The Retina Research Foundation, established by UW alum Dr. Alice McPherson in Houston, TX, will provide the Director of the UW Eye Research Institute with support for his or her research program. Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS, the inaugural Director of the ERI, will be the first recipient of the Retina Research Foundation (RRF) Emmett A. Humble Distinguished Directorship.
“This Directorship is representative of the support and commitment that the RRF and its members make to advancing research into the causes and cures of retinal and other eye diseases,” says Dr. Albert. “I am honored to hold this title, which reflects our common mission of increasing the understanding of normal vision and of eye diseases.”