Posts by Elizabeth Rossin, MD, PhD
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Case Series: Open Globe Injuries From Garage Door Springs
Elizabeth J. Rossin, MD, PhD, and colleagues report on seven individuals who sustained severe, sometimes blinding open globe injuries when they attempted to repair a garage door and a spring dislodged at high velocity.
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Overlap Detected in Genetic Loci for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy and Age-related Macular Degeneration
Researchers have identified three novel genetic loci for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) preferentially expressed in choroidal endothelial cells. In addition, a polygenic risk score for age-related macular degeneration proved to be linked to reduced risk of CSC.
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Researchers Find Potential Path to a Broadly Protective COVID-19 Vaccine Using T cells
Gaurav Gaiha, MD, DPhil, and Elizabeth Rossin, MD, PhD, use structure-based network analysis to confirm predictions about the potential for a T cell vaccine that provides protection against existing variants, such as the Delta variant, and future SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Biography
Elizabeth Rossin, MD, PhD, is a vitreoretinal surgeon and scientist in the Department of Ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear, and an assistant professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.
Mass Eye and Ear/Mass General Ophthalmology
An international center for ophthalmology treatment and research, Mass Eye and Ear/Massachusetts General Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School’s Department of Ophthalmology, and is consistently recognized as one of the nation’s top hospitals for eye care. Led by Chief and Chair Joan W. Miller, MD, the department provides seamless access to the most innovative care available anywhere in the world.