Funded Research (2002)
Each year, the ISPB funds several
research seed grants, up to $5,000 each, for studies relating to
the prevention of blindness. The request for submission of grant
proposals were sent to all Departments of Ophthalmology at major
institutions and other interested parties last January, with a
deadline date of April 30, 2002.
Grant Requests Funded in 2002
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Smith, M.D.
Investigation of Potential Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in
Familial Uveal Melanoma
- Edward Hines Jr. V.A. Hospital
Principal Investigator: Joan Stelmack, O.D.
Tools and Methods to Evaluate Eccentric Viewing Training
- Edward Hines Jr. V.A. Hospital
Co-Principal Investigators: James Stittsworth, Jr. Ph.D. and Jay I.
Perlman, M.D., Ph.D.
Functional Changes in the Diabetic Retina
- Illinois College of Optometry
Principal Investigator: Michael V. Volin, Ph.D.
Chemokine and Chemokine Receptor Expression in Rat Endotoxin-Induced
Uveitis
- Illinois College of Optometry
Principal Investigator: Rebecca K. Zoltoski, Ph.D.
The Effect of Insulin on the Suture Patterns and Optical Properties
of Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rat Lens
- Loyola University Chicago (Maywood)
Principal Investigator: Charles S. Bouchard, M.D.
Topical Pharmacology and Toxicity of Chlorhexidine in the Management
of Microbial Keratitis
- Loyola University Chicago (Maywood)
Principal Investigator: Bienvenido V. Castillo, Jr., M.D.
Isolation and Culture of Porcine Retinal Stem Cells
- Northwestern University
Principal Investigator: Vijay Sarthy, Ph.D.
Role of Gas1 Gene in Retinal Ishemia
- Rush University
Principal Investigator: Kristin J. Al-Ghoul, Ph.D.
Molecular Architecture of the Basal Membrane Complex of Lens Fibers
During Posterior Subcapsular Cataract Formation
- The University of Illinois at Chicago
Principal Investigator: Sandeep Grover, M.D.
Identification of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
(TNF-α), TNF-α
receptors and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) in Corneas
with Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis
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