Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
The McPherson Eye Research Institute’s Research and Leadership Committees are pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Kenzi Valentyn Vision Research Grants. Allison Ludwig, Kushin Mukherjee, Aindrila Saha, and Kara Vogel will each receive a one-year grant award of $5000 funded by the Institute’s Cycle for Sight event, which raises money to support vision …
The McPherson ERI is pleased to announce the recipients of the first annual David G. Walsh Graduate Student Support Initiative awards. Two one-year grants of $12,000, financed by the David G. Walsh Research Fellowship Endowment Fund, were provided to two McPherson ERI members to support a graduate student. The recipients included Ari Rosenberg, PhD (Dept. …
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of both the Director, David Gamm, and the Associate Director, Kevin Eliceiri, of the McPherson Eye Research Institute to its College of Fellows. David Gamm, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, as well as the …
Dr. Michael Altaweel (Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences) has been awarded the Monroe E. Trout Chair in Vision Research, established by Dr. Monroe and Sandra Trout in 2020. The Monroe E. Trout Chair is the third endowed chair established by the Trouts in the McPherson Eye Research Institute, following the Sandra Lemke Trout Chair …
2020 Virtual MERI-at-a-Glance, Friday, February 26th MERI-at-a-Glance is an annual event (on Zoom this year due to the pandemic) that highlights the breadth of vision research conducted by McPherson ERI members at UW–Madison and other campuses. Speakers give a brief overview of the type of research performed in their lab. These quick talks offer an …