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Lap for Landon Event Supports Gould Syndrome Research
A St. Louis family organized a walk, in honor of their son, Landon who was diagnosed with Gould Syndrome. Over 150 people gathered in St. Louis, in the pouring rain on October 30, 2022, to celebrate Landon's first birthday and to raise awareness for Gould Syndrome.
Learn moreYvonne Ou, MD, Received 2021-2022 Long-Term Mentor Award
Yvonne Ou, MD, was nominated and selected for the 2021-22 Long-Term Mentor Award by her mentee, Alan Kong. Her mentorship exemplifies the UCSF commitment to fostering the pursuit of innovation, leadership, and research.
Learn moreCharlene Hsu-Winges, MD, Recipient of Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award
Charlene Hsu-Winges, MD, Associate Clinical Professor-Volunteer, was selected by the Volunteer Clinical Professor (VCP) Advisory Board at UCSF School of Medicine as the recipient of the 2022 Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award.
Learn moreMichelle Y. Peng Memorial Lectureship Announced
Michelle Peng (UCSF Ophthalmology Residency '18, West Coast Retina Vitreoretinal Fellowship '20) sadly passed away August 2022 after a long battle with sarcoma. She was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, wife, and friend. Throughout her time at UCSF and West Coast Retina, she was praised by her teachers as being a skilled and efficient clinician and surgeon, as well as a natural leader and mentor for other trainees.
Learn moreWorld Sight Day 2022
World Sight Day is an International Day of Awareness, held each year on the second Thursday of October and coordinated by The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). This year, World Sight Day is Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Learn moreWorld Association of Eye Hospitals – 16th Annual Meeting
Deborah Chesky, President, All May See Foundation, and Rick Seefeldt, Director, UCSF Health Faculty Practices presented during the World Association of Eye Hospitals' (WAEH) 16th Annual Meeting held October 4-7, 2022 at the Wilmer Eye Institute at John Hopkins in Baltimore, MD.
Learn moreRichard L. Abbott, MD, Elected President of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI)
The Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis announced the election of Professor Richard L. Abbott, MD as its new President for the term beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2026.
Learn moreTwo PostDoc Slam Finalists from Dept. of Ophthalmology
The week of September 19, 2022 marked 2022 National Postdoc Appreciation Week and the return of the Postdoc Slam. Of the 1,100 postdocs at UCSF, there were 10 postdoc slam finalists and 2 of the finalists were from Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology is not the largest department, but excelled in this year's event - as evidenced by the fact that 20% of the post-doc slam finalists were from Ophthalmology!
Learn moreNew Research Award Announced – Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD
Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD, Professor at UCSF Department of Ophthalmology was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the Owen Locke Memorial Foundation for Phase 1 of her research project to Finish Preclinical Studies of Zoledronic Acid on abca4 ko Mice.
Learn morePreventing Childhood Vision Loss Through Exploitative Prison Labor: A Call for Action
After noticing a pattern of children having to wait months for glasses during the pandemic, Dr. Julius Oatts partnered with Dr. Alejandra de Alba and Jacob Hutt, a staff attorney at the Prison Law Office, to uncover the cause and explore the complex relationship between public health insurance and the prison industrial complex in California.
Learn moreA Promising Researcher in Our Midst
Neel Pasricha, MD, at the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology just received a noteworthy grant: the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award (CDA).
Learn moreFrank Brodie, MD, MBA Receives 2022 Artemis Award
Frank Brodie, MD, MBA, has been selected by the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO) Senior Ophthalmologist Committee; and, approved by the Academy’s Board of Trustees, as the Academy’s 2022 Artemis Award recipient.
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