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2009 ARVO Annual Awards

ARVO is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 ARVO Annual Awards. All awards and lectures will be presented at the 2009 ARVO Annual Meeting, May 3 -7, 2009, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Proctor Medal

Joe G. Hollyfield,PhD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Presented for significantly advancing the understanding of the cell biology of photoreceptors, interphotoreceptor matrix and the pigment epithelium.

Friedenwald Award and Lecture

Samuel Miao-Sin Wu, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Presented for characterizing synaptic interactions at the inner and outer retina, and for setting the highest standards for retinal systems analyses.

Mildred Weisenfeld Award and Lecture

Alan Bird, MD, FMedSci, Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL
Presented for his masterful knowledge of both clinical and basic vision science as one of the foremost experts in the field of inherited retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration.

Cogan Award and Lecture

Marie E. Burns, PhD, University of California - Davis
Presented for her contributions in retinal phototransduction; specifically to the understanding of the termination steps of the light response in rod photoreceptors and for her promise for future achievements.

Kupfer Award

Martin J. Steinbach, PhD, York University
Presented for his advocacy, leadership and champion of research in vision and ophthalmology in Canada.

Distinguished Service Awards

Martine J. Jager, MD PhD
Immediate Past President 2008 – 2009
President 2007 - 2008
AP Section Trustee 2003 – 2008

Robert Ritch, MD
Vice President 2007 – 2008
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