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Apr 03, 2022 | American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD chosen by APSET to receive the prestigious 2022 Goodman and Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology
Dr. Palczewski is receiving this award in recognition of his innovative and pathfinding studies on mechanisms of activation of G protein-coupled receptors that have advanced understanding of receptor structure, signaling mechanism, defects that lead to disease, and treatments that preserve vision.
Feb 16, 2022
Dr. Ken Lin and Dr. Sameh Mosaed develop a laser-emitting device to treat glaucoma
Dr. Ken Lin and Dr. Sameh Mosaed have developed a laser-emitting device that treats glaucoma by enlarging and stabilizing collector channels in order to enhance aqueous outflow and reduce intraocular pressure (IOP).
Dec 27, 2021 | Spectrum News 1
Dr. BenMohamed and his team's preemptive COVID vaccine has promising results
UC Irvine professor of immunology Lbachir BenMohamed — who also is the director of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology at the university's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute — and his colleagues have been developing a preemptive vaccine for all coronaviruses with a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Dec 20, 2021 | Ocular Surgery News
Dr. Marjan Farid featured in Ocular Surgery News on topic of new IOLs expanding patient options
New IOLs expand patient options, but selection remains crucial
Shine the Light Fall 2021
Shine the Light Gavin Herbert Newsletter Fall 2021
September 22, 2021
Sep 01, 2021
Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD, MS selected as one of the 2021 ICTS KL-2 Award Recipients
This mentored career development award is intended to allow scholars to develop a solid portfolio of pilot and preliminary data suitable for competitive extramural grant applications; a robust record of publications and presentations at national scientific meetings; and a program of courses and experiential learning in areas that will advance the scholar’s proficiency in independent translational research.
Jul 07, 2021
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics, named as a recipient of the UCI School of Medicine 2020-2021 Mentorship Award
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics, for leading the Women in Vision Research Program.
Jul 02, 2021 | UCI Health Live Well Magazine
UCI team readies universal coronavirus vaccine prototype for human trials
Scientists with the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute have designed a promising vaccine prototype aimed at preventing all coronavirus strains and variants, not just the one that causes COVID-19.
Jun 01, 2021
World-renowned researcher Vladimir Kefalov joins UCI Departments of Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics
After a nationwide search, Vladimir Kefalov, PhD, has been appointed professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics effective June 1, 2021.
Apr 15, 2021 | Bright Focus Foundation
Andrew Browne, MD, PhD receives BrightFocus Foundation award for age-related macular degeneration research.
Two-photon functional imaging of the retina, while used extensively by our group in animals and in vitro, has never been achieved in human retinal imaging. We will produce a first-of-its-class research device to study human retinal disease.