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Mar 16, 2021
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD is awarded the title of Donald Bren Professor
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD awarded the title of Donald Bren Professor, a recognition for faculty who have demonstrated exceptional academic merit.
Susie Suh, MD, PhD student wins first place price at upcoming 2nd Annual Southern California Rare Disorders Symposium
Susie Suh, MD, PhD student with Center for Translational Vision Research wins first place price for her abstract "Treatment of leber congenital amaursis by in vivo genome editing" for the upcoming 2nd Annual Southern California Rare Disorders Symposium.
Nov 20, 2020
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk named the 2021 recipient for The Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk is named the 2021 recipient for The Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
Oct 19, 2020 | National Eye Institute
UCI-led study reveals significant restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
UCI researchers working on a breakthrough study have results showing the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.
Jul 01, 2020
Dr. Kris Palczewski named Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology
Jun 30, 2020
Dr. Kris Palczewski selected as a recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award
Jun 02, 2020
Dr. Kris Palczewski appointed to The National Academies Corporation Board of Directors and to the Beckman Center Advisory Board
May 06, 2020
Support for the Establishment of the proposed Allergan Foundation Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Allergan Foundation makes generous $2,000,000 gift to support the establishment of the proposed Allergan Foundation Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Apr 23, 2020
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD receives BrightFocus Foundation Macular Degeneration Research award
Apr 16, 2020
Student ophthalmology research team wins Volk Visionary award
Student ophthalmology research team wins Volk Visionary award for their research project done throughout their four years at UCI Medical School.