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The UW Eye Research Institute (ERI) is pleased to announce its first research grant competition! Eye Research Institute members are invited to apply for funding under the Rapid Response Initiative.Read More Here
Handouts from the Oct. 2nd lecture are available here
Dr. Ivan Schwab will speak on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 5 - 6 pm in the Ebling Conference Center at the Microbial Science Building Read More Here
Ahna Skop, PhD, a cell biologist who uses science-based art as a teaching tool and to generate interest in science, is featured in an article in the online science publication "TheScientist.com." Titled "A Scientist Trapped in an Artist's Body," the article highlights Skop's complementary interests in art and science, underscoring the significance of visual images in learning and in appreciating the beauty inherent in science.Read More Here
David Gamm, MD, PhD, has received the Foundation Fighting Blindness Wynn-Gund Award to develop customized stem cell therapies to target certain retinal degenerative diseases. The award totals $2,654,575. Read More Here
ERI Associate Director Arthur Polans mentors Precyous Banks, a student from Bay View High School in Milwaukee, as his 12th Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) student this summer.
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The UW Eye Research Institute is a co-sponsor of the ILAB conference on Teaching, Learning, and Practicing Science for Students with Visual Impairments to be held on Saturday, August 16, 2008.
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UW Eye Research Institute Advisory Board members Pat and O.C. Boldt hosted a luncheon at Riverview Country Club on June 12, 2008 for friends and colleagues in the Appleton area.
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Daniel Albert, Director of the UW Eye Research Institute, delivered the 2008 Haskell F. and Jeremy M. Norman Bibliographical Lecture on Medicine, Science, and Technology at the Grolier Club in New York on May 22nd. Read More Here