Preeti Subramanian retweeted
▶️ We will be ✨live✨ tomorrow, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m.!
🔬 Join Macular Degeneration Research, a BrightFocus Foundation program, as our Scientific Affairs team highlights a few of the groundbreaking research projects we are currently funding.
🔊 Tune in: brightfocus.org/live-chat
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Our Managing Editor @Lucyjob2 is at the @_BrightFocus booth #1812 at #ARVO2024 - come find her to talk everything journal!
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
In Seattle on May the fourth✋to attend @ARVOinfo. Join me on Tuesday to learn about microglia in the optic nerve during glaucomatous neuropathy. Looking forward to meet peers and learn more. #ARVO2024 @_BrightFocus
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
👁️ April is Women's Eye and Health Safety Month! Let's empower women to prioritize their eye health and overall wellness. Join us in raising awareness and promoting eye safety for all! #WomensEyeHealth #VisionWellness #EyeSafety 🌟👩⚕️
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
We are happy to announce that our next ISMND Science Webinar speaker is Dr. @MarkRCookson1!
The roles of Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (#LRRK2) in inherited and sporadic #Parkinsons disease
October 19, 2023
10-11 am (EDT)
Host: Hui Zhang, Ph.D
Register: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Honored to be 1/30 ‘Emerging Vision Scientist (EVS)’ of 2023 (From 10000+vision scientists). Deepest thanks to @NAVER, @AEVR, @ARVOinfo, @_BrightFocus, #Capitol Hill, @SenFeinstein, @SenAlexPadilla, @SpeakerPelosi, #Dan Ignaszewski, #David Epstein, @UCSF, #Retina, #IRDs & #EVSDay
So proud that @_BrightFocus could support these Travel Fellows to present their innovative research and network at #AOPT2023! Congratulations to all the travel awardees!!
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Last night, we were honored to spotlight some of the brightest minds in Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, and glaucoma research and advocacy.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable evening!
For details & photos visit bit.ly/42BuKuB. #MindSightCure
ALT 2023 BrightFocus award recipients with BrightFocus staff (from left): Michael Kass, MD; Diane Bovenkamp, PhD; Preeti Subramanian, PhD; Mae Gordon, PhD; Stacy Pagos Haller; Sharyn Rossi, PhD; Debra Tann, EdD; and Gerard D. Schellenberg, PhD.
ALT Stacy Pagos Haller, BrightFocus President and CEO takes the stage at BrightFocus Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration.
ALT Daisy Shu, PhD speaks to a guest about her research at BrightFocus Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration.
ALT Presenting scientists at BrightFocus Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration. From left: Thomas V. Johnson III, MD, PhD; Daisy Shu, PhD; Oleg Butovsky, PhD; and Ganesh Babulal, MSCI, OTD, PhD.
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Representing the anti “manel” at @_BrightFocus Foundation 50th anniversary congressional briefing to bring awareness to the brain eye connection and increase funding for #glaucoma #maculardegeneration and increasing #diversityequityinclusion across clinical trials
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Today is our 50th birthday and we’ll shine if we want to! 🎉✨
Explore our special anniversary microsite featuring historic milestones, inspiring stories, and an opportunity to share your voice and increase awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
We are filled with gratitude for the donors, scientists, and BrightFocus community who have fueled the fight so far. 💪🏽🔬 #BoldResearchCan change lives and we won’t stop until there’s a #MindSightCure.🏃🏾♀️
💡Shine bright with us at brightfocusbold.org.
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
If you have an existing NIH grant, here are 2 data science administrative supplement opportunities (@NIHDataScience).
Applications are relatively short.
1. Supporting collaborations to improve AI/ML-readiness of data (up to $200K, due 5/16/2023):
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/…
1/2
So proud to have supported these @_BrightFocus Travel Fellows to present their innovative research in macular degeneration and glaucoma at #ARVO2023. Congratulations to all the travel award recipients!!
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
We are excited to share our funding and educational opportunities at #ARVO2023 in #NewOrleans.
BrightFocus remains committed to supporting and educating scientists from all backgrounds to foster creativity and innovation in addressing complex scientific challenges.
Our grants and workshops support scientists worldwide. Interested?
Visit science.brightfocus.org/appl… for more information.
#Ophthalmology
ALT BrightFocus Foundation's research grant applications open soon. Brightly colored globe.
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Here’s to the first day of #ADPD2023 with the Common Features session hosted by @_BrightFocus
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
We are honored to be recognized next month by @ARVOinfo for our longstanding partnership with and support of the world’s largest eye and vision research community. We look forward to attending #ARVO2023 in New Orleans!
To read more, visit bit.ly/3TKme9X.
ALT BrightFocus’ Preeti Subramanian, PhD, and Diane Bovenkamp, PhD, smile with MDR grantee Daisy Shu, PhD, Harvard Medical School, at last year’s BrightFocus named vision awards event at ARVO.
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
Huge thanks to the participants of our Vision Research Funding Partnership event for a collaborative, educational & engaging day! A key takeaway: By working together, we can do more to save sight. Special thanks to our Underwriting Sponsors @ApellisPharma @DompeFarma @Regeneron
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
🧵3/3 The consensus of this meeting, "Solving neurodegeneration: common mechanisms and strategies for new treatments," was published last year as an open access review in Molecular Neurodegeneration.
#DiscoveryDrive
Find it here: molecularneurodegeneration.b…
Preeti Subramanian retweeted
On this #InternationalWomensDay, we are proud that 44% of our funded researchers are women, especially given that women make up less than 30% of the world's scientists. We are grateful and honored to have these exceptional women on our #mindsightcure team.
ALT Photos of some of the women scientists BrightFocus Foundation currently funds.