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Eric Thompson Pierce

Eric Thompson Pierce MD, PhD

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Dr. Eric Pierce is a full-time clinician-scientist. He is Director of the Ocular Genomics Institute at Mass. Eye and Ear, and the William F. Chatlos Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.

As a group, retinal degenerations are a common cause of blindness. The overall goal of Dr. Pierce's clinical and research program has been to improve the understanding of the molecular bases of inherited retinal degenerations and related cilia disorders so that rational therapies can be developed for these diseases.

Dr. Pierce pursues his objectives through a combination of laboratory-based investigation of retinal biology and disease, clinical care of children and adults with retinal degenerative disorders, and clinical research. Dr. Pierce is currently working to develop gene therapy for several forms of retinal degeneration.
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