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2018 MacTel Project Annual Summary
The Lowy Medical Research Institute would like to announce the latest MacTel Project Newsletter, which contains important updates on the Natural History Observation and Registry (NHOR) Study, Clinical Trials, and MacTel Projects.
What To Expect in a MacTel Imaging Exam
April 29, 2024 The following information was sent out via email to people who registered in the LMRI Contact Database. This post will explain some (but not all) of the imaging exams that your eye doctor may perform during a screeni...
MacTel SAFE Study
March 6, 2024 The following information was sent out via email to people who registered in the LMRI Contact Database. LMRI is conducting the SAFE study (Phase 2a Study of the Effect of Serine Supplementation and Fenofibrate Treatment on Serum...
Phase 3 Trial Currently Enrolling MacTel Patients
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, with support from the Lowy Medical Research Institute, is currently enrolling a Phase 3 clinical trial testing ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. This is a multi-center trial...
Neurotech Announces Positive Phase 2 Results in NT-501 (CNTF) for Macular Telangiectasia
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in collaboration with the Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI), today announced 24-month results demonstrating that NT-501 delivering Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) has a beneficial effect in patients with Macul...
Results of NT-501 Phase 2 Study Published
January 16, 2019, Cumberland, RI and La Jolla, CA. The results of the NT-501 Phase 2 study sponsored by Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Neurotech) in collaboration with the Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI), have been published in the journal o...
Lowy Medical Research Institute scientists find cause of debilitating eye disease
15-year effort points to treatments to help MacTel patients and offers potential new insights into other eye diseases LA JOLLA, CA–September 11, 2019– Scientists at the Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI) have discovered one cause of a progre...
LMRI Scientists Selected to Participate in Biocom’s “Taking Art to the Cellular Level” Exhibit
Two scientists affiliated with the Lowy Medical Research Institute, Dr. Peter Westenskow and Dr. Michael Dorrell, were selected to participate in a public exhibit that showcased the artistic side of science. Dr. Westenskow exhibited an image of the a...
MacTel Project 2021 Update
LOWY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - LMRI This past year has surely been an interesting and challenging one. We hope that you and your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers were able to weather the events safely. Despite the many challenges prese...
Free community webinar about MacTel
November 14, 2024 The following information was sent out via email to people who registered in the LMRI Contact Database. Neurotech has partnered with Prevent Blindness to sponsor an online event with a focus on MacTel Type 2. This free webinar...