Penn Medicine, CHOP team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness
April 19, 2026
April 19, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Penn Medicine, CHOP team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness
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Their discovery started with a group of blind dogs living at a vet school. Now, the work has been awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize at the "Oscars of Science."
Jean Bennett, and Albert Maguire, both emeritu . . .
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Penn Medicine, CHOP team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness
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Their discovery started with a group of blind dogs living at a vet school. Now, the work has been awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize at the "Oscars of Science."
Jean Bennett, and Albert Maguire, both emeritu . . .