Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, is the recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) 2024 David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research.... Read more about Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, to Receive the 2024 David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research

Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research at Harvard Ophthalmology, is the recipient of the American Physiological Society 2023 Gabor Kaley Memorial Lectureship Award.... Read more about Patricia D'Amore PhD, MBA, to Receive Gabor Kaley Memorial Lectureship Award

Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology  at Harvard Medical School and Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research at Harvard Ophthalmology, has been awarded the 2020 Earl P. Benditt Award from the North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) in recognition of her numerous contributions to the understanding of vascular development and growth.... Read more about Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, Honored by the North American Vascular Biology Organization

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Patricia A. D’Amore, PhD, MBA, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research at HMS, and Co-Director of the Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, received the Barbara McNeil Award for Exceptional Service.... Read more about Patricia A. D’Amore, PhD, MBA, Receives Barbara McNeil Award

On November 2, the 20th Annual Boston Angiogenesis Meeting (BAM) event attracted more than 100 faculty members and trainees from several Boston-area institutions to present, discuss, and network around their common interests in angiogenesis.... Read more about 20th Annual Boston Angiogenesis Meeting

Boston, Mass. — Patricia A. D’Amore, Ph.D., MBA, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research, and Director of the Schepens...

As part of the National Eye Institute Audacious Goals Initiative, the National Institutes of Health awarded $12.4 million to six research teams to identify biological factors that affect neural regeneration in the retina. Larry Benowitz, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues at Stanford University and the Scripps Research Institute, received funding to support their research toward the molecular discovery of optic nerve injury. By...

Faculty Recognition

Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, PhD, received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institute of Aging/National Institutes of Health in the amount of $1,016,301 over five years for his project, "Exploring the Role of Aging in Cerebral Ischemic Small Vessel Disease Using Notch3 Mutant Mice."

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Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, was the inaugural honoree of the Distinguished Alumna Award at Matignon High School's (Cambridge, MA) second annual Tradition of Excellence Gala. This award recognizes alumni who have made a mark in their field.

Darlene Dartt, PhD, received a grant from the National Eye Institute in the amount of $1,041,079 over five years for her project, Lacrimal gland repair using progenitor cells." This award will be split with...

Patricia A. D’Amore, PhD, MBA, FARVO, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), was selected for the prestigious HMS William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. This award is one of three Excellence in Mentoring awards established by the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at HMS. Each year, only 18 out of more than 18,000 HMS faculty...

Mass. Eye and Ear researchers describe the role of endomucin, a molecule that – under healthy circumstances – resists the adhesion of white blood cells as they move through the circulatory system. These findings suggest that promoting the expression of endomucin (displayed in red in image) may prevent the collection of white blood cells that causes tissues to become inflamed. 

Petr Baranov, MD, received the Alice Adler Award of $30,000 over one year from Harvard Medical School for his project, "High-throughput screening assay to identify photoreceptor pre-survival molecules." Together with Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, he also received $60,000 over one year from Mass. Lions Eye Research Fund for their collaborative...

In the 2015 Annual Meeting of the the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), HMS Ophthalmology faculty and trainees will present 255 abstracts, including 35 papers, 188 posters, 3 award lectures, 4 educational courses, 6 mini symposia, 8 special interest groups, 2 cross sectional group sessions, and 4 workshops. 

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World-renowned scientific award, often called the "Nobel Prize of Vision," recognizes the groundbreaking development of anti-angiogenic therapy for retinal disease

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