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Elizabeth Rossin appointed AY 2018-2019 Chief Resident

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Rossin, MD, PhD, currently a second year resident, has been selected Chief Resident and Director of the Mass. Eye and Ear Eye Trauma Service for the academic year 2018-2019. In this vital role, Dr. Rossin will oversee one of the busiest ocular trauma centers in the country and...

Paper presentation of Jurkunas lab members at ARVO 2017

Congratulations to Viridiana Kocaba and Shivakumar Vasanth (co-first author with Takashi Miyai) for their abstracts selected for paper presentation at ARVO 2017 annual meeting in Baltimore, MD. Both presentations are scheduled for May 10, between 8:30-10:15am in room 308 (Session number: 409; title...

Fan Zhang joins the lab

Fan Zhang recently completed here doctoral degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and is now joining our team to serve on the Accelerating Medicines Partnership as a Research Scientist.

Emma Davenport joins the lab

Emma Davenport recently completed her doctoral degree at the University of Oxford, and is now joining our team.

Chikashi Terao joins RIKEN and University of Shizuoka

His primary appointment will be as Senior Research Scientist in Laboratory for Statistical Analysis at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences. He will also have secondary appointments at the University of Shizuoka, where he will serve as Professor and the Department Chief for Clinical...

Recent grants - February 2017

Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH, was selected to receive a Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (MSEPS) Advocacy Ambassador Travel Grant to attend the AAO’s 2017 Mid-Year Forum in Washington, DC. MSEPS is dedicated to the public’s direct access to ophthalmic care, and to serve the total...

Brain "rewires" itself to enhance other senses in blind people

Boston, Mass. — The brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive functions (such as memory and language) according to a new...

Researchers identify new target for abnormal blood vessel growth in the eyes

Regulating transcription factor RUNX1 using small molecule drugs a promising novel therapy for diseases of the retina, including advanced diabetic eye disease. Boston, Mass.— A team led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers has identified a novel therapeutic target for retinal neovascularization...