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| Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH |
Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH, of the Division of Ophthalmology, won the Physician-Scientist Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) for her work in identifying genes that influence the risk of developing ocular hypertension after corticosteroid use.
This award provides $300,000 in grant funding to promote the clinical and basic science research of clinicians.
Sobrin's research focuses on identifying genes associated with complex eye diseases. She has led several genetic studies in diabetic retinopathy, an eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness in people who have diabetes. She is chair of the Genetics Committee for the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network and the associate chief of Clinical Data Science in the Department of Ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear.
RPB is the world’s leading voluntary organization supporting eye research. Since it was founded in 1960, RPB has channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to medical institutions for research into the causes, treatments and prevention of blinding eye disease.
