UK Ophthalmologist Joins Smith-Kettlewell Research Staff
Arvind Chandna, MD, joined The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco on November 1, 2015, as a Senior Clinicial Researcher in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.
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Dr. Coughlan's Bar Code Reader, BLaDE, Featured in Scientific American
Work by Drs. James Coughlan and Ender Tekin on bar code readers as an accessibility tool is discussed in Scientific American. The work with using these tools is specifically focused for people who are blind or who have visual impairments.
Dr. Suzanne McKee Awarded 2015 Davida Teller Award
Congratulations to Dr. Suzanne McKee who was awarded the 2015 Davida Teller Award by the Vision Sciences Society (VSS).
NEI NRSA Fellowship Award Issued to Dr. Natela Shanidze
Congratulations to Dr. Natela Shanidze who was awarded a three-year fellowship from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Likova's Research on the Power of Drawing Featured in National Endowment for the Arts Webinar
On March 18, 2015, Dr Lora Likova’s work on how learning to draw promotes brain plasticity and can serve blindness rehabilitation was featured in a live National Endowment for the Arts webinar on Visual Arts, Learning, Coping.