2020-2021 FORE-I Grants awarded
Medical University of South Carolina
Gloriane Schnabolk, Ph.D.: The role of para-inflammation and HDAC inhibition in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression
2019-2020 FORE-I Grants awarded:
Khesar Gyalpo University of
Medical Sciences of Bhutan
Dechen Wangmo, MD: Fellowship in Advanced Ophthalmology at MaculaCare with Drs. Daniel Rosberger (Retina–Weill-Cornell Medical University) and John Mitchell (Neuro-Ophthalmology-Columbia University )
Cornell University
Sekar Ramachandran, Ph.D.: Structures of Protein Complexes in Vertebrate Vision
2018-2019 FORE-I Grants awarded:
Yale University
Seunghoon Lee, Ph.D.: Characterization of Human Stem-cell Derived Retinal Organoids
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Satrajit Ghosh, Ph.D.: Tracking Alzheimer’s Disease for Retinal OCT Images Using Deep Learning
Cornell University
Michael Sheehan, Ph.D.: Identifying genes controlling natural variation in vision and visual behavior using a novel insect model system
University of Chicago
Dimitra Skondra, M.D.: Gut Microbiome Changes in Age-related Macular Degeneration
2017-2018 FORE-I Grants awarded:
Cornell University
Felipe Espinheira, DVM: Detection of genetic loci for human primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in normal and PACG cocker spaniels
2016-2017 FORE-I Grants awarded:
Cornell University
Eric C. Ledbetter, DVM, DACVO: Evaluation of raltegravir therapy in experimental ocular feline herpesvirus-1 infection
Harvard University-Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Magali Saint-Geniez, Ph.D.: Novel gene therapy approach for the treatment of dry AMD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Santani Teng, Ph.D.: Hearing the scene: Behavioral and neuroscientific evaluation of assisted echolocation
Princeton University
Sabine Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.: Neural correlates of limited processing capacity in the developing human visual system
Yale University
Bo Chen, Ph.D.: Regeneration of rod photoreceptors by reprogramming Muller glial cells