Knights Templar Eye Foundation awards $90,000 grant to Augusta University researcher
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) – The Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. presented a $90,000 research grant to Dr. Yusra Zaidi of Augusta University’s Vascular Biology Center during a ceremony held Wednesday morning. The presentation took place at 11 a.m. near the university’s research facilities, highlighting the ongoing efforts to combat childhood vision loss and support groundbreaking science in Georgia. The grant supports Dr. Zaidi’s proposal titled “Exogenous Apolipoprotein A1 Mitigates Inflammation and Pathological Neovascularization in the Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity,” which focuses on preventing infant blindness through innovative molecular approaches.
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