Ophthalmologist & scientist, Director of the Inherited Retinal Disorders Service @MassEyeandEar @harvardmed
Boston, MA
Joined September 2012
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Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
The vision of 22-year-old Olivia Cook has improved, and so has her hope for the future thanks to an experimental gene-editing treatment called #CRISPR. Learn more about the groundbreaking study from lead investigator Eric Pierce, MD, PhD: spklr.io/6019U6AP via @CNN.
ALT Olivia Cook stands in a cornfield.
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Link to learn more and register: carroll.org/events/stargardt…
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Faculty member @JasonComander will be discussing the latest Stargardt’s research and the biological basis of the disease at the virtual Stargardt’s Summit next Wednesday, February 29.
In three weeks, join us and @CarrollCenter, @FightBlindness, and @TheBlindLifesam on February 29, 2024 at 1 pm ET for the virtual Stargardt's Summit!
Learn about the newest research, explore adaptive living resources, hear impactful patient stories, and connect with others!
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Are you ready for our final Eye on the Cure episode of 2023? In this week's episode, host Ben Shaberman chats with Jason Comander, Md, PhD.
Learn more about streaming at: FightingBlindness.org/news/e…
ALT Eye on the Cure Podcast logo at the top with a headshot of Jason Comander below and text to the right that says, "EPISODE 58: Jason Comander, Md, Phd" with more text below that says, "Listen to the Latest Podcast Episode Out Now."
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VIDEO: Gene therapy for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa shows positive safety, efficacy data.
healio.com/news/ophthalmolog…
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Usher syndrome is a hereditary condition responsible for nearly half of all deaf-blindness cases. Today, on #USHDAY, Mass Eye and Ear researchers Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, and Qin Liu, MD, PhD lend their expertise on the disease: fal.cn/3rYJ3
ALT Usher Syndrome Awareness Day September 18 Usher syndrome is a rare inherited disorder affecting vision, hearing and balance.
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Today I saw a patient that is seeing the other Dr. Comander- that would be my amazing husband, retina specialist & physician scientist @JasonComander, in just a few weeks…… I think this is the first time we have shared a patient!
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Who are some of the Harvard University professors condemning the school newspaper's endorsement of the #BDS movement?
• @DrAmyComander
• @AlanDersh
• @jessefried
• @rhmnookin
• Elisa New | @PoetryInAmerica
• @sapinker
• And more ...
jns.org/more-than-70-harvard…
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Great chatting with this crew at #ARVO2022!
(l to r) Jason McAnany, RPB Dolly Green Special Scholar Awardee, @UIllinoisMed; Jason Comander, RPB Career Development Awardee, @harvardmed; Robert Hyde @UIllinoisMed; and RPB President Brian Hofland
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
When I began my career in 2001: Leber congenital amaurosis was blinding. No treatments.
Now: promising phase 1b/2 trial of intravitreal antisense oligonucleotide for LCA type 10.
@uiowaeye @uzgent @ScheieEye @PennMedicine @ProQR
@NatureMedicine paper: nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
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Join us in congratulating PGY4 Priya Gupta, MD on receiving a @fightblindness Clinical Research Fellowship Award to fund her research during the upcoming academic year at @MassEyeAndEar where she will complete an Inherited Retinal Dystrophy fellowship - bit.ly/3q4tI9c
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Congratulations to RPB grantees Dr. Mark Pennesi of @OHSUNews @CaseyEye and Dr. Eric Pierce of @harvardmed @MassEyeAndEar @HMSeye on this wonderful NPR account of some of their recent research that is restoring vision to people with retinal diseases. n.pr/3B7aeFa
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Fantastic #Postdoc opportunity in the @JasonComander lab studying Inherited Retinal Degeneration at @MassEyeAndEar @harvardmed @HMSeye
@PostdocPal @PostdocO @MinionPostDoc @FuturePI_Slack #sciencejobs #Ophthalmology #academictwitter #phdlife
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Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Do you like #CRISPR, #Hamilton, #GenomeEditing, and/or music by @Lin_Manuel? If no to all, be sure you avoid watching this amazing video below.
H/t @kevintzhao93
youtube.com/watch?v=VSk4hZsr…
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Dr. Eric Pierce @MassEyeAndEar @HMSeye explains at #WMIF2021 why the first FDA-approved gene therapy for inherited disease was for an inherited retinal degeneration, and what lessons have been learned from the success of that treatment.
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
An unprecedented study is trying to restore the vision of patients with a rare genetic disease by editing DNA while it's still inside their bodies.
In exclusive interviews, NPR spoke with two of the first participants.
trib.al/by1uuyF
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Amazing!!!! Congrats to my husband @JasonComander, Dr. Eric Pierce, & their team, & of course to brave Michael J. Kalberer: "Opportunity of a Lifetime: Why I Joined a CRISPR Gene Therapy Trial for Vision Loss - FOCUS - A health blog from Mass Eye and Ear" focus.masseyeandear.org/oppo…
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
Michael Kalberer is legally blind due a form of inherited retinal blindness. A revolutionary new study using #CRISPR gene editing is being tested in Michael and other patients in an effort to restore his vision. Listen and read more from @NPR. n.pr/3eww9wy
Jason Comander MD PhD retweeted
John Doench on development of pooled base editing screens of endogenous loci in mammalian cells. When in doubt, screen it out! #varianteffect21 @JohnDoench
ALT Artist Alex Cagan's sketch of John Doench speaking at the Mutational Scanning Symposium. Dr. Doench appears at center, wearing baseball cap and headphones. Text highlights from his talk surround him.