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Nakul Singh, MD, MS, a PGY-3 ophthalmology resident, received the 2020 Gragoudas-Folkman Award, which will provide up to $20,000 to help fund his research to “characterize the biomechanics of how ERMs and test the effect of netarsudil on inhibiting contraction.” He will complete the project under...

The AAVCOVID vaccine program, a novel gene-based vaccine strategy led by Luk Vandenberghe, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center at Mass Eye and Ear, that utilizes an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, was granted an...

A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Mass Eye and Ear have successfully restored vision in elderly mice by turning back the clock on their aged nerve cells in the retina to recapture their youthful function. The team used an adeno-associated virus as a vehicle to deliver into...

Happy International Women's Day! Thanks to all the wonderful women who serve on the committee!

We echo your call for more meaningful, genuine conversations around difficult topics, where postdocs can openly share their experiences and thoughts. We hope to facilitate a safe space where everything from race and equity, mental health awareness, problem solving skills, to negotiation strategies...

Alice Lorch, MD, MPH, Director of the Harvard Ophthalmology Residency Training Program, has received critical grant funding totaling more than $430,000 from Mass General Brigham's United Against Racism along with the Mass General Executive Committee on Community Health, Digital Federal Credit Union...

Dear Postdocs and Research Associates, We hope this message finds you well and safe. Tax filing can be daunting, especially for international folks who are currently getting to know the US Tax system. Please find below key resources to guide you through the steps of Tax Filing: the HIO has a webpage...

The COVID-19 pandemic has left our world feeling fractured, and limitations on our ability to gather with family and friends have made facing the hardships of the past year all the more challenging. Nevertheless, we have persevered thanks in great part to the communities and relationships we have...

The party included steaks, burgers, corn and lively discussion. Omar is moving onto greener pastures in Albany to start his Anesthesia Residency; he will be severely missed. [All pertinent CDC guidelines were adhered to throughout this event].

Last week, Harvard Otolaryngology Chief Resident Alessandra Colaianni, MD, published a perspective essay in the New England Journal of Medicine. This piece, titled Fun, shares Dr. Colaianni’s experience in the operating room throughout her years of training. She explores a question — and answer —...