2022 Shaffer Research Grants
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![2022 Shaffer Research Grants 1 Kun-Che Chang, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kun-Che-Chang-300x300-1-250x250.webp)
Kun-Che Chang, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Funded by Tania and Michael Stepanian
Project: A New Therapeutic Gene for RGC Survival and Axon Regeneration in Glaucoma
Summary: We identified a potential therapeutic target for treating RGC loss and axon degeneration in glaucoma and other optic neuropathies.
![2022 Shaffer Research Grants 2 M. Elizabeth Fini, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Elizabeth-Fini-300x300-1-250x250.webp)
M. Elizabeth Fini, PhD
Tufts University
Funded by The Frank Stein and Paul S. May Grants for Innovative Glaucoma Research
Project: Mechanisms of Steroid-Induced Ocular Hypertension
Summary: Ocular hypertension (OH) is the major risk factor for glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
![2022 Shaffer Research Grants 3 Sidney Kuo, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sidney-Kuo-300x300-1-250x250.webp)
Sidney Kuo, PhD
University of Minnesota
Funded by The Frank Stein and Paul S. May Grants for Innovative Glaucoma Research
Project: Early Structural Changes to Müller Glial Cells in Glaucoma
Summary: We tested the hypothesis that pressure-induced changes to the physical structure of glial cells in the retina contributes to the eventual degeneration of retinal neurons.
![2022 Shaffer Research Grants 4 Myoungsup Sim, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sim-Myoungsup_300x300-250x250.jpg)
Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Duke University
Funded by The Dr. Miriam Yelsky Memorial Research Grant
Project: Primary Cilia-mediated Nitric Oxide Production in Schlemm’s Canal Cells
Summary: Schlemm’s canal is a circular channel located in the eye’s anterior chamber responsible for regulating the outflow of aqueous humor.
![2022 Shaffer Research Grants 5 Brian Soetikno, Md, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Brian-Soetikno-300x300-1-250x250.webp)
Brian Soetikno, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Funded by Bob and Birdie Feldman & Giving Tuesday contributions
Project: Visible Light OCT for Glaucoma
Summary: Glaucoma is characterized by the damage and death of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) and their retinal nerve fiber layer axons, leading to vision loss.
![2022 Shaffer Research Grants 6 Qing Wang, Md, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Qing-Wang-300x300-1-250x250.webp)
Qing Wang, MD, PhD
Columbia University
Funded by The Dr. Henry A. Sutro Family Grant for Research
Project: Novel Tools to Identify and Target Astrocytic Subtypes to Treat Glaucoma
Summary: Vision loss in glaucoma results from damage to the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which are the neurons that connect the eye to the brain.