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The seminar will be presented by Tiarnan Keenan, M.D, Ph.D., Stadtman Investigator in the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications.

Dr. Keenan's research is focused on adult retinal disease, particularly age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of legal blindness in all developed countries. This includes research into the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of AMD, together with disease mechanism discovery.

His experience and research span multiple disciplines. In genetics, his research into genotype-phenotype relationships has suggested that AMD consists of multiple partially distinct disease entities. His biochemical and anatomical research has provided insights into how AMD arises at the molecular level. In the clinical arena, his research involves examining how AMD behaves over time and how its progression may be slowed. For example, he has completed a landmark study of geographic atrophy, the dry form of advanced AMD, and is currently undertaking a detailed study showing how particular dietary patterns can slow down AMD progression.

His lecture, titled “Geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration: a tale of two stages,” expands further on this ongoing research and the novel discoveries resulting from such studies.

Hybrid event (in-person and online)
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Petr Baranov, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Director, Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute
Harvard Medical School

Tapas K. Kundu, Ph.D.
Professor
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
Bangalore, India

Ji-Xin Cheng, Ph.D.
2024 RDIG FARE Awardee
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Boston University

Krystal A. Orlando, Ph.D. 
2024 RDIG SIG Awardee
Postdoctoral Fellow, Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation Group 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences