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From the Chair
As in years past, this report celebrates the efforts and accomplishments of Kellogg faculty, staff and learners, and all we do to support the patients, families and communities we serve.
I also see it as a chance to celebrate and thank the many individuals and organizations who support us.
Kellogg basic, clinical and translational researchers continue to rank among the nation’s best in securing federal grant support. Highlights include five new R01 grants, a new clinical scholar on our ongoing K12 grant, and the first-ever Kellogg recipient of an F31 predoctoral fellowship to promote diversity in health-related research, all from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute, as well as a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Just as critical is the support from foundations that fuels our progress. Kellogg investigators received grants from the Foundation Fighting Blindness (two awards), the Retina Research Foundation, Research to Prevent Blindness, the BrightFocus Foundation, the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Eversight Eye & Vision Research, and the McKnight Foundation
Philanthropy plays a crucial role in our work this and every year. This report announces game changing gifts from the Eisenshtadt, Huiskamp and Wadhams families.
We are also indebted to our many 2024 collaborators. This year we are participating with another national health system to expand pediatric eye care regionally. We engaged faculty, trainees and alumni in a clinical, educational and research exchange with our counterparts in Jamaica. And we partnered with colleagues within and beyond U-M to expand robot-assisted imaging technology and pursue a next-generation prosthetic retina.
Finally, this report details the transformational work of the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative. We are excited to be part of this consortium to end vision loss from diabetes, and are incredibly grateful for the inspiration, support and leadership of Dr. S. Robert Levine
On behalf of everyone at Kellogg, thanks to you for your interest in and support of our work.
Shahzad I. Mian, M.D.
F.Bruce Fralick Professor of Ophthalmology Chair and Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Director, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center
