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Research in Motion: Gordon Laurie, PhD

December 2, 2025 by daf4a@virginia.edu

There are no effective treatments for many chronic diseases. One approach is an unbiased screen. We did this to address the most common eye disease and discovered a new protein that we named Lacritin. We have now successfully taken Lacritin into a large clinical trial, with two more underway.  — Gordon Laurie, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology

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