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RRF Programs In Research
Established Awards Research
$175,000 for 2008
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Collaborating Organization |
Major Project Award |
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Macula Society Research Project |
The Margaret and Mills Cox Macula Research
Project
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Retina Society |
The Award of Merit in Retina Research
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International Society For Eye Research |
The Paul Kayser International Award In Retina Research
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American Society Of Retina Specialists |
Gertrude D. Pyron Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Retina Research
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Club Jules Gonin
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Club Jules Gonin Lecturer |
Swiss Ophthalmological Society University of Lausanne
International Council of Ophthalmology
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Gonin Medalist |
Schepens International Society |
Charles Schepens M.D. AAO Award |
Major Awards
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The Margaret
and Mills Cox Macula Research Project
A $30,000 grant was awarded for research projects
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Dr. James Handa,
MD
Dr. Robyn Guymer, MD |
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Award of Merit in Retina
Research 2007
Past Award
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Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD
Director Beetham Eye Institute
Joslin Diabetes Center
Associate Professor of Opthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

An ophthalmologist with retina subspecialty
training. Dr. Aiello focuses 80% of this time on scientific
research, particularly aimed at determining the biochemistry and
molecular mechanisms underlying retina vascular disorders such as
diabetic eye disease and vascular retina tumors.
Dr. Aiello is also internationally recognized for
his leadership roles in diabetic retinopathy clinical trial
development and implementation, and he maintains 20% of his time in
clinical ophthalmic care of diabetic eye disease and other retinal
vascular disorders.
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Paul Kayser International
Award in Retina Research
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2007. |
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Gertrude Pyron Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Retina Research
Past Award
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Carmen Puliafito, MD, MBA
Professor and Chairman
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Dr. Puliafito is recognized as co-inventor
of the technology of optical coherence tomography (OCT). He
has led in the development of OCT technology which has
revolutionized retinal practice.
Throughout his career, Dr. Puliafito has
been an innovator, most recently participating in the introduction
of bevacizumah (Asastin) for the treatment of retinal disorders.
he was the first to describe the use of the semiconductor diode
laser for retinal photocoagulation and did pioneering basic science
research in excimer laser photoabiation and optical breakdown and
photodisruption.
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Club Jules Gonin Lecturer
Past Award
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Gonin Medialist
Past Award
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Albert Sommer, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University
School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Sommer is
credited with establishing the role of Vitamin A in reducing
millions of cases of night blindness in the developing world. |
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