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Grant Type:
Individual
Award Name:
Catalyst Award for Innovative Research Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Year:
2023
Amount:
$300,000.00
Research Area:
Will explore how impaired lipid transport and removal from the eye cause lipid-rich deposits (drusen) to develop in the eye in AMD.
Nelson Trust Award for Retinitis Pigmentosa
2016
$50,000.00
Proposes to investigate whether a specific cause of metabolic dysfunction plays a role in photoreceptor and vision loss across types of retinitis pigmentosa.
Physician-Scientist Award
2014
$100,000.00
The role of macrophages in cholesterol metabolism in the retina with relevance to both early and advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Career Development Award
2004
$200,000.00
Possible contributions of the immune system in the development of choroidal neovascularization in wet age-related macular degeneration.
*Grant Amounts Listed Reflect Awards That Were Approved By The RPB Board of Trustees
*Grantees Shown Below Are For The Current Grant Year Only.