Meet Dr. Steve Rose
Steve is highly respected for his expertise and tireless commitment to finding treatments and cures for vision-robbing retinal diseases.
Gene Therapy Podcast
Back in December, during a brief podcast, I got the chance to speak with Tracy Cooley, a blogger at BIO (the Biotechnology Industry Organization), about some of the Foundation’s works-in-progress. Among other efforts, BIO, which has more than 1,100 members worldwide, advocates for those of us trying to improve the health and lives of people with disabilities. Tracy interviewed me after FFB had announced it was committing $8.25 million to six new gene therapy projects.
It was an investment spurred by the success of our Leber congenital amaurosis trial at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which includes the incredible story of Corey Haas. I discussed not only gene therapy, but other Foundation Fighting Blindness-supported efforts to prevent, treat and cure inherited retinal degenerations, such as drug and stem cell research, with Tracy. Please check it, as well as BIO’s website, out when you get a chance.
Would you mind if I quote a few of your posts as long as I provide credit and sources back to your webpage: http://www.blindness.org/blog/index.php/gene-therapy-podcast/. I’ll aslo be sure to give you the proper anchor-text link using your webpage title: Gene Therapy Podcast Eye on the Cure. Be sure to let me know if this is acceptable with you. Thanks
This would be fine. Thank you for asking
Great job! I have written a book about Corey Haas and sveeral other young people who’ve had gene therapy, The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It. St. Martin’s Press, Feb 2012.
Thanks for posting Pedro. I see that someone also posted this book on our Facebook wall. We’ll be sure to take a look