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  2. Year: 2018
  3. Month: July

Month: July 2018

Dr. Alice McPherson’s Gonin Medal donated to UW Archives

Posted on July 25, 2018

The Gonin Medal, a renowned award given every four years by the Board of the International Council of Ophthalmology, has been called the Nobel Prize of ophthalmology.  In 2014, the Medal was awarded to Dr. …

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Penny Wars: Research is the Winner

Posted on July 19, 2018

Every gift to the McPherson Eye Research Institute helps to advance vision research, and many gifts come with a story worth sharing.  When Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in Monona was looking for a …

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Walsh Family Professorship to Support “Cutting-Edge Vision Research”

Posted on July 19, 2018

The McPherson Eye Research Institute is pleased to announce the establishment of the David and Nancy Walsh Family Professorship in Vision Research, intended to support “cutting-edge vision research” at the Institute.  The Walsh family has …

Posted in Research-2018

2018 Vision Research Trainee Grants Awarded

Posted on July 13, 2018

Vision Research Trainee Grants Awarded to McPherson ERI Graduate Students Thomas Lawler and Dwani Patel are the 2018 recipients of the McPherson ERI’s Vision Research Trainee Grants.  These one-year grant awards of $3000 each are …

Posted in Research-2018

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