NEI Remembers
NEI Remembers Robert “Bob” Nussenblatt (1948-2016)
Robert Nussenblatt, M.D., chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute (NEI), died on April 17 at age 67. Dr Nussenblatt began working at NEI, part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1977, and...
National Eye Institute Mourns First Director, Dr. Carl Kupfer
Dr. Kupfer was appointed the first director of NEI in 1970 after the Institute was established by Congress. He was also director of the Fogarty International Center at NIH in 1988. In his time at NEI, Dr. Kupfer served under six NIH directors and...
National Eye Institute Remembers Stephen J. Ryan
Stephen J. Ryan, M.D., highly regarded for his leadership and tireless advocacy on behalf of the NEI, passed away April 29, 2013.
An internationally recognized expert in retinal diseases and ocular trauma, Ryan was the president of the...
M. Rosario Hernandez-Neufeld, D.D.S., (1939-2009): NEI Grantee and NAEC Member
Dr. Rosario Hernandez-Neufeld, D.D.S., international expert on glaucoma and the optic nerve, lost her battle with cancer on March 17 in Santiago, Chile.
Her innovative research was funded by the NEI and NIH for more than 20 years and...
NEI Mourns Arnall Patz
Arnall Patz, M.D., renowned vision researcher and emeritus professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University, died of heart disease on Thursday, March 11. He was 89.
“We have lost one of the great...
NEI Mourns Richard F. Mercer
Richard Mercer, certified ophthalmic technician with the National Eye Institute, passed away on Monday, January 17. He was 57. Mr. Mercer was a dedicated member of the NEI Clinical Services Section and had served as an ophthalmic technician since...
Muriel Kaiser-Kupfer, M.D., 1936-2008
The National Eye Institute is sad to learn of the passing of Muriel Isolde Kaiser-Kupfer, M.D., a researcher in genetic eye diseases and retired chief of the Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch in the National Eye Institute (NEI)....
NEI Mourns Jin H. Kinoshita
Jin H. Kinoshita, Ph.D., renowned vision researcher and former scientific director at the National Eye Institute (NEI), died on August 20 in San Jose, California, after a long illness. He was 89.
As NEI scientific director, Dr. Kinoshita...
NEI Mourns Dr. M. Velma Dobson
The National Eye Institute mourns the loss of M. Velma Dobson, Ph.D., a long-time advisor and expert on NEI clinical research studies in infants and children. She passed away on Friday, April 9 from Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive motor...