/PRNewswire/ The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, in.
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COLUMBIA, Md., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, announces that it has appointed Claire M. Gelfman, Ph.D. as chief scientific officer. In her new role, Dr. Gelfman will be responsible for leading the overarching scientific strategy for the organization with a focus on research initiatives designed to accelerate new treatments and cures for inherited retinal diseases.
Additionally, Dr. Gelfman will oversee the Foundation s non-clinical research portfolio, including early translational and pre-clinical research programs. She will also serve as the primary scientific contact with the Foundation s Scientific Advisory Board, the Research Oversight Committee, academic institutions, and government science agencies.