Category: Research 2021

Michael Altaweel, MD, Awarded New Monroe E. Trout Chair in Vision Research

Dr. Michael Altaweel (Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences) has been awarded the Monroe E. Trout Chair in Vision Research, established by Dr. Monroe and Sandra Trout in 2020.  The Monroe E. Trout Chair is the third endowed chair established by the Trouts in the McPherson Eye Research Institute, following the Sandra Lemke Trout Chair …

Join us for Virtual MERI-at-a-Glance Talks, Friday, February 26th at Noon

2020 Virtual MERI-at-a-Glance, Friday, February 26th  MERI-at-a-Glance is an annual event (on Zoom this year due to the pandemic) that highlights the breadth of vision research conducted by McPherson ERI members at UW–Madison and other campuses.  Speakers give a brief overview of the type of research performed in their lab. These quick talks offer an …

Pattnaik & collaborators receive 5-year, $7.7 million R24 award from NIH/NEI for vision restoration

Eliceiri receives $1.2 million Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to support BINA imaging expertise network

New edition of Pupa Gilbert’s Physics in the Arts is published

Pattnaik receives two awards from UW Graduate School, and the 2021 Odell Award from Pediatrics

Measuring temperature within 3D objects: A new method from Mikhail Kats