Our Annual Progress Review Conference was held 9-12 August 2021. Hear from current PhD student, Binod Rayamajhee who tells us about his experience and takeaways from the week-long online conference.
Professor Lisa Keay and team at UNSW School of Optometry and Vision Science are delighted form part of the consortium who will conduct the ‘Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey’.
This month's featured Early Career Researcher is Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Sheela Kumaran. Sheela is a health systems and outcomes researcher with expertise in patient-reported outcome measures.
Read our newest profile on Vision Science alumni graduate Niv Chandramohan, and how a discussion with our Student Advisor, led her to pursue a career in the not-for-profit eye health arena.
Congratulations to Dr Shyam Sunder Tummanapalli for being awarded the Diabetes Research Grant from the Elizabeth O’Beirne and Robert and Emmy Mather Trust Fund.
The 12-month career development program supports research students and early career scientists who identify as women through developing communication, leadership and networking skills.
His work centres on investigating the mechanisms of action of new antimicrobials that he is helping to produce in collaboration with colleagues at UNSW School of Chemistry.
Dr Jerome Ozkan, Research Fellow at UNSW School of Optometry and Vision Science has been awarded the 2021 Macular Degeneration Grant from the Estate of the late Peter Anthony John Vild.
Congratulations to PhD students, Rabia Mobeen and Janelle Tong who have been awarded prestigious Ezell Fellowships from the American Academy of Optometry Foundation.
Introducing Ashleigh Chandra, a doctoral student who is pursuing a PhD to investigate physical activity, falls and tailored falls prevention methods for older Australians living with vision impairment.
Graham Dick, Lecturer at UNSW School of Optometry passed away earlier this year. Emeritus Professor Stephen Dain and friends fondly recall his time at UNSW SOVS.
Meet Dr Shyam Sunder Tummanapalli, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a special interest in identifying ocular surface biomarkers relevant to the early detection of neurological disorders.
