Gillian McLellan (Ophthalmology) is shown here checking out the eyes of a rare human/Mustelidae hybrid at a Badger hockey game in November. The creature, fully recovered, later posed with McPherson ERI Director David Gamm
Research-2015
Major Study on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Shows that L-DOPA can Significantly Delay Onset of the Disease
In a study released today, researchers from a variety of institutions – including the Marshfield Clinic, whose director, Dr. Murray Brilliant, is the lead author of the study – have announced that patients who use …
McPherson ERI Study
A New Study from McPherson ERI Members & Collaborators Shows That Patients Taking the Drug L-DOPA are Significantly Less Likely to Develop Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Read more
McPherson ERI Vision Science Poster Session Draws a Crowd
Guest Lecturers Bring Neuromagic to the HSLC McPherson ERI’s annual event showcasing vision-related research was held on Tuesday, November 3rd, drawing more than 100 participants to the atrium of the Health Sciences Learning Center. Following …
Fall 2015 Walsh Research Travel Awards
The McPherson ERI Research Committee is pleased to announce two award recipients—one graduate student and one postdoctoral researcher— from among a strong and diverse field of fall semester 2015 applicants: Mitra Farnoodian, graduate student (Ophthalmology …
Dr. Alice McPherson Receives 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Alice McPherson was presented with UW-Madison’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor given by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, at the Chancellor’s Luncheon on Thursday, October 15th. In announcing the award, the WAA cited Dr. …
Member Highlight: Nader Sheibani, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Nader Sheibani, Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and holder of the Retina Research Foundation Alice R. McPherson Research Chair, focuses on developing strategies to counter the abnormal growth of blood vessels …
WIMR Conference Room Named in Honor of Sandra and Monroe Trout
In recognition of their extraordinary support for the McPherson ERI, the 9th floor conference room in WIMR (within the Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery) has been named in honor of Sandra and Monroe Trout. …
Dan and Ellie Albert Student Vision Research Awards
Medical students Preshita S. Date and Minh T. Nguyen have each been awarded inaugural Dan and Ellie Albert Student Vision Research Awards, supported by the Dan and Ellie Albert Fund in conjunction with the Shapiro …
Spring 2015 Walsh Research Travel Awards
McPherson ERI/David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards provide funds for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from MERI members’ research groups to attend research conferences to present vision-related work. The McPherson ERI Research Committee is pleased …