Jackson Laboratory’s Simon W.M. John to Receive ARVO’S Cogan Award for Outstanding Young Ophthalmology Researcher
| Date: April 22, 2004 |
Bar Harbor, Maine—The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) of Rockville, Md., has announced that Simon W. M. John, Ph.D. has been selected to receive the ARVO 2004 Cogan Award. Dr. John is a Staff Scientist at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor and Associate Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
The Cogan Award is presented annually in recognition of a researcher, 40 years of age or younger, who has made important and worthwhile contributions to research in ophthalmology or visual science that are directly related to disorders of the human eye or visual system, and who shows substantial promise for future research. Dr. John has been selected to receive this honor for his important contributions in the development, analysis and use of mouse models for genetic and therapeutic studies of glaucoma. Dr. John will receive the award and present the Cogan Lecture on Tuesday, April 27 at the 2004 ARVO Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Founded in 1928, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology is the world’s leading forum for eye and vision researchers with more than 10,000 members in over 65 countries. Its purposes are to encourage and assist research, training, publication, and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology.
With more than 1,300 employees and an FY04 operating budget of $127 million, the 75-year-old Jackson Laboratory is one of Maine's largest employers. Its research staff of more than 350 investigates the genetic basis of cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma, diabetes and many other human diseases and disorders. The Laboratory is also home of the Mouse Genome Database and many other publicly available information resources, and is also an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and education-including programs for Maine high school, college and graduate students.
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Barbara Hollis, ARVO, 240-221-2940, bhollis@arvo.org
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