Audacious Goals Challenge
Researchers design technology that sees nerve cells fire
Researchers at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, have created a noninvasive technology that detects when nerve cells fire based on changes in shape. The method could be used to observe nerve activity in light-accessible parts of the...
NEI awards prize for progress toward developing lab-made retinas
The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded $25,000 to a team led by Wei Liu, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, for demonstrating progress toward the development of a living model of the human retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back...
Five research teams will develop new models for eye disease research
The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded grants to five multi-disciplinary teams to develop new disease models for a range of eye conditions. The program, which will award $30 million over 5 years,...
Reconnecting Eye to Brain
Michael Crair, Yale University, and Carol Mason, Columbia University, have co-authored a report published online today in the Journal of Neuroscience. “Reconnecting Eye to Brain” is a comprehensive assessment of what scientists know about optic...
Six teams seek to identify biological factors that influence neural regeneration
The National Institutes of Health will fund six projects to identify biological factors that affect neural regeneration in the retina. The projects are part of the National Eye Institute (NEI) Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI), a targeted effort...
National Advisory Eye Council Welcomes Three New Members
The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of NIH, has appointed three new members to the National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC) who are attending their first NAEC meeting as council members today. The NAEC provides guidance on research, training, and...
Circuit in the Eye Relies on Built-In Delay to See Small Moving Objects
When we move our head, the whole visual world moves across our eyes. Yet we can still make out a bee buzzing by or a hawk flying overhead, thanks to unique cells in the eye called object motion sensors. A new study on mice helps explain how...
NIH launches contest for audacious goals in vision research
The National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is offering $3,000 awards to as many as 20 contestants who submit the most compelling one-page ideas to advance vision science. The submission deadline for the...
National Advisory Eye Council Recommendation
On February 2, 2012, the National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC) recommended publication of Vision Research: Needs, Gaps, and Opportunities. This document is a comprehensive review of highlights of recent progress in...
First funding opportunity announcements for Audacious Goals Initiative available
The National Eye Institute (NEI) has announced funding opportunities for two new high priority research areas.
Molecular Therapies for Eye Disease encourages the development of new therapies to preserve and restore sight through the...