May 28, 2015
CFRI Scientist Dr. Elizabeth M. Simpson leads one of the six research teams awarded almost $8.5M from CQDM and Brain Canada to address unmet needs in neuroscience. Dr. Simpson is also a researcher at the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia.
To learn more about Dr. Simpson’s research project, “DNA in the service of eye diseases,” and to read about the funding announcement, click here.
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