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AAK-INSIGHT project on aniridia keratopathy granted by the European Union!
The application entitled ‘Aniridia – novel therapeutic tools to treat or prevent progressive corneal opacification (AAK-INSIGHT)’ was submitted by a consortium of researchers from several countries, led by Prof. Neil Lagali (Linköping University, Sweden) and Prof. Daniel Aberdam (CNRS, Biologie, Inserm-Technion, France).
Minutes from the General Assembly, July 15th, 2020
Aniridia EuropeGeneral AssemblyJuly 15th, 2020 p.m. CETTeleconference Minutes Opening of the meeting The meeting was opened at 7.00 p.m. CET and the President Mrs. Rosa Sánchez de Vega welcomed the participants. The participants briefly introduced themselves. Approval...
Aniridia Europe launches the 1st Aniridia Europe Research Award on Aniridia Day, June 21 2020
Today is our day, a day to raise awareness on our rare disorder. We have to raise our voices to go out of the darkness, to draw attention to the doctors and the policy makers. Aniridia Europe celebrates this day supporting aniridia research. This is why three aniridia...
Covid-19 pandemic: take care, stay safe!
Professor Dominique Brémond-Gignac, chair of Aniridia Europe Scientific Committee, has developed some recommendations based on the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. You can download them here.
Aniridia Day 2020 is coming soon!!!
In this year 2020, the pandemic is affecting all activities all around the world, but the aniridia community will not give up celebrating the International Aniridia Day on June 21st. There will be webinars in English and international campaigns that can be joined by...
Aniridia-Net Brochure published!
The COST Action CA18116 - Aniridia: networking to address an unmet medical, scientific, and societal challenge is progressing in its action of creating networks among aniridia scientists, sharing information and experiences, exploring new lines of research and looking...
Aniridia-Net meeting, Lisbon (Portugal), 27th- 29th February 2020
The meeting includes a plenary session for all participants, a session reserved to the Management Committee members and many parallel sessions for the 6 Working Groups focused on the different topics related to aniridia research, therapies and clinical management...
Erasmus+ project “Looking out for a school for all”, 3rd transnational meeting, Florence (Italy), 21st February 2020
During the meeting the participants analysed the progress made in the project’s intellectual products: 1. Virtual training course for teachers and early education centres for the inclusion of students with visual impairment in their classrooms a. Web site presentation...
Aniridia Europe’s Newsletter, January 2020
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Send a Christmas card and tackle aniridia!
Dear friends, Are you planning to post Christmas cards to your friends and family? We suggest you send e-cards instead and tackle aniridia too! The cards even have lovely designs by children from around the world who have aniridia. Christmas cards in...