Two Assistant Professors in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery won a three-year $1,148,334 award from the Department of Defense for a project called “Developing Viral Strategies for Targeted […]
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Ross S. Williamson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Neurobiology, and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, is the recipient of a multi-PI grant from The Kavli Foundation. […]
Phosphoenix, a startup that was co-founded by Xing Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has won a highly competitive €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Transition grant via the Horizon Europe […]
Vision and hearing care for older adults in Pittsburgh will soon see a boost. The Jewish Healthcare Foundation has bestowed a $90,000 grant to the Eye & Ear Foundation. This […]
Dr. Evan (Jake) L. Waxman, MD, PhD, Director of UPMC Eye Center Mercy and Comprehensive Eye Service, and a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, […]
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Andrew Williams, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, has received a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to examine optimal treatment patterns for patients with diabetic […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation has received a $5 million grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to create a Center of Excellence for Patient-Centered Data Analysis, Clinical Research, and […]
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The Eye & Ear Foundation has received another $100,000 grant from the Addison Gibson Foundation to help cover medical costs for low-income patients in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. […]
S+S, Fall 2023 The Eye & Ear Foundation recently received a grant from the Eden Hall Foundation to fund a training program for hearing and vision care for community health […]
S+S, Fall 2023 Gary Yam, PhD, received a U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) based on work from the Hillman-funded Funderburgh Corneal Regeneration Project. Dr. Yam is […]
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Charlie Booth* has had Peters anomaly since birth; the condition causes low vision. He is now the grateful recipient of low vision equipment via the Eye & Ear Foundation’s grant […]
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The Chang Lab – which is part of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh and has been open just over a year — received a one-year $50,000 […]