CONGRATULATIONS 2010 FOUNDATION GRANT AWARD WINNERS...

Our congratulations go out to the following Vision for Animals Foundation Grant winners for 2010-2011.

Thank you to everyone who continually supports the Foundation to help fund these annual grants. The VAF's goal is to accumulate 1-1.5 million dollars in reserve to become a self-funding granting institution, therefore they sincerely appreciate your continued support to reach this goal.  Hopefully in years to come the VAF will be able to fund additional research grants, including Diplomates' work.
 
1. Dr. Ann Bosiak - $5,000
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth A. Giuliano, Co-Mentor: Rajiv R. Mohan, PhD, University of Missouri - Columbia
Title: “Gene therapy in the canine cornea: efficacy and safety of a novel therapeutic strategy”
 
2. Dr. Thomas Chen - $5,000
Mentor: Dr. Juliet Gionfriddo, Colorado State University
Title: “Abnormal distribution or inhibition of EAAT3 may lead to oxidative stress in glaucoma”
 
3. Dr. Jay Harrington - $5,000
Mentor: Dr. Brian Gilger, North Carolina State University
Title: “Correlation of clinical and histologic effects of diode laser endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation on the normal equine eye"
 
4. Dr. Elizabeth Lutz - $5,000
Mentor: Drs. David A. Wilkie and Anne Gemensky Metzler, The Ohio State University
Title: “Impact of cyclosporine A on lens epithelial cell apoptosis and corneal endothelial viability”