All grants were chosen for their scientific significance and rigor, exploration and expansion of novel scientific direction, as well as potential for expansion larger grants and/or direct patient care.
Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD
Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri USA
PROJECT TITLE: Elucidating the Roles of AMP Kinase Catalytic Isoforms in Photoreceptors
Ajay Kuriyan, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at
Jefferson University
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
PROJECT TITLE: Investigating the Role of Monocarboxylate Transporter 4 (MCT4) and Lactate in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Adrienne Williams Scott, MD
Clinic Director
Bel Air Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland USA
PROJECT TITLE: Automated Detection of Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy in Ultra-Widefield Fundus Images