Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
Two out of five new National Eye Institute Audacious Goals Initiative grants were awarded to teams headed by McPherson Eye Research Institute investigators, the NEI announced on Thursday, 10/8. The funds, awarded “to accelerate the development of regenerative treatments for blindness,” were given to teams headed by Dr. David Gamm at UW–Madison and Dr. Joseph …
This fall semester, with funding from Cycle for Sight as well as from the David G. Walsh Research Fellowship Fund, two David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards will be awarded to support graduate students and/or postdoctoral researchers. The application process is open to postdoctoral researchers and graduate students currently in training in any McPherson ERI member research lab/program. Two $1,000 travel …
Dr. Jeremy Wolfe will speak following the 10th Annual McPherson ERI Poster Session on Tuesday, October 16th. Please register to attend this year’s McPherson ERI poster session in the HSLC atrium, 3:00-5:30 PM! Attendees are encouraged to display a research poster and meet other McPherson ERI members, their lab & program groups, and guests. Food …
Fall Semester 2018,12:00 to 1:00 PM, 2nd Tuesdays. Please join us at this semester’s vision research seminars! Please RSVP for pizza lunch to gmstirr@wisc.edu, 265-4023. Pizza is sponsored by EyeKor, Inc. and Ocular Services on Demand (OSOD), LLC, partnering with industry to accelerate the development of new therapies for ocular diseases. PDF Fall Semester Schedule …
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 …
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 this story from the Morgridge Institute for Research.
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 to present vision-related work, and to advance educational and professional development opportunities. Award-winners for spring 2018 are Pawan Kumar Shahi, postdoctoral …