The lab is celebrating the good news that Eric Ma was recently awarded an AHA Postdoc Fellowship for his diabetic retinopathy research. Congrats, Eric!
Lab attends Vascular Biology 2023
The lab is just back from Newport, RI, where we attended another terrific annual NAVBO meeting. Congrats to Charmain for winning a poster award and Rahul for winning a travel award!
EyeFind Research Grant
We’re proud of Eric for winning an EyeFind Research Grant from the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research and the Eye Bank Association of America. This grant will allow Eric to obtain human eye sections for studying vascular regression during the onset of diabetic retinopathy.
New AHA Award
Congratulations to Chris Schafer for winning one of the American Heart Association’s new Second Century Early Faculty Independence Awards this summer. This three-year award will allow Chris to explore his interest in protein degradation in pulmonary endothelial cells.
OMRF Retreat Resumes
OMRF returned to its annual retreat last week after a three year pandemic-related hiatus. It was great opportunity for scientific mixing and mingling. Congrats to Rahul for winning a travel award for his poster presentation.
New postdoc in the lab
The lab is excited to welcome Xiang (Eric) Ma, who joined us in January to start postdoctoral training. Eric brings particular expertise in ocular vasculature, so he is already contributing significantly to our efforts.
AHA Predoc Fellowship Awarded
The lab is celebrating Rahul’s new AHA Predoc Fellowship that was recently awarded for his project studying PARs in the context of diabetes. Congrats, Rahul!
Courtney named OMRF’s next Vice President of Research
Courtney was honored this month to be named OMRF’s next Vice President of Research. She will take over the position on 3/6/23, when Dr. Rod McEver retires from the role. She is looking forward to helping OMRF in this new capacity while continuing to run her lab.
Travel Award for Oral Presentation
Congrats to Rahul for winning a 1st place Travel Award for his recent talk at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Research Symposium. Rahul will use this award to attend the Gordon Conference on “IGF and Insulin System in Physiology and Disease” next March.
Bridget Parrish, M.S.!
Congrats to Bridget for successfully defending her Master’s thesis on CHD4 and retinal angiogenesis today. We’re excited to see Bridget tackle the next phase of her career as a Scientific Communications Specialist for Dr. Judith James at OMRF. Way to go, Bridget!