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We’d like to note two substantial new research grants recently received by McPherson ERI member PIs. Congratulations to Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, who was recently awarded a five-year K08 Career Development Award from NIH/NEI in the amount of $1,221,730. The award will support her work on retinopathy of prematurity. Dr. Mezu-Ndubuisi was also named as …
For some people, career paths are well-defined tracks laid out early on. But for Ben Sajdak, who completed his Morgridge Postdoctoral Fellowship in September, a career path wasn’t initially apparent. However, two important “ah-ha” moments eventually brought a trajectory into focus. This month, Sajdak completed his three-year-long fellowship and joined Fauna Bio Inc. as the Director of Emerging Animal …