Research

Get to know Alessandro Jammal, MD, PhD, a clinician scientist and glaucoma specialist at Mass Eye and Ear.

Sandra Hoyek , MD, was recognized with a Top-10 Poster Award at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting in August. 

Researchers led by Ula Jurkunas, MD, have been named winners of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for their development of an experimental stem cell therapy for severe limbal stem cell deficiency.

A key foundation partner to Harvard Ophthalmology, the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund continues to provide critical support to the programs of researchers at our affiliates. The Foundation will provide more than $400,000 in funding to support the...

Six faculty members and nine trainees participated in FLORetina-ICOOR and the World Retinopathy of Prematurity Congress, held December 4-7 in Florence, Italy.

Blake Hauser, MD, PhD, was selected to participate in the 2026 Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology /Research to Prevent Blindness Resident and Fellow Research Forum at the annual meeting in February. 

Marcela Garita-Hernandez, PharmD, PhD, will receive the 2026 Genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists, supported by a grant from Genentech to the ARVO Foundation. 

Congratulations to Ines Lains, MD, PhD, Jason Comander, MD, PhD, and Tobias Elze, PhD, for receiving Research to Prevent Blindness awards, which will support their innovative research programs.

Levi Kanu, MD, was selected to participate in the Bridging Academia with Industry Translational Research Training Program at Mass General Research Institute. 

Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH, Receives RPB Stein Innovation Award