Five research teams will develop new models for eye disease research NEI Audacious Goals Initiative funds projects to accelerate the development of regenerative treatments for blindness The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded grants to five multi-disciplinary teams to develop new disease models for a range of eye […]
VVRC Welcomes Dr. Edward Chaum! The Vanderbilt Vision Research Center would like to take this opportunity to officially welcome Dr. Edward Chaum to our faculty. As the former Plough Foundation Professor of Retinal Diseases (emeritus) at the University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye Institute, and the inaugural Margy Ann and J. Donald M. Gass Chair, Professor […]
Calkins lands innovation award from Research to Prevent Blindness by Jessica Pasley Jun. 28, 2018, 9:16 AM David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has been granted one of the preeminent awards in vision research — the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Stein Innovation Award. The award, $300,000 […]
UAB is pleased to sponsor the 2nd annual Southeastern Vision Research Conference. A collaboration between Emory University, the University of Alabama Birmingham, and Vanderbilt University that celebrates excellence in vision research and “nearest neighbor”interaction. All meals are included. There is no registration fee. • Monday, December 10th, 5 pm -poster session, reception and dinner […]
Study explores accuracy of residency applications The misrepresentation of scholarly work among residency applicants has been documented for decades, said Louise Mawn, MD, professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Louise Mawn, MD Every year residency programs grapple with unverifiable publications and other citings included on applications. Despite the unethical practice, […]
From music to medicine, Eye Institute’s Sobel follows her heart The intricacies of preparing a reed for an oboe resembles the skill set necessary for oculoplastic surgery. As a once aspiring oboist, Rachel Sobel, MD, relates to the comparison. “There is meticulousness and subtlety that goes into carving and shaping reeds that is paralleled in […]
Glaucoma — the leading cause of vision loss worldwide — includes a heterogeneous group of disorders. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) are linked to decreased outflow of aqueous humor, which affects intraocular pressure. A multi-institutional team of investigators including Rachel Kuchtey, MD, PhD, and John Kuchtey, PhD, at Vanderbilt, explored molecular changes […]
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Sternberg for being the 2018 recipient of the RRF Award of Merit in Retina Research. The Award of Merit in Retina Research was established in 1978 by RRF to recognize outstanding vision scientists whose work contributes to knowledge about the retina and retinal diseases. Funding for the Award of Merit in […]
A team of researchers, led by David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has made a breakthrough discovery in the field of glaucoma showing new hopes for treatments to preserve vision. In addition, Calkins is encouraged that the findings released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Reppert for receiving a grant from the National Eye Institute! Dr. Reppery has been working with Dr. Jeffrey Schall investigating the neural and computational decision mechanisms that guide, control and monitor behavior. Natural visual behavior consists of scanning a visual image, extracting relevant attributes of a target object, and generating an […]
