Hmx Protein's Effect On Fruit Flies' Photoreceptors and Info On The NFB Performing Arts Division

Dr. Jens Rister (University of Massachusetts - Boston)

Katelyn MacIntyre (National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division - Baltimore, MD)

Dr. Jens Rister, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts-Boston, explains the role of the protein, Hmx, in the development of photoreceptors in Drosophila fruit flies.

Katelyn MacIntyre, President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division, discusses the obstacles facing those who are blind or have low vision in the performing arts and the resources of the division.

11/23/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

First FDA Approved Encelto Treatment for MacTel and The Vanderbilt Vision Research Center

Dr. Diana Do (Stanford University - Stanford, CA)

Dr. David J. Calkins (Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN)

Dr. Diana Do, Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair For Clinical Affairs, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University, discusses the first FDA approved treatment, Encelto, for MacTel (macular telangiectasia),  which causes central vision loss. 

Dr. David J. Calkins, Denis O'Day Professor, Vice Chair For Strategy, Vice President For Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Director of Vanderbilt Vision Research Center (VVRC), talks about the renewal of the NIH grant for Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, its mission, and its current projects.

11/9/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)