Dr. Revathi Balasubramanian Receives RPB Career Development Award

We are thrilled to announce that Revathi Balasubramanian, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology), has received a prestigious Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award (CDA) to support her innovative eye research over a four-year period. 

Dr. Balasubramanian's lab focuses on understanding the development and biology of ocular drainage structures, particularly in relation to intraocular pressure and glaucoma. Her ultimate goal is to identify new treatment targets for glaucoma, which remains the second leading cause of blindness in the United States.

The RPB Career Development Award was established in 1990 to support outstanding early-career researchers in making critical discoveries and launching their careers as independent investigators, with the support of a mentorship team. To date, 255 vision research scientists in departments of ophthalmology at universities across the country have received Career Development Awards.

Since it was founded in 1960, RPB has channeled more than $429 million into eye research. As a result, RPB has been identified with nearly every major breakthrough in vision research in that time. For information on RPB’s grants program, listings of RPB institutional and individual grantees, and findings generated by these awards, go to www.rpbusa.org.

We congratulate Dr. Balasubramanian on this well-deserved recognition!