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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Originally posted in Medicine in Motion News December 3, 2025 by daf4a@virginia.edu