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Undergraduate Researcher Helps Fill in the Blanks on Virus Lifecycle
Tianyi “Herry” Jin, an undergraduate in John Yin's lab group at WID and the department of chemical and biological engineering, published discoveries about viruses in the journal Integrative Biology.
Fixing Genetic Mistakes to Restore Vision
Shaoqin "Sarah" Gong collaborates on a new approach to target genetic mutations and develop a new therapy for restoring vision in children and adults.
NSF Supports Interdisciplinary Pandemic Prevention Workshops
WID's John Yin is part of a team assembling February workshops on predictive intelligence for pandemic prevention.
UW Engineers and Vision Researchers Develop Stem-cell Therapy for Combat-related Eye Injuries
Using a microscopic retinal patch, researchers at the University of Wisconsin‒Madison will develop and test a new way to treat United States military personnel blinded in combat with help from engineers including WID's Sarah Gong.
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