Breakthrough in Unveiling the Mechanism through which Genetic Mutations of a Motor Protein Lead to Hereditary Deaf-and-Blindness

Prof. ZHANG Mingjie, Chair Professor of Life Science and his research team including IAS Fellow Dr. WEI Zhiyi, have achieved significant breakthrough in explaining how genetic mutations of Motor Protein Myosin VIIa leads to hereditary deaf-and-blindness. This is excellent news for the medical profession in developing preventive and remedial measures against hereditary deaf-and-blindness.