Dr. Gustavo Aguirre gives eyesight to blind dogs through gene therapy.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Dr. Gustavo Aguirre discusses gene therapy for canine blindness on the National Geographic Channel.
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Inherited Eye Diseases Clinic
Dr. Aguirre’s veterinary ophthalmological and gene-therapy research focuses on inherited diseases of the eye, especially degeneration of the retina in dogs, humans, and other mammals. In 2001, he, his colleagues and researchers at Penn were the first to restore vision in blind dogs using gene therapy.
Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the world's premier veterinary schools. Founded in 1884, the School was built on the concept of Many Species, One Medicine™. The birthplace of veterinary specialties, the School serves a distinctly diverse array of animal patients, from pets to horses to farm animals at our two campuses. In Philadelphia, on Penn's campus, are the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital for companion animals, as well as classrooms, laboratories and the School's administrative offices. The large-animal facility, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pa., encompasses hospital facilities for the care of horses and food animals as well as diagnostic laboratories serving the agriculture industry. The School has successfully integrated scholarship and scientific discovery with all aspects of veterinary medical education.
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