NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL

ZEY1  -(03)
NEI INDIVIDUAL MENTORED CAREER AWARDS
03/10/21 - 03/10/21
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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REX, TONIA S, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND
VISUAL SCIENCES
VANDERBILT BRAIN INSTITUTE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

MEMBERS
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ACHARYA, NISHA, MD
DIRECTOR
UVEITIS AND OCULAR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE SERVICE
DEPARTMENTS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIO
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, F.I. PROCTOR FOUNDATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANSCICO
SAN FRANSCISCO, CA, 94143

AFSHARI, NATALIE ADEL, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
DIVISION OF CORNEA AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
SHILEY EYE INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

APTE, RAJENDRA S, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY,
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

BRENES, GRETCHEN A, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GERONTOLOGY AND
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27106

DENG, SOPHIE, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

DOWNS, J CRAWFORD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

FISCHER, ANDY J, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

FRIEDMAN, DAVID S, MD, MPH, PHD
ALBERT AND DIANE KANEB PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
DIR OF GLAUCOMA AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR CLINICAL
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR
CO-DIRECTOR OF THE GLAUCOMA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA, 02114

JIA, YALI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
CASEY EYE INSTITUTE
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR, 97239

JOSLIN, CHARLOTTE E, OD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 606127243

KAO, WINSTON W, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
DIRECTOR, CRAWLEY VISION RESEARCH CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
CINCINNATI, OH, 45267

KRISHNAMOORTHY, RAGHU R, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY AND
IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
FORT WORTH, TX, 76107

LASS, JONATHAN H, MD
PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

LEWIN, ALFRED S, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR GENETICS AND
MICROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610

LIU, LEI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

LIU, ZHONGMING, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING,
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMP. SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

NICKERSON, JOHN M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

PARK, KEVIN KYUNG, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MIAMI, FL, 33136

ROBERTSON, DANIELLE M., OD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN
MEDICAL CENTER, DALLAS
DALLAS, TX, 75390

SOHN, ELLIOTT H, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIRECTOR OF RETINA FELLOWSHIPS
WYNN INSTITUTE FOR VISION RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

ST LEGER, ANTHONY J, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND
IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213

STEWART, JAY MICHAEL, MD
PROFESSOR
CLINICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143

SWANSON, WILLIAM H., PHD
PROFESSOR
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47405

YIU, GLENN, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPTHALMOLOGY AND VISION SCIENCE
VITREORETINAL SERVICE, UC DAVIS HEALTH EYE CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95817

ZDERIC, VESNA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC, 20052

ZHANG, SARAH X, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
BUFFALO, NY, 14214

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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SCHILTZ, JENNIFER C, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BRANCH
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20817

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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TAYLOR, SHARON R, OTH, MA
REVIEW PROGRAM SPECIALIST
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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