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Peter J. Coffey, DPhil
Professor at University College London, United Kingdom, Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara
2011 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipient
PhD, University of Oxford, England
Bio
Dr. Coffey’s work using stem cells to halt visual deterioration and treat age-related eye diseases resulted in the first clinical stem cell trials to attempt to treat blindness.