Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Washington University in St. Louis Project Title: Role of the Aging Immune System in Regulating Uveitis Dr. Apte serves as the Director of Education in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and the Department of Developmental Biology at the Washington […]
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Susanna S. Park, MD, PhD UC Davis Medical Center University of California Project Title: Repeat Intravitreal Injection of CD34+ Stem Cells for Retinal Degeneration — Preclinical Safety and Efficacy Study Dr. Park received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years specializing in the diagnosis […]
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Adrienne W. Scott, MD, FASRS Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Project Title: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease with Macular Flow Voids and Cerebral MRI Dr. Adriene Scott is a retina specialist and the Fred M. Leader Family Retinal Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute’s locations in Baltimore and Bel Air, […]
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Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD, FASRS University of Chicago Project Title: Cell atlas of gut-retina-RPE-choroid axis Dr. Dimitra Skondra is a highly respected, board-certified retinal specialist, with a particular focus on the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal disease detachment, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, eye trauma, proliferative vitreoretinopathy and intraocular infections, with advanced training […]
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Colleen Cebulla, MD, PhD Ohio State University Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Dr. Paul A. Weber Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology Medical Retina-Ocular Oncology Fellowship Director Director, Lions Research Laboratory Director, Retinal Research Laboratory Project Title: Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors as Novel Neuroprotective Therapies in the Retina Dr Cebulla is a board-certified […]
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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 Retinal Vascular Leakage and Vasculitis in Uveitis In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Emami-Naeini is a clinician-scientist with a strong interest in big data and AI research. She is […]
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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 Perivascular macrophages exist on blood vessels in the retina. In the brain, these cells are important for blood-brain barrier homeostasis, but almost nothing is known about these cells in the […]
Read MorePostdoctoral Scholar Awards Three IRRF Scholar Awards have been designated in honor of individuals who played a critical role in the development of the International Retinal Research Foundation and are meant to serve as a memorial to their efforts. Three awards are given: The Alston Callahan, MD Scholar Award; The Charles D. Kelman, MD Scholar Award; and the Loris and David Rich […]
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In 2022, the not-for-profit Robert Machemer Foundation and the International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) partnered to create the Robert Machemer, MD/IRRF Fellowship. At the time of the collaboration, the IRRF agreed to provide $100,000 to The Robert Machemer, MD Foundation to co-fund this Fellowship. The overall goal was to support the transition of a vitreoretinal […]
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The IRRF Endowed ARVO Travel Award Honoring Ramon F. Dacheux, II, PhD In 2006, The International Retinal Research Foundation endowed the Ramon Dacheux, II PhD Memorial Travel Award, to honor Dr. Ramon F. Dacheux II, who passed away in May of that year. The Award is administered through the Association for Research in Vision and […]
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