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 …
Year: 2018
Stem Cell Discovery at UW-Madison: A Brief History
The path of stem cell discovery in the past 20 years, starting with groundbreaking work in James Thomson’s lab, has been a remarkable story of cutting-edge research and future potential. Read about the highlights in …
Growing Healthier Vision in Julie Mares’ Lab
Why do we have plant pigments in our eyes? Professor Julie Mares’ (PhD) research team has asked this question for the past twenty years. In fact, the question goes back over two hundred years, since …
Spring 2018 Walsh Research Travel Award recipients announced
The McPherson ERI Research Committee has announced two new recipients of David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards. These awards provide funds for graduate students and postdocs from McPherson ERI members’ research groups to attend conferences …
Research Grant Competition for Trainees
The McPherson Eye Research Institute is pleased to announce its second annual research grant competition for trainees whose principal investigator mentors are McPherson ERI members at UW-Madison or at another Wisconsin institution. This includes trainees …
David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards: Spring 2018
Applications for Spring 2018 David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards are due by March 7, 2018. Application requirements and the application form are linked within.
Spring 2018 Seminar Series
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – WIMR II conference room 3571 Ground Squirrel as a Model for Human Vision Dana Merriman, PhD (Biology, UW-Oshkosh) A ground squirrel primer Benjamin Sajdak, Doctoral Student & trainee member …