A gene therapy proven to improve vision and function for people with a rare inherited blinding eye disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Like most of us, when biologist Laura Rogers, PhD, hears stories about immunotherapy and the new hope it’s bringing to cancer patients, the word “miraculous” comes to her mind.

Investigators from the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UI College of Public Health are beginning a one-year study to better understand why HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine coverage in Iowa's rural areas lags behind other adolescent immunizations.