Category: Apte Lab News

Updates and news from the Apte Lab

Poonam Naik Receives Postdoctoral Scholar Award to Advance Wet Macular Degeneration Research

Research Grant Supports New Approaches to Treat Wet Macular Degeneration

Award supports development of immune-based therapies for blinding retinal disease Poonam Naik, PhD, a researcher in the Apte Lab within the WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, has received the Loris and David Rich Postdoctoral Scholar Award from  International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) to study novel immune-based therapies for neovascular age-related macular […]

Apte Lab Students Publish Study on Retinal Break Risk Following Vitreous Hemorrhage

Research identifies clinical factors that may help guide treatment decisions and improve patient counseling Researchers from the Apte Lab in the John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at WashU Medicine, including residents, medical students, and undergraduate trainees under the mentorship of Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD., recently published a clinically relevant […]

Finding Purpose Through Vision: Poonam Naik Featured in NIH MyWHY 

Finding Purpose Through Vision: Poonam Naik Featured in NIH MyWHY 

Poonam Naik, PhD has been featured by the National Institutes of Health as part of its MyWHY: Stories Made Possible by NIH Research series, which highlights the personal motivations behind biomedical research careers. A Personal Connection to Vision Loss Naik’s interest in vision science began with early experiences witnessing people close to her struggle with […]

Advancing AMD Research: Apte Addresses Congress

Macular Degeneration: A Leading Cause of Vision Loss Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in adults over 50 in North America, affecting nearly 20 million Americans today. Globally, that number is projected to reach 300 million by 2040, with nearly two million people in the U.S. living with severe vision loss. […]

Wang and Apte receive Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital grant

Wang and Apte receive Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital grant

Funding supports study using optical coherence tomography angiography to predict risk for preeclampsia Wilson Wang, MD and Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, of the WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, have received a $139,150 grant from the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. This grant is in support of their project […]