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Ocular Gene Therapy Laboratory

MCW Ocular Gene Therapy Laboratory Team Awards

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2023

Kristina Chern
David G. Walsh Research Travel Award
McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI)

Kristina Chern
Distinguished Paper Award
McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI)

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2022

Kristina Chern
Knights Templar Eye Foundation Travel Grant
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting

Kristina Chern
Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
American Society for Gene Therapy

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2021

Hanmeng Zhang
Members in Training (MIT) Outstanding Poster Award, Retinal Cell Biology Scientific Section
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting

Kristina J. Ertel
Poster Session Winner, 30th Annual Graduate School Research Poster Session

Hanmeng Zhang
Poster Session Winner, 30th Annual Graduate School Research Poster Session

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2020

Daniel M. Lipinski, DPhil
Outstanding Graduate School Educator Award
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin

Ramesh Periasamy
1st place, ‘Tiny Pictures, Big Ideas’ Photo Competition
Medical College of Wisconsin Postdoc Advisory Committee (PAC)
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Dwani D. Patel
David R. Pepperberg Travel Grant
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting
*Meeting cancelled due to COVID-19*

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2018

Dwani D. Patel
Vision Research Trainee Grant, McPherson Eye Research Institute

Daniel M. Lipinski, DPhil
Travel Fellowship, XVIIIth International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration Annual Meeting, Killarney, Ireland.

Christopher A. Reid, PhD
Meritorious Abstract Travel Award, American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 21st Annual Meeting

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2017

Christopher A. Reid
Retina Research Foundation/Joseph M. and Eula C. Laurence Travel Grant. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting

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2016

Christopher A. Reid
Best Poster Prize, 26th Annual Graduate School Research Poster Session

Daniel M. Lipinski
Emerging Vision Scientist, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR/AEVR)