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Interventional Genetics and Robotics for Retinal Disease is led by Jasmina Cehajic-Kapetanovic. We focus on developing therapies for inherited retinal degenerations, the leading cause of blindness in the working population, as well as therapies for more common forms of blindness, the age related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vein occlusions and glaucoma.

Kapetanovic Lab

Our research focuses on vision restoration by interventional genetics and robotics. We work on developing therapies for inherited retinal degenerations, the leading cause of blindness in the working population, as well as therapies for more common forms of blindness, the age related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vein occlusions and glaucoma. 

MacLaren Group Annual Dinner 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected publications

Bioengineering strategies for restoring vision.

Journal article

Cehajic-Kapetanovic J. et al, (2023), Nat Biomed Eng, 7, 387 - 404

Genome-Editing Strategies for Treating Human Retinal Degenerations

Journal article

Quinn J. et al, (2021), Human Gene Therapy, 32, 247 - 259

Optogenetic Gene Therapy for the Degenerate Retina: Recent Advances

Journal article

McClements ME. et al, (2020), Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14

Initial results from a first-in-human gene therapy trial on X-linked retinitis pigmentosa caused by mutations in RPGR

Journal article

Cehajic-Kapetanovic J. et al, (2020), Nature Medicine, 26, 354 - 359

Restoration of Vision with Ectopic Expression of Human Rod Opsin

Journal article

Cehajic-Kapetanovic J. et al, (2015), Current Biology, 25, 2111 - 2122