In 2025, the Retina Society/IRRF Research and Education Fund and Grant Awards program recognized three awardees whose projects reflect the continued breadth of retinal research, from neuroprotective therapies and artificial intelligence-assisted diagnostics to the cellular mechanisms that support retinal vascular health
The 2025 Retina Society/IRRF awardees are Colleen Cebulla, MD, PhD, of The Ohio State University, for “Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors as Novel Neuroprotective Therapies in the Retina”; Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD, MPH, of the University of California Davis, for “Non-invasive Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Detection of Retinal Vascular Leakage and Vasculitis in Uveitis”; and Jeremy Lavine, MD, PhD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, for “The Role of Choroidal Macrophages in Choriocapillaris Homeostasis.”
For more information, read more about each 2025 Retina Society/IRRF Awardee below.
2025 Retina Society/IRRF Awardee Colleen Cebulla, MD, PhD
Colleen Cebulla, MD, PhD Ohio State University Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Dr. Paul A. Weber Endowed Chair in
2025 Retina Society/IRRF Awardee Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD, MPH
Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Uveitis Service, Taschannen Eye Institute University of California Davis Project Title: Non-invasive Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Detection of
2025 Retina Society/IRRF Awardee Jeremy Lavine, MD, PhD
Jeremy Lavine, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Medicine, (Rheumatology) Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Project Title: The Role of Choroidal Macrophages in Choriocapillaris Homeostasis