The purpose of the ARVO/VSS Research Fellowship is to encourage and foster new collaborations between clinical and basic vision researchers to better train young scientists in the area of translational research. These fellowships will provide summer research funds to support students who wish to acquire training in a cross-disciplinary lab to promote their ability to perform translational research and compete for research funding as their career matures. In concept, trainees working in a clinical environment but desiring a career in translational research would benefit from a mentored program in a more basic science lab and a trainee in a basic research environment would benefit from a mentored program in a lab conducting translational research in a clinical environment.

The 2016 ARVO/VSS Research Fellowship Recipients

Kavitha Ratnam

BS University of California, Berkeley

Shao-Min Hung

Duke-NUS Medical School