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DR. CYNTHIA QIAN RECEIVES 2nd ANNUAL CRF RANDY WHEELOCK RESEARCH AWARD
September 27, 2021, 16:50 GMT — Dr. Cynthia Qian, 2021 CRF Randy Wheelock Research Award Winner. Choroideremia Research Foundation supports exploratory research into the effects of choroideremia on females. The CRF is excited to support [...]
CRF RAISES $218,000 TO BENEFIT PENN MEDICINE ORPHAN DISEASE CENTER
September 14, 2021, 20:52 GMT — 'Team CHM' cyclists. CRF organized more than 50 teams over four years! The partnership with Penn Medicine Orphan Disease Center has generated international interest in CHM as well as [...]
CRF RECEIVES FIRST-EVER ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT RETINAL DISEASE RESEARCH FOR CHOROIDEREMIA
April 20, 2021, 16:38 GMT — The Peter G. Boone Fund Endowed with a $250,000 Gift. We are incredibly grateful to the Porter and Boone families for their important donation. This endowment will accelerate our [...]
CRF SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND RETINAL PROTEIN THAT CAUSES VISION LOSS AND BLINDNESS WHEN MUTATED
March 26, 2021, 15:41 GMT — Dr. David Gamm, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Receives the Latest Research Award from CRF to Investigate Rare Inherited Retinal Disorders. Dr. Gamm is a recognized leader in the field [...]
CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND RETINAL NERVE CELL DEGENERATION IN VISION LOSS DISEASES LIKE CHOROIDEREMIA
Dr. Jasleen Jolly receives the Ricketts Family Research Award to Investigate Rare Inherited Retinal Disorders SPRINGFIELD, MA. – March 3, 2021 – The Choroideremia Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the recipient of [...]
CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INVITES RESEARCH PROPOSALS FOR THE ANNUAL RANDY WHEELOCK RESEARCH AWARD
Proposals related to finding a cure for CHM are due by March 31, 2021 SPRINGFIELD, MA. – February 3, 2021 – The Choroideremia Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to welcome proposal submissions for the Annual [...]
CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND A CRUCIAL RETINAL PROTEIN THAT CAUSES VISION LOSS AND BLINDNESS WHEN MUTATED
Dr. David Gamm Receives the Latest Research Award from CRF to Investigate Rare Inherited Retinal Disorders SPRINGFIELD, MA. – March 26, 2021 – The Choroideremia Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the recipient of [...]
CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND A DISEASE RELATED TO RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA CAUSING VISION LOSS
Dr. Vasiliki Kalatzis receives the Gleason Family Research Award to Investigate a Rare Inherited Retinal Disease SPRINGFIELD, MA. – February 16, 2021 – The Choroideremia Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the recipient of [...]
CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NEW RESEARCH TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RARE INHERITED RETINAL DISEASE
Dr. Mariya Moosajee receives the Salois Family Research Award SPRINGFIELD, MA. – February 1, 2021 – The Choroideremia Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce funding for its first research study in 2021 to Mariya [...]
CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FUNDS GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH ON TWO BROTHERS WITH CHM
Stacey Hume, PhD, FCCMG, Molecular Geneticist and Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at University of Alberta One Brother is Symptomatic while the Other is Not SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, August 4, 2020 [...]
GIVING HOPE TO PEOPLE IN DARKNESS
The Choroideremia Research Foundation gave me hope and a sense of community.”— Brent Rische, CRF member The Choroideremia Research Foundations Provides Education and Community about a Little Known Degenerative Eye Disease SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, [...]
CRF FUNDS EXPLORATORY RESEARCH PROPOSALS COMMENCING SUMMER 2020
Abigail Fahim to Study the Impact of RPE Proteins on Choroids "Understanding the relationship between RPE and choroids is vital to finding treatment for choroideremia, or even better, a cure.”— Neal Bench, CRF board president [...]