Each year, the EBAA awards the Pilot Research Grants to fund proposals specifically concerned with issues directly related to eye banking and/or corneal transplantation. Preference is given to pilot projects, well-defined short-term protocols, and initial studies directed toward new research initiatives.
Multiple grants of $7,500 each will be awarded. The recipients are selected during the Annual Meeting in June and the grants are awarded in July.
Grant Details
Award Amount
Maximum of $7,500 per proposal (Multiple proposals will be funded.)
Eligibility
- Physicians, including corneal surgeons, and other eye care specialists
- Basic scientists, including biomedical and social scientists
- Eye-bank technicians, nurses, post-graduate fellows, ophthalmology residents, and medical students who are supervised by a physician or basic scientist associated with an eye bank or academic institution
Application Deadline
The application deadline is March 20, 2023.
2022 Grant Recipients
Beth Ann Benetz, CRA, FOPS, Case Western Reserve University
Improving Eye Bank Donor Cornea Endothelial Cell Image Analysis with Deep Learning Methods
Alfonso Iovieno, MD, University of British Columbia
Synthetic Active Nanoparticle Channel Membrane for Descemet Membrane Replacement
Ellen Koo, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Algorithm to Analyze Endothelial Cell Density and Quality of Human Donor Cornea
Sangly Srinivas, PhD, Indiana University
Endothelial Dysfunction via Oxidative Stress During Corneal Cold Storage: Role of Mitochondrial BKCa Channels
Megan Straiko, PhD, Lions VisionGift
Ultrastructure and Comparative Analysis of Edge Damage Patterns Generated by a New Generation Barron Donor Trephine vs. Moria Busin Donor Trephine
Shudan Wang, Mass Eye and Ear, Schepens Eye Research Institute
The Function of BM-MSCs in Preventing Corneal Graft Failure in High-Risk Corneal Transplantation
Fasika Woreta, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Developing Standardized Quality Metrics Following Corneal Transplantation Using a Delphi Technique