Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
On Friday, November 30th, McPherson ERI members, their trainees, and lab associates gathered at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) for MERI-at-a-Glance — eight short research presentations (10 minutes each) sharing vision-related findings and interests. The event was a great opportunity to learn more about the breadth of vision research conducted by McPherson ERI members at …
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 …