Tag: Awards

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 […]

WashU Medicine Celebrates the Winners of the 2026 Winston Fellow Competition

WashU Medicine Celebrates the Winners of the 2026 Winston Fellow Competition

The John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at WashU Medicine proudly announces the winners of the 2026 Winston Fellow Competition. This annual event showcases outstanding research contributions from postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the award recipients. Winners of the 2026 Winston Fellow Awards ITVS Graduate […]

WashU Medicine researchers win NIH prize for advancing reproducible clinical research

WashU Medicine researchers win NIH prize for advancing reproducible clinical research

NIH Replication Prize: Shape the future of rigorous and replicable science. Researchers at WashU Medicine, along with collaborators, were recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a Replication Prize (Track 2: Replication Exemplars) for developing a framework to improve the speed and reproducibility of electronic health record (EHR)-based research, a form of clinical […]

WashU Medicine at ARVO 2026

From May 3–7, 2026, researchers and trainees from the John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at WashU Medicine participated in the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Denver, Colorado. As the premier international gathering for eye and vision science, ARVO brings together investigators from around […]

Couch Receives 2026 Dean’s Impact Award

Steven Couch, MD, FACS Receives 2026 Dean’s Impact Award

The Dean’s Impact Awards recognize faculty members whose work reflects meaningful, lasting engagement with the community. WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences is proud to announce that Steven M. Couch, MD, FACS, has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Dean’s Impact Award. Couch is a highly respected […]

Strong representation for DOVS at NANOS 2026

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Department members earn leadership grants, keynote honors, and abstract awards at neuro-ophthalmology annual meeting. The WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences was well-represented at the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) 2026 Annual Meeting, with a contingent of nine faculty members, residents, and medical students contributing to the scientific program. […]

Call for Abstracts: Winston Fellow Award 2026

Winston Fellow Award 2026

Apply Now for the Winston Fellow Award for Postdoctoral Fellows The Winston Fellow Award Program recognizes outstanding contributions to vision science. Award Selection Please note: We will verify the postdoc job title to confirm eligibility. For questions about eligibility, please contact Jenna Krizan at krizanj@wustl.edu. Submit Your Application Submit an abstract (maximum 250 words) that […]

Installation Ceremony for Aaron Y Lee, MD, MSCI

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Arthur W. Stickle Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences On February 11, the WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences community gathered to honor Aaron Y. Lee, MD, MSCI as the newly installed Arthur W. Stickle Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. The installation ceremony, featured Lee’s compelling […]

Wang Receives VRSF Award to Advance Retinal Imaging

Wang Receives VRSF Award to Advance Retinal Imaging

Transforming noninvasive retinal imaging into practical tools for screening and referral Wilson Wang, MD, resident at WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, received an award from the Vitreoretinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF). The award is for his project titled “Clinically Actionable OCT-A Biomarkers: A Retinal Microangiopathy Index for Risk Stratification […]

Vision Science Research Retreat 2025 celebrates innovation, collaboration and discovery

Vision Science Research Retreat 2025 celebrates innovation, collaboration and discovery

Faculty, trainees and staff gathered for the annual retreat featuring poster sessions, food trucks and research awards The John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences hosted the 2025 Vision Science Research Retreat on Friday, October 3, bringing together faculty, trainees and staff for a day celebrating innovation and collaboration in vision research. […]

Shui accepts award on behalf of WashU Medicine Eye Center volunteers

Shui accepts award on behalf of WashU Medicine Eye Center volunteers

Honored for ongoing service with Health Protection & Education Services at University City Library Ying-Bo Shui, MD, PhD, Senior Scientist at WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, accepted an award in September on behalf of colleagues and trainees from the WashU Eye Centers. The recognition, presented at the Health […]

Lee and Team Named Finalists in NIH S-Index Challenge

Lee and Team Named Finalists in NIH S-Index Challenge

Aaron Y. Lee, MD, MSCI, and team named Phase 1 finalists in the NIH S-Index Challenge for developing a novel metric to reward high-quality data sharing. St. Louis, MO — September 16, 2025 — We are excited to share that Aaron Y. Lee, MD, MSCI, Arthur W. Stickle Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the WashU Medicine […]

Yoshida Named 2025 NIH Outstanding Scholar in Neuroscience

Yoshida Named 2025 NIH Outstanding Scholar in Neuroscience

JULY 3, 2025 — ST. LOUIS, MO — WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences congratulates Mitsukuni Yoshida, MD, PhD, on being selected as a 2025 recipient of the NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP). I am very humbled and honored to receive this recognition. As a physician-scientist, […]

WashU Medicine Celebrates the Winners of the 2025 Winston Fellow Competition

WashU Medicine Celebrates the Winners of the 2025 Winston Fellow Competition

St. Louis, MO — May 30, 2025 — The John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at WashU Medicine proudly announces the winners of the 2025 Winston Fellow Competition. This annual event showcases outstanding research contributions from postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the award recipients. Winners […]

FAER Awards Research Fellowship Grant to Dr. Mitsukuni Yoshida

FAER Awards Research Fellowship Grant to Dr. Mitsukuni Yoshida

ST. LOUIS, MO — May 23, 2025 — The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) has awarded a prestigious Research Fellowship Grant to Mitsukuni Yoshida, MD, PhD, a research fellow in the Apte Lab and a physician-scientist in the Academic Scholar Advancement Program (ASAP) in the Department of Anesthesiology. The funded project, titled “The […]

WashU Medical Students Honored with Awards for Vision Research

WashU Medical Students Honored with Awards for Vision Research

The John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences (DOVS) at WashU Medicine is proud to announce that two medical students from the Apte Lab have received prestigious awards recognizing their outstanding research in vision science. Wilson Wang, a talented medical student researcher, has been awarded the Max & Evelyn Grand and Robert Carter […]

Sharon Sabapathypillai, MD, MS receives 2025-2026 Heed Fellowship

Sharon Sabapathypillai, MD, MS receives 2025-2026 Heed Fellowship

ST. LOUIS, MO – April 25, 2025 —WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences proudly announces that Sharon Sabapathypillai, MD, MS has been selected as one of the 2025 – 2026 Heed Ophthalmic Fellows. Dr. Sabapathypillai, currently a resident physician at WashU Medicine and incoming glaucoma fellow in the Department […]

Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD receives Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award

Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD receives Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award

St. Louis, MO — April 21, 2025 — Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD, was honored with the Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award during a special ceremony recognizing exemplary contributions to the academic community. The 26th annual Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award Ceremony took place on Monday, April 21, at 5:00 p.m. in Steinberg Auditorium on the […]

WashU Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology Recognized for Clinical Excellence with Dr. Philip Custer’s Prestigious Award 

St. Louis, MO – March 21, 2025 – The WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology is honored to celebrate Philip Custer, MD, FACS recipient of the 2025 Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence. This prestigious award recognizes an attending physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital who exemplifies superior clinical care, outstanding compassion, respect […]

Five named National Academy of Inventors senior members (Links to an external site)

Five named National Academy of Inventors senior members

Five researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Among the new senior members are three researchers from the School of Medicine: Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD, Aaron DiAntonio, MD PhD, and John DiPersio, MD, PhD; along with Sophia Hayes, a ​professor of chemistry in […]