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National Eye Institute (NEI) at risk: Key insights for vision scientists

ARVO, BrightFocus Foundation and the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR)/Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) hosted a webinar discussing the proposed National Institutes of Health (NIH) consolidation and its potential impact on vision research. The session provided an overview of:

  • The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) bill,
    • which proposes merging the National Eye Institute (NEI) with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to form a new Institute on Neuroscience and Brain Research.
  • Key provisions affecting the NEI
  • Strategies for opposing NIH consolidation
  • how upcoming elections could influence advocacy efforts and future legislative strategies.

View the recording

Speakers

Dan IgnaszewskiDan Ignaszewski
Executive Director
NAEVR/AEVR
Rockville, Md.

Preeti Subramanian, PhDPreeti Subramanian, PhD
Director, Vision Science Programs
BrightFocus Foundation
Clarksburg, Md.

Stacy Pagos HallerStacy Pagos Haller
President and CEO
BrightFocus Foundation
Clarksburg, Md.

Moderator

Judith Hill
Communications and Events Director
NAEVR/AEVR
Rockville, Md.

Bonus: Check out Healio's interview with Dan Ignaszewski and Diane Bovenkamp, PhD, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at BrightFocus Foundation as they share their organizations' efforts to raise awareness and oppose this reform.