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A key foundation partner to Harvard Ophthalmology, the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (MLERF) continues to provide critical support to the research programs of researcher at our affiliates. MLERF will provide more than $400,000 in funding to support the following innovative research projects...

Lisa Lin, MD, MBE, a PGY-4 resident, received the Joanne Angle Abstract of Distinction Award for her abstract “An artificial intelligence (AI) model for screening computed tomography (CT) imaging for thyroid eye disease” at the annual Women in Ophthalmology summer symposium event last month. Dr. Lin...

Hamid Alemi, MD, MPH, a postdoctoral research fellow at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, was recognized with the Best Paper Session Award at the 2022 Cornea and Eye Banking Forum in Chicago. Dr. Alemi, a member of Dr. Reza Dana’s Laboratory, received the award for his paper,...

Zhigang He, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and a researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, received a 2022 Vision Restoration Initiative Award from the Gilbert Family Foundation. These awards support the development of therapies to restore...

Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH, the Charles Edward Whitten Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, received an Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) for her many contributions to the Society's scientific programs at its past annual meetings. Dr. Sobrin was formally...

Gena Heidary, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, has been selected for the Kern Faculty Fellowship for Leading Change for Humanistic Healthcare. The Fellowship, co-sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Kern Institute for...