#  Grants received in August 2017 

 





September 01, 2017

 

 

 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear’s P30 core grant competitive renewal (PI: **[Pablo Argüeso, PhD](/pabloargueso)**) at $3,940,010 over five years. This critical funding supports four shared core resources at 20 Staniford Street: Animal Resource, Flow Cytometry, Laboratory Computer Applications, and Morphology.

 **[Patricia D'Amore, PhD](/patriciadamore)**, along with co-investigator [**Eric Ng, PhD**](/ericng), received a grant from the Boston Foundation in the amount of $354,300 for one year to develop a novel small molecule for the prevention and treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration. This grant comes from the Boston Foundation's May J. Wikstron Fund.

 **[Bruce Ksander, PhD](/bruceksander)** (Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear), received a grant from the National Institute of Health in the amount of $275,698 over 1 year for his project, "ABCB5 positive stem cells for LSCD therapy.”

 **[Francois Lebreton, PhD](/francoislebreton)**, received the 2017 Fight for Sight - Streilein Ocular Immunology Foundation Grant-In-Aid Award in the amount of $22,500 over 1 year for his project, "Functional genomics of conjunctivitis Streptococcus pneumoniea."



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Faculty ](/news-categories/faculty)
- [ Pablo Argüeso, PhD ](/news-categories/pabloargueso)
- [ Francois Lebreton, PhD ](/news-categories/francoislebreton)
- [ Grants ](/news-categories/grants)
 
 

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