NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL

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NEI SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION (SBIR) AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) GRANT APPLICATIONS
04/29/25 - 04/30/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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KOULEN, PETER, PHD
PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR FOR RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, MO, 64108

MEMBERS
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ADAMS, CHRIS, MS
CEO
DIOPTER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SOMERVILLE, MA, 02144

AL-SHABRAWEY, MOHAMED AL-SAYED, PHD
V. EVERETT KINSEY ENDOWED PROFESSOR
FOUNDING DIRECTOR, EYE RESEARCH CENTER
WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
ROCHESTER, MI, 48309

BHASKARANAND, MALAVIKA, PHD
HEAD OF REGULATORY AND CLINICAL AFFAIRS
EYENUK, INC.
WOODLAND HILLS, CA, 91367

BISWAL, MANAS R, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
TAMPA, FL, 33612

BOULTON, MICHAEL EDWIN, PHD
MERRILL GRAYSON PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

BUCKLAND, ERIC L., PHD
PRESIDENT & CEO
BIOPTIGEN, INC
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 27709

CHAUHAN, ANUJ, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
GOLDEN, CO, 80401

COURSEY, TERRY GLENN, PHD
VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY
CHARLESSON, LLP
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73105

CRAWFORD, KATHRYN S, PHD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PHARMOCU INC
SALEM, NH, 03079

DATE, ABHIJIT A, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SKAGGS PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES CENTER
R. KEN COIT COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON, AZ, 85721

DJALILIAN, ALI R, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
AND VISUAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60612

DO, JIUN LAP, MD, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, CA, 92093

HAN, ZONGCHAO, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514

HASSAN, SHIRIN E, PHD, OD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47405

HEGARTY, SHANE, PHD
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
AXONIS THERAPEUTICS, INC
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 61793

HENKIN, JACK, PHD
RESEARCH PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, IL, 60208

HIRSCH, MATTHEW LOUIS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
GENE THERAPY CENTER
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

KATZ, MARTIN L, PHD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
COLUMBIA, MO, 65212

KHANNA, HEMANT, PHD
TEAM LEAD
OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH
ASTELLAS GENE THERAPIES
WESTBOROUGH, MA, 01605

LOZAMA, ANTHONY, PHD
NEW PRODUCTS MEDICAL DIRECTOR
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
LAKEVILLE, MN, 55044

MALEK, GOLDIS, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND
PATHOLOGY
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DURHAM, NC, 27710

MCCALL, MAUREEN A, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
AND VISUAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202

MOHAN, NISHANT, PHD
VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
NOTAL VISION, INC
MANASSAS, VA, 20109

MORGAN, JESSICA I.W., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SCHEIE EYE INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

PI, SHAOHUA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213

RAASCH, THOMAS W, OD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43218

RUSSOMANNO, ALEXANDER, PHD
CEO
NEWHAPTICS CORP.
ANN ARBOR, MI, 70358

SAYEGH, RONY ROGER, MD
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
CLEVELAND CLINIC COLE EYE INSITITUTE
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

SEITZMAN, GERAMI, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 41547

SUBRAMANIAN, MANJU, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BOSTON, MA, 02118

TAVAKKOLI, ALIREZA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DIRECTOR, HUMAN-MACHINE PERCEPTION LAB
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
RENO, NV, 89557

WUBBEN, THOMAS JOSEPH, MD, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
KELLOGG EYE CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 73493

YOON, GEUNYOUNG, PHD
PROFESSOR
COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX, 77204

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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HOSHAW, BRIAN, PHD
CHIEF, SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BRANCH
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20817

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