Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
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. Alice McPherson, UW–Madison alumna and namesake co-founder of the McPherson Eye Research Institute, for pioneering work in the treatment of …
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 new recipient of funds from its “Penny War” fundraiser, Principal Callie Meiller thought of her longtime friend, John Walsh. Walsh …
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 supported vision research and the McPherson Eye Research Institute for many years; David Walsh was the first chair of the …
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 funded by the Institute’s annual Cycle for Sight event and awarded by the Research and Leadership Committees. They were established …