Dr. Rajesh Rao receives a Career Advancement Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).

Congratulations to Dr. Rajesh Rao for receiving a Career Advancement Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB). The Career Advancement Award assists outstanding early-career vision scientists in pursuit of ongoing research of unusual significance and promise. This one-time award is available to candidates who have already received their first NIH R01 and are collecting new data to apply for a second R01.

See also: “Sustaining Independent Careers in Vision Research: Demographics and Success in Second R01 Attainment Among Clinician–Scientists from 1985 to 2019,” Elaine A. LiuSophia Y. WangRajesh C. Rao, Translational Vision Science & Technology, November 2020, Vol.9, 32. doi:https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.9.12.32

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