Learning about Gene Therapy with Dr. Paul Yang

This video was recorded at View Point Vancouver, which took place on April 20, 2024.
Dr. Paul Yang is chief of the Paul H. Casey Ophthalmic Genetics Division and Martha and Eddie Peterson Endowed Professor at OHSU Casey Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon. He is also principal investigator on multiple industry-sponsored retinal gene therapy clinical trials for inherited retinal degenerations. In this keynote presentation, Dr. Yang will describe what gene therapy is and how it works. He will provide an update on the first gene therapy available for an eye disease and outline what other potential treatments are in clinical trials.
View Point is proudly presented by Bayer and supported by Abbvie, Apellis, Astellas, Biogen, Janssen, Novartis and Roche.
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