In the US ROP affects approximately …
Diabetic Retinopathy in Humans Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. People with Diabetes mellitus have abnormally high glucose levels, which over years can lead to blood vessels damage. Above: Diagram of a …
Anatomical Background of AMD Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in adults over 50. It can occur in two forms, wet AMD and dry AMD. In dry AMD, cellular debris called drusen accumulates between the retina and the …
Our lab uses several methods in addition to our oxygen induced retinopathy (OIR) and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) models to investigate factors regulating vascular development. Diet and Angiogenesis We are currently investigating the role of w-3 …
We collaborate with other researchers both in the Longwood Medical Area and around the world to help investigate vascular eye diseases. We have helped other investigators use our oxygen-induced retinopathy model and choroidal neovascularization model to …
Selected publications Zhang YJ, Jimenez L, Azova S, Kremen J, Chan YM, Elhusseiny AM, Saeed H, Goldsmith J, Al-Ibraheemi A, O'Connell AE , Kovbasnjuk O, Rodan L, Agrawal PB, Thiagarajah JR. Novel variants in the stem cell niche factor WNT2B define the …
Our Team Chester Alper, MD Senior Investigator, PCMM Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Dr. Chester Alper received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1956. In addition to practicing medicine in the late 1950s, both in the U.S. Navy and …
Principal Investigator Trista E. North, PhD Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School CV | Twitter | LinkedIn Dr. Trista E. North is Principle Investigator in the the Stem Cell Program and Department of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s …
Brain-based biomarkers of language acquisition in neurodevelopmental disorders Several studies in our lab focus on identifying biomarkers of language development in young children at risk for severe language impairment, including infant siblings of …