The laboratory research of UCSF Ophthalmology’s Maxence Nachury, PhD, promises to bring great insight to an understanding of photoreceptor degeneration and potential treatment strategies. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has named Dr. Nachury as recipient of its 2020 Cogan Award. Dr. Nachury studies the primary cilium, a surface-exposed organelle required for vision, […]
A thoughtful and well-crafted performance earned Christy K. Sheehy, PhD, the People’s Choice Award and Second Place campuswide in the annual UCSF Postdoc Slam. This unconventional competition challenges postdoctoral research fellows to present compelling presentations in lay language in three minutes or less! Affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Neurology, Dr. Sheehy serves in the laboratory of […]
Brain, Innovation, Neuro-ophthalmology, Research
UCSF Department of Ophthalmology neuroscientist Erik Ullian, PhD, and David Rowitch, MD, PhD (Department of Pediatrics), have won a prestigious $1 million grant. The team will study astrocytes, the most common type of neural cell in the brain. The Allen Distinguished Investigator grants support research to solve one of the most challenging roadblocks in […]
Research to Prevent Blindness is the nation’s largest private foundation dedicated to vision research. Since 1998, it has awarded UCSF Ophthalmology more than $5.7 million for laboratory investigations to understand sight and halt blinding conditions. On October 24, the Department of Ophthalmology welcomed Dr. Brian Hofland, the foundation’s incoming president, for a tour of the […]
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Glaucoma specialist Yvonne Ou, MD, has been chosen as an outstanding teacher, mentor, and role model by UCSF Medical School’s 2014 graduating class. The Excellence in Teaching Award honored five among hundreds of clinical faculty members. “Having been mentored and influenced by great teachers during my own training, it is a huge honor to guide […]
This spring, Allison Loh, MD, Shivali Menda, MD, and Michael Seider, MD, were honored with Heed Fellowships, the nation’s most prestigious ophthalmology fellowship award. Selected from among 450 ophthalmology residents nationwide, the UCSF residents garnered three of the 20 Heed Fellowships given. UCSF Excellence Recognized Heed Fellowships, which recognize passionate engagement, mastery, exceptional ability, and suitability […]
Internationally renowned ophthalmologist Richard Abbott, MD, was selected as the 2014 International Duke Elder medalist. Dr. Abbott, whose expertise is in corneal and external diseases of the eye, holds the Thomas W. Boyden Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology. “I am humbled and deeply honored to receive this prestigious award,” says Dr. Abbott. “I would like to thank […]
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