Margaret McFall-Ngai, Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, has been awarded a 2009 Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. During her Guggenheim term, Dr. McFall-Ngai will study the role of …
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2009 ERI RAPID RESPONSE INITIATIVE GRANTS FUNDED
The Eye Research Institute has awarded grants to the following five projects in 2009: An in vitro model of eye movements and choice Principal Investigator, Michele A. Basso (Physiology; Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences) Collaborator: Meyer …
CONFERENCE: Perception
The developing program in Visual Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, like that of the UW Eye Research Institute, is committed to fostering research collaborations and dialogue that connect the analysis and practice of the …
DR. DAVID GAMM AWARDED 5-YEAR GRANT FOR STUDY USING CUSTOMIZED STEM CELLS
Dr. David Gamm, who is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and member of the UW Eye Research Institute, has been awarded a 5-year grant for the project “Customized iPS Cell Therapy for …
SMPH ESTABLISHES DANIEL M. ALBERT CHAIR IN RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED CAREER
In recognition of Daniel Albert’s service as past Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, his outstanding research and teaching career and his current Directorship of the Eye Research Institute, Dean Robert Golden has established the …
EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEATURED SPEAKER
Dr. Ivan Schwab, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science University of California, Davis Evolution’s Witness: A Story of the Evolution of the Eye Thursday, October 2, 2008, Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences Building With light …
POLANS LAB HOSTS RESEARCH APPRENTICES IN UW-MADISON SUMMER PROGRAM
Precyous Banks is spending a portion of her summer learning about research first-hand. RAP is a seven-week pre-college academic program designed to introduce high school students to scientific research and to the University. Banks, who …
APPLETON EVENT INTRODUCES ATTENDEES TO ERI & VISION RESEARCH
Braving the rains and flooding, about 50 guests attended a luncheon on June 12th, hosted by ERI Advisory Board members O.C. and Pat Boldt, to learn more about the interdisciplinary projects conducted by UW Eye …
DR. DANIEL M. ALBERT GIVES NORMAN LECTURE AT GROLIER CLUB IN NEW YORK
The Haskell F. and Jeremy M. Norman Bibliographical Lecture on Medicine, Science, and Technology was established at the Grolier Club in 1994 by a grant from the Haskell F. Norman Foundation to stimulate bibliographical scholarship …
VISUALIZING SCIENCE CONFERENCE
This conference is part of an ongoing collaboration between the sciences, arts, and humanities at UW-Madison and will include a public lecture, workshop, research colloquium and exhibition that take up issues of visuality and visual …