2009 Grant Winners

SUMMER STUDENT
FELLOWSHIPS Sarah M. Oros POST-DOCTORAL AWARDS
Mentor: Amit Singh, PhD
Ilan Y. Benador University of Dayton Wei-Chieh Chiang, PhD
Boston University Mentor: Jonathan H. Lin, M.D., PhD
Anish V. Patel
Mentor: Anne B. Fulton, M.D. University of California San Diego
Mentor: Michael Grassi, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
University of Chicago Gregory H. Grossman, PhD
Andrew S. Camp Mentor: Stephanie A. Hagstrom, PhD
Nimish B. Patel
Mentor: Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic
Mentor: Ronald S. Harwerth, OD, PhD
University of Miami
University of Houston Amy A. Kalia, PhD
Miller School of Medicine
College of Optometry Mentor: Pawan Sinha, PhD
Victoria S. Chang Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tihomira D. Petkoca
Mentor: Sonia H. Yoo, MD
Mentor: Deborah C. Otteson, PhD Angela V. Turalba, M.D., MMS
University of Miami
University of Houston Mentor: Louis Pasquale, M.D.
Miller School of Medicine
College of Optometry Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Ayan Chatterjee Harvard Medical School
Jagdeep K. Raince
University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Stephen Pflugfelder, MD Fan Zhang, M.D., PhD
School of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine Mentor: Peter S. Reinach, PhD
Mentor: George L. Spaeth, MD
SUNY College of Optometry
Wills Eye Institute Jaime K. Stull
Mentor: Melinda Duncan, PhD
Thomas Doerdelmann
University of Delaware
Mentor: Mark Rance, PhD
University of Cincinnati Kyle M. Trudeau GRANTS-IN-AID
Mentor: Sayon Roy, PhD
Kellen T. Galster
Boston University Heather A. Anderson, O.D., PhD
Albany Medical Center
Monica L. Vandervoort Assistant Professor, Optometry
Mentor: James T. Rosenbaum, MD
University of Miami University of Houston
Oregon Health & Science University
Mentor: Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD Mihaela G. Gadjeva, PhD
Yen Cheng Hsia
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Instructor
Mentor: Eric Pearlman, PhD
University of Miami Brigham and Women's Hospital
Case Western Reserve University
Yoshihiro Yonekawa Harvard Medical School
School of Medicine
Mentor: Ronald H. Silverman, PhD Kate E. Keller, PhD
David L. Jiang
Weill Cornell Medical College Research Assistant Professor
Mentor: Jonathan H. Lin, MD, PhD
Xiao Zhong Casey Eye Institute
University of California San Diego
Mentor: Allison Hubel, PhD Oregon Health & Science University
Hikaru Kinouchi
University of Minnesota Eun-Jin Lee, PhD
Washington and Lee University
Maria J. Zutel Research Assistant Professor,
Mentor: Dong Feng Chen, MD, PhD
Case Western Reserve University Biomedical Engineering
Schepens Eye Research Institute
School of Medicine University of Southern California
Christina A. Mamalis
Mentor: Jonathan Sears, MD, PhD Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD
Occidental College
Cole Eye Institute Assistant Professor
Mentor: Bala Ambati, MD, PhD
Case Western Reserve University Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Iow
University of Utah
Rachel A. Martin
Mentor: Joseph Carroll, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin