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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Lew Kaplan, PhD Department of Biological Structure University of Washington PROJECT TITLE: Derivation of cultured RPE from human fetal tissue, 3D organoids, and directed differentiation for the purpose of RPE to photoreceptor reprogramming Dr. Kaplan trained in Germany, at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he received his PhD degree. His prior training in […]
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Kevin Zhang, PhD Department of Ophthalmology University of Pennsylvania PROJECT TITLE: Aqueous Humor Proteomics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Dr. Zhang completed his PhD in the Dunaief Lab in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania, and now dives deeper into retinal lipid metabolism as a postdoc and medical resident. In addition to his […]
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The role of microglia-mediated inflammation on the cell fate of proliferating Müller glia following p27Kip1 inactivation and outer retina degeneration in aged mice
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Maria Grant, MD, of UAB received the prestigious RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research. Her groundbreaking work on vascular repair and stem cell therapies holds promise for treating retinal diseases and advancing eye health worldwide.
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