Neuroprotective Genes For Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatment and The Foreseeable Future Foundation

Dr. Daniel Kerschensteiner (Washington University - St. Louis, MO)

Dr. Philip Ruzycki (Washington University - St. Louis, MO)

Foreseeable Future Foundation (Franklin, TN)

Dr. Daniel Kerschensteiner, Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Dr. Philip Ruzycki, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, discuss how the neuroprotective genes, UFD1 and UXT, were discovered to be tested in gene therapies to treat retinitis pigmentosa.

Then, Griffin Pinkow, CEO and Founder, Foreseeable Future Foundation, explains how the foundation provides programs to empower those who are blind or have low vision through sports and recreation.

 8/30/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)