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Researchers at IOB and collaborators from the Semmelweis University, Budapest, show how a redesigned human TRPV1 ion channel makes a blind human retina responsive to safe infrared light, without using foreign proteins or nanoparticles.

Fiona Müllner, former postdoctoral researcher at IOB, is now Group Leader at DANDRITE and Associate Professor at Aarhus University, and was recently awarded an ERC Starting Grant.

The latest issue of the Novartis Live magazine showcases IOB’s innovative research and collaborative approach to restoring vision: From purpose-built labs in Basel to pioneering therapies.

An international research collaboration, including IOB scientists, reveals that the brain's remarkable efficiency doesn't require precise fine-tuning – it can emerge naturally from random patterns of neural activity.

IOB researchers reveal the genetic basis of lysosomal macular dystrophy, an uncharacterized inherited retinal condition,  opening new avenues for diagnosis and potential therapies.

Rava Azeredo da Silveira and collaborators have revealed a surprisingly simple mathematical principle that explains how brain cells create mental maps across different species and environments.

IOB researchers reveal how tiny, involuntary eye movements, rather than impairing our vision, actually help us see fine details more clearly by optimizing how our retinas process visual information.

As winter brings snow to the Alps, our team at IOB continues its research in vision science. In these past months of 2024, our research community has maintained its strong commitment to understanding vision and developing new therapies for vision loss.

A study led by IOB scientists from the Rivolta Lab uncovers a surprising connection between a gene involved in energy production and a form of hereditary vision loss.

Researchers at IOB have discovered a surprisingly simple mechanism behind the first step of visual processing, solving a decades-old puzzle in neuroscience.