The VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation recognized four trainees with research awards and fellowships, enabling them to pursue research investigations at Mass. Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear. The VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF) strives to promote education and research related to retinal and macular diseases. They support research by funding awards for young investigators with a potential for a career devoted to retinal disease and research. The VRSF has established a competitive Research Award/Fellowship to encourage young physicians to pursue a career in retinal disease. Projects with a potential for additional funding, presentation and publication are encouraged.
- Harvard Ophthalmology resident, Karen Jeng-Miller, MD, MPH, received $2000 in research support, along with $1000 for additional expenses for her project, “Retinal vascular findings in patients with dyskeratosis congenital.” She is working under the mentorship of Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
- Harvard Ophthalmology resident, Jay Wang, MD, received $2000 in research support, along with $1000 for additional expenses for his project, “Patient-Specific Prediction of Age-related Macular Degeneration Progression using Computational Modeling of Retinal Hypoxia.” He is working under the mentorship of Leo Kim, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
- Schepens Eye Research of Mass. Eye and Ear postdoctoral research fellow, Wenyi Wu, MD, received $2000 in research support, along with $1000 for additional expenses for her project, “PI3Kδ and intraocular pathological angiogenesis.” She is working under the mentorship of Hetian Lei, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
- Schepens Eye Research of Mass. Eye and Ear postdoctoral research fellow, Michelle LeBlanc, PhD, received a research fellowship in the amount of $10,000 for her project, “A role for the glycocalyx in retinal vascular pathology.” She works under the mentorship of Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology.
The VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF) strives to promote education and research related to retinal and macular diseases. They support research by funding awards for young investigators with a potential for a career devoted to retinal disease and research. The VRSF has established a competitive Research Award/Fellowship to encourage young physicians to pursue a career in retinal disease. Projects with a potential for additional funding, presentation and publication are encouraged.