June 24, 2025
National and international nominations are being sought for the 2026 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, which honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with achievements notable for innovation, creativity and the potential for clinical application. The Harrington Prize, which carries a $20,000...
Continue ReadingSeptember 14, 2023
Cell therapies derived from stem cells could one day prevent vision loss or even restore sight in retinal degenerative disease. Continue Reading
August 22, 2023
A Conversation with Jonathan S. Stamler, MD, President of Harrington Discovery Institute Continue Reading
July 05, 2023
New Orleans, LA – LSU Health New Orleans today announced that has exercised its option to receive an exclusive license to certain early-stage technology designed to slow the progression of DNA repeat expansion disorders.In DNA repeat expansion disorders, a segment of repeated DNA expands within a gene to cause disease. The... Continue Reading
May 09, 2023
Harrington Discovery Institute and the American Society for Clinical Investigation seek nominations to recognize an outstanding achievement by a physician-scientist Continue Reading
May 01, 2023
Atsena Therapeutics announced that the FDA has cleared the company’s IND application for a Phase I/II clinical trial of ATSN-201 in patients with X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), featuring Harrington Scholar Shannon Boye, PhD, University of Florida. Continue Reading
April 26, 2023
10 physician-scientists have been selected for drug development grant to advance discoveries into the clinic Continue Reading
April 14, 2023
Researchers have found a promising new method for delivering oxygen to tissues damaged by disease by coupling nitric oxide, which dilates blood vessels, with the oxygen carrying molecule hemoglobin to help people living with a number of diseases. Continue Reading
April 12, 2023
Harrington Scholar Dr. Khvorova and research team have developed a technology to deliver gene therapy directly to lung tissue through intranasal administration, a development that could potentially create a new class of treatments for lung disease. Continue Reading
April 10, 2023
Unique program for physician-scientists to advance promising discoveries into medicines Continue Reading
April 03, 2023
Focus on glymphatic clearance, neurovascular health, and other novel approaches Continue Reading