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Scientists from the Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard have developed a first-of-its-kind cross-tissue cell atlas, and in collaboration with a team of Mass Eye and Ear researchers led by Ayellet V. Segrè, PhD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard...

James Chodosh, MD, MPH, the Edith Ives Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), received this year’s Simmons Lessell Excellence in Education Award. Presented during our clinical graduation ceremony on June 16, 2022, the award recognizes faculty who have made—and continue to...

Cris Jacoba, MD, and Konstantina Sampani, MD, both fellows at the Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, placed first and second, respectively, in the New England Ophthalmological Society annual Hecht poster contest for residents and fellows.Dr. Jacoba was awarded first prize for his...

Three talented vitreoretinal surgery fellows at Mass Eye and Ear were recognized with the following awards and fellowships. The 2022 retina awards and fellowships will be announced in October. Madden Fellowship in RetinaCassie Ludwig, MD, is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas J. Madden Fellowship in...

Yanna Bian, MD, a rising PGY-4 ophthalmology resident, is the 2021-22 recipient of the Best Clinical Trainee Research Award in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Presented by the Harvard Ophthalmology Cornea Center of Excellence, this award honors the resident or clinical fellow who has conducted the...

Harvard Ophthalmology hosted its 32nd Biennial Cornea Conference last month at Mass Eye and Ear. The two-day event—attended by more than 165 people—featured two named lectures, four panels and conference sessions, a poster contest, and gala dinner. Congratulations to our poster contest winners: 1st...

Mengyu Wang, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Harvard Ophthalmology Artificial Intelligence Lab, is a recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness International Research Collaborators Award. Dr. Wang has a longstanding interest in...

In October 2022, Kazuo Tsubota, MD, PhD, former cornea fellow at Mass Eye and Ear and research fellow at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, donated $100,000 to Mass Eye and Ear in honor of the research and life work of two Mass Eye and Ear cornea faculty who served as his mentors...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that alumna Alice McPherson, MD, passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on January 16, 2023. A Professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. McPherson was the first full-time woman vitreoretinal surgeon in the world and a towering figure in...

Zhengping (Ping) Hu, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, was recognized with a Young Investigator Outstanding Research Award at the Pathobiology for Investigators, Students, and Academicians 2022 Young Investigator Virtual Meeting...