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Midwest Eye-Banks
Eye and Vision Research Program
2011 Grant Awards

1. Gardner, Thomas, M.D., University of Michigan
   A diabetic retinopathy risk of progression calculator ($15,000)
2. Hastings, Michelle, Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin University
   Therapeutic approaches for blindness using antisense oligonucleotides ($14,821)
3. Fort, Patrice, Ph.D., University of Michigan
   Characterization of crystalline proteins expression in human retinal effect of diabetes ($15,000)
4. Qiao, Xiaoxi, Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
   Targeting APE1/Ref‐1 redox function to inhibit choroidal neovascularization ($15,000)
5. Wong, Kwoon, Ph.D., University of Michigan
   Functional characterization of developmental changes in NMDA receptor subunit composition of retinal ganglion cells ($15,000)
6. Goldberg, Andrew, Ph.D., Oakland University
   Understanding delayed pathogenesis in retinal degenerations ($15,000)
   

Student Stipend Recipients

1. Dr. Vinay Aakalu, University of Illinois at Chicago
2. Dr. Natalie Bajenova, University of Michigan
3. Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, University of Illinois at Chicago
4. Dr. Kristen Harris Nwanyanwu, University of Michigan
5. Dr. Jason Jacoby, University of Illinois at Chicago
6. Dr. Duma Raoof‐Daneshwar, University of Michigan
7. Dr. Julia dos Santos, Kresge Eye Institute
8. Dr. Nazeem Shamsuddin, University of Illinois at Chicago
9. Gi Sang Yoon, Wayne State University

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