Macula Society Research Grant
The purpose of the MSRG program is to provide funding for clinically relevant research into macular or retinal vascular diseases. Pilot projects with the potential to obtain additional external funding and projects coordinating the efforts of the general membership are preferred. Projects that already receive or are expected to receive $50,000 or more from other sources are not eligible for the Macula Society Research Grant Program. Members who received a research grant in the past three years are not eligible.
2020-2021 Research Grant Application
Macula Society Research Grant Submission Site will open October 19, 2020.
- We have one grant this year available to support research endeavors of the members of the Macula Society. Retina Research Foundation generously supports one grant of $30k The funding of a proposal will be determined by the Research Committee depending on several criteria based upon(i) the project design (ii) the project feasibility (iii) the project significance. The ranking will then be presented to the Executive Committee and distribution of the final funding determined.
- The due date for applications will be January 2, 2021 at 11:59PM EST on the Macula Society web site. These should be submitted on line to allow easy transmittal to the various research committee members. The Macula Society Office will then disseminate the received applications to Committee members who will evaluate and rank them and make recommendations to the Chair for funding. These summaries will then be returned both to the Chair and Society secretary who will tally these numerical scores from which the final recommendations will be made. The funds will be released and the winner will be announced at the time of the 2021 Annual Meeting.
- No member of the Executive Committee or Research Committee may apply for this award during their time of service.
- Due to monetary restrictions, past Retina Research Foundation Award recipients are ineligible for this award. Click here for past recipients of a Retina Research Foundation grant who are ineligible to apply for the MSRG, or you may review the list on the Research Foundation site, http://
retinaresearchfnd.org/ research-programs/ awardhistory/
- The proposed research must have the potential of increasing the understanding of macular or retinal diseases. Grant proposals facilitating collaboration among the Macula Society members to study a particular disease are encouraged as well. Research receiving partial funding from sources additional to this MSRG award is also eligible, as the Macula Society believes that their support may encourage others to fund research.
- Funds are to be applied to equipment, supplies, and non-physician salary support.
- Research must conform to accepted standards of conduct (e.g., ARVO Guidelines for Use of Animals in Research), and is to receive institutional approval by the appropriate review committees (e.g., Animal Care Committee, Human Research Review Committee, etc.).
- The duration of the research project must not exceed 18 months. Research monies not disbursed during this time will be returned to the Macula Society.
- The firm deadline for receipt of an application is listed above. All applications must be submitted online through the Macula Society web site, www.maculasociety.org.
- Members of the Grant Application Review Committee consist of the Macula Society Research and Education Committee, who, as members, are ineligible for consideration of these awards. Members of the Executive Committee are also ineligible for consideration.
- Award recipients must acknowledge the support of the Macula Society Research Award Grant Program on all papers, presentations, and abstracts regarding the supported research.
- Each recipient must present their research project to the Macula Society within two years of receiving an award. The presentation will be given in a specially designated section of the Annual Meeting of the Macula Society.
- An audit of funds may be requested by the Macula Society at the completion of the project.
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Research Grant Recipients
2020 |
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The Regeneron Macula Society Grant
$37,500
Jasmine H. Francis, MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Title: Noninvasive Molecular Profiling of Uveal Melanoma with Cell-free DNA Analysis
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The Regeneron Macula Society Grant
$37,500
Deeba Husain, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Title: Role of Tissue Metabolomics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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RRF Mills and Margaret Cox Macula Society Research Project $30,000 |
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2019 |
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The Regeneron Macula Society Grant
$37,500
Glenn Yiu, MD
University of California, Davis
Title: Host immune responses to CRISPR-based Genome Editing of VEGF-A using AAV vectors
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RRF Mills and Margaret Cox Macula Society Research Project $30,000 |
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The Regeneron Macula Society Grant $37,500 |
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2018 |
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The Mills and Margaret Cox Macula Society Research Project
$30,000
Cagri G. Besirli; MD, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan
Title: The Role of HK2 in Photoreceptor Metabolism and Survival
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The Macula Society Research Grant supported by Regeneron
$37,500
Shlomit Schaal MD
UMASS Medical School
Title: Cone Photoeceptor defects in Retinal Degenerative Diseases
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The Macula Society Research Grant supported by Regeneron
$37,500
Naresh Mandava MD
University of Colorado
Title: Protein Biomarkers and Biological Pathways in the Recticular Pseudodrusen Phenotype of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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2017 |
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M.E. Hartnett
Novel Gene Therapy to Regulate Pathologic Neovascularization in AMD
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2016 |
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Christine A. Curcio, PhD
Visualizing organelles in human retinal pigment epithelium by 3-dimensional electron microscopy
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2015 |
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Robyn Heather Guymer, MD
The role of reduced phagocytosis in the pathogenesis of AMD
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2013 |
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Demetrios Vavvas, MD Role of RIP3 Kinase in Inflammation and Photoreceptor Cell Loss |
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2012 |
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Kang Zhang, M.D. |
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Amani Fawzi, M.D. |
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Milam A. Brantley, Jr., M.D., PhD. |
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2011 |
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Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD Click here for a link to the report on youtube. |
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Stephen Jae Kim, MD |
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2010 |
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J. William Harbour, MD |
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2009 |
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Rajendra S. Apte, MD |
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Lloyd P. Aiello, MD |
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2007 |
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Paul Sternberg, MD |
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Jose Pulido, MD |
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