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Department of Defense Announces New Medical Research Program
Congress Passes Second Continuing Resolution That Funds Government Programs
Through December 18, 2009
NIH Releases Preliminary Data on FY2009 ARRA Funding
Vision Research Means Hope: Celebrating National Medical Research Day
Book Recounts Establishment and First Three Decades of the National Eye Institute
President Obama Visits NIH Announcing $5 Billion in ARRA Funding, Representing 12,000 Grants
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution That Funds Government Programs Through October 31, 2009
AEVR Co-sponsors Capitol Hill Briefing on Gender Equity in Eye Care and Blindness Prevention on October 8, World Sight Day
AEVR’s Decade of Vision 2010-2020 Initiative Hosts a Congressional Briefing on the ROBO4 Protein Pathway Research During AMD Awareness Week 2009
NIH Director Francis Collins Cites NIH Challenges and Priorities
House Passes NIH Funding Bill, Senate to Take Up Its Bill After Recess
NAEVR Releases Spring/Summer 2009 Contributor Report
Department of Defense TBI Research Program Opens for Pre-Proposal Submission
NAEVR Commends Chairman Obey for NIH Funding Markup that Improves on the President's FY2010 Proposal, Begins Process to Rebuild NIH Budget
NAEVR Applauds Nomination of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., as NIH Director, Cites Past Collaborative Research with NEI on Ocular Genetics
Senate Passes S. Res. 209 Recognizing the NEI's 40th Anniversary and Designating 2011-2020 as the Decade of Vision
Department of Defense Vision Research Program Opens for Pre-Proposal Submission
House Passes H. Res. 366 Recognizing the NEI's 40th Anniversary and Designating 2010-2020 as the Decade of Vision
AEVR Announces a June 17th Congressional Reception Celebrating the NEI's 40th Anniversary
NAEVR Urges Senate Appropriators to Increase FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding by At Least Seven Percent
Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds FY2010 NIH Budget Hearing Questioning NIH on Implementation of $10.4 Billion in Economic Stimulus Funding
President Issues FY2010 Budget Proposing 1.4 Percent Increase in NIH Funding, One Percent Increase in NEI Funding, Per NEI Congressional Justification
NIH’s Scientific Management Review Board Meets, Organizes Working Groups to Address NIH Structural/Management Issues
NIH Requests Comments on Imminent Draft Guidelines
on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
NAEVR Releases Winter/Spring 2009 Contributor Report
NEI’s Second Event to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary Focuses on the Genetic Basis of Eye Disease
In Testimony, NAEVR Urges House for at An-Least Seven Percent Increase in FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding
Inaugural NEI 40th Anniversary Event Features Blind Mountain Climber, New Technology to Get Visual Signals to the Brain
NAEVR Hosts Defense-related Vision Research Briefing, Contact Congress Booth at ARVO 2009
Acting Director Dr. Kington Updates House Appropriators on NIH’s Implementation Of Economic Stimulus Funding
A Tongue for an Eye: NEI 40th Anniversary Event to Feature BrainPort Device and Blind Adventure Athlete
DOD Releases Vision Research Portfolio Summary which NAEVR Distributes to All Congressional Defense Appropriators
House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY2010 NIH Funding
House Veterans Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Status of Implementation of the Vision Center of Excellence
Congress Passes FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with Nearly $1 Billion Increase for NIH and $21.4 Million Increase for NEI Over FY2008 Funding
NAEVR Commends President Obama for Reversing Restrictions on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding
NEI Issues Statement on World Glaucoma Day, March 12, 2009
NAEVR Urges At Least A Seven Percent Increase in FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding to Restore Purchasing Power; NAEVR Requests $736 Million for NEI
NIH Announces $200 Million for New Challenge Grants
Veterans Service Organizations Support NAEVR Request for $10 Million in FY2010 Defense-Related Vision Research Funding
House Posts FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with Nearly $1 Billion Increase for NIH and $21.4 Million Increase for NEI Over FY2008 Funding
NAEVR Thanks Congressional Leaders for $10.4 Billion NIH Funding in Economic Stimulus Bill and Commits Support for FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill With $1 Billion NIH Increase
NIH Issues Talking Points on $10.4 Billion Stimulus Funding
AEVR Recognizes Second Annual World Glaucoma Day with March 10 Congressional Briefing
NAEVR Issues Statement on Economic Stimulus Bill’s Inclusion of $10 Billion in NIH Funding
House and Senate to Vote on Conference Economic Stimulus bill this weekend
Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Bill with $10 Billion for NIH
NAEVR Praises Senate's Economic Stimulus Bill for Increased Funding for NIH
NAEVR Praises $3.9 billion NIH Funding in House Economic Stimulus Bill
NAEVR Requests $10 billion for NIH from Obama Transition Team
DOD Announces FY2008 PRMRP Awards for Clinical and Translational Vision Research
NIH Issues Biennial Report with Numerous References to NEI-Funded Vision Research
NAEVR/AEVR Announce Early 111th Congress Events
NAEVR Releases Fall 2008 Contributor Report
Dr. Kington Briefs NIH Council of Councils on NIH Priorities
Champions Urge Medical Research Funding in Economic Stimulus
As Dr. Zerhouni Leaves, Dr. Kington becomes Acting Director Amidst Other Senior Staff Changes
For First Time, Peer Reviewed Vision Research Listed as Separate Line Item in DOD Medical Research Program
NIH/NEI Flat Funded in FY2009 Continuing Resolution, But Vision Research Increases by $6.5 Million Over FY2007
NIH Medline Plus Magazine Highlights Eye and Vision Health
Dr. Elias Zerhouni to step down as Director of the National Institutes of Health
NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni Updates Congress on Status of NIH Reauthorization Legislation
NAEVR Releases Summer 2008 Contributor Report
AEVR’s September 16 AMD Briefing Concurrent with Anticipated Congressional Action on Research Funding
AEVR Co-Sponsors Lighthouse International Congressional Briefing on Diabetes and Vision Loss
NIH Distributes $150 Million Supplemental NIH Funding, NEI to Receive $3.5 Million to FY2008 Funding Total of $670.7 Million
Congress Adjourns for Summer Recess, Will Return in September with Most FY2009 Appropriations Bills Still Unfinished
Senators Introduce $5.2 Emergency Supplemental Bill for NIH; NIH Director Zerhouni Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress Acts to Increase FY2008 and FY2009 NIH Funding
AEVR and FFB Announce Congressional Briefing on Initial Results of Human Gene Therapy Trials for LCA
AEVR/NAEVR Announce Speakers for the June 9 15th Anniversary Congressional Reception Featuring Release of Vision and Blindness Fact Sheet with Research!America
NAEVR Joins the Vision Community in Requesting Vision Objectives in Healthy People 2020
Senate Approves Supplemental with $400 Million for NIH
As NAEVR Submits Senate Testimony Regarding FY2009 NIH/NEI Funding, Researcherss Report Initial Results of Human Gene Therapy Trials Cited as an Example of NEI's Public/Private Collaborations
NAEVR Releases Spring 2008 Contributor Report
Senior VA and DOD Representatives Confirm Development of Military Eye Trauma Center of Excellence and Registry
House Investigates Incidence of and Care for TBI-Related Vision Disorders
DOD Issues Funding Opportunities Notice with June and July 2008 Submission Deadlines
NAEVR Cites Latest NEI Research and Collaborations in House Testimony Regarding FY2009 NIH/NEI Funding
179 House Members Support Increased FY2009 NIH Funding in Letter to Appropriations Leaders
Senate Passes Amendment to Increase FY2009 NIH Funding as House Holds Citizen Witness Hearing
Veterans’ Organizations Issue Independent Budget for VA that Recommends FY2009 DOD/PRMRP Listing, Expanded VA/DOD Vision Research Funding
DOD/PRMRP Program Issues Preliminary Notice of FY2008 Award Mechanism Announcement
NAEVR Expresses Concern About President’s FY2009 Budget Proposal and Announces NIH/NEI Funding Request
AEVR Holds Visual Imaging Briefing Featuring Real-time Retinal Analysis Using OCT
NAEVR Requests Eye and Vision Research Eligibility in the FY2009 DOD/PRMRP Program
NAEVR Issues Statement on Flat FY2008 NEI Funding
Defense Appropriations and Authorization Bills Present Funding Opportunities
NAEVR Releases Fall 2007 Contributor Report
House Fails to Override Veto of FY2008 LHHS Spending Bill
President Vetoes FY2008 LHHS Appropriations Conference Bill
NAEVR Commends House and Senate Conferees for Continued Eligibility of Eye and Vision Research for DOD Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Funding
NAEVR Commends House and Senate Conferees for an FY2008 LHHS Agreement to Fund NIH at $30 Billion, NEI at $684 Million
Senates Passes FY2008 LHHS Appropriations Bill
NAEVR and AEVR Support Congressional Briefings on Combat Eye Injuries and Rare Eye Diseases
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government in FY2008
New Resource Highlights the Burden of Age-Related Eye Disease and Underscores the Value of Innovation
NAEVR Supports Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act of 2007
U.S. Census Data on Working Seniors Demonstrates Importance of Vision Health
NAEVR Releases Summer 2007 Contributor Report
NAEVR Announces September 25 Event to Release The Silver Book: Vision Loss as Part of AMD Awareness Week
House Passes FY2008 LHHS Funding Bill; Report Language Lauds NEI
House Approves FY2008 Appropriations for NIH/NEI as NAEVR Meets with Key Leaders
NAEVR Characterizes NEI Children’s Vision Research in Terms of NIH Goals
NAEVR Communicates NEI Omega -3 Study to Congressional Appropriators
NAEVR Issues Quarterly E-ZINE (June 2007)
NAEVR Cites NEI Research on Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Need for Increased Funding
NEI Director Testifies Before Senate on Breakthroughs in Aging Eye Research
Senate Appropriators Approve Bill to Increase FY2008 NIH/NEI Funding By $1 Billion/$14.8 Million
House Marks Up FY2008 Spending Bill to Increase NIH/NEI Funding
House passes Stem Cell Bill; Bill Heads to White House for Expected Presidential Veto
AEVR Announces Congressional Briefing on Children's Vision Research
NAEVR Releases Spring 2007 Contributor Report
NAEVR Writes to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach
Senate Passes Stem Cell Bill
NAEVR Issues Quarterly E-ZINE (April 2007)
Prior to Easter Recess, Congress Acts on FY2008 Budget and Appropriations
AEVR Announces Congressional Briefing on Visual Imaging to Save and Restore Sight
NIH Director Dr. Zerhouni and Researchers Testify Before Senate; Major Report Released on Impact of NIH Funding
NAEVR Submits Written Testimony Supporting FY2008 NIH/NEI Funding Increases
NAEVR Requests that Eye and Vision Research Remain Eligible for FY2008 DOD Funding
NIH Director Dr. Zerhouni Testifies Before House Appropriators
U.S. News & World Report Issues Major Vision Story on Eve of NIH Appropriations Hearings
Congress Passes Full-Year FY2007 Joint Funding Resolution
President Issues FY2008 Budget Request
House Passes Full-Year FY2007 Joint Funding Resolution
NAEVR Releases Winter 2007 Contributor Report
NAEVR Issues Quarterly E-ZINE (January 2007)
New National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC) Members Announced
House Passes Stem Cell Bill
NAEVR Announces Welcome to 110th Congress Reception
Congress Reauthorizes NIH; Funds Government into 2007
NAEVR Releases Fall 2006 Contributor Report
Congressional Research Services Publishes Report on National Institutes of Health
NEI Announces Second Phase of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study
NAEVR Urges Congress to Fully Fund FY2007 LHHS Programs
House Passes NIH Reform Bill
NAEVR Endorses House NIH Reform Bill
Energy & Commerce Committee Reports Out NIH Reform Bill
NAEVR Releases Fourth Quarterly E-Zine
Clinician/Researcher To Educate Capitol Hill About Latest Diabetic Retinopathy Research
New NEI Factsheets on AMD, Amblyopia, and Diabetic Retinopathy Available in the NAEVR Eye Fact Center
NAEVR Commends Senate Appropriators for NIH/NEI Increases in FY2007 LHHS Funding Bill
NAEVR Commends Senate for Passing Stem Cell Bill; Urges President Not to Veto
NAEVR Releases Summer 2006 Contributor Report
E&C Committee Investigates NIH Human Tissue Research Policies; Potential Implication for NIH Reauthorization
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2007 LHHS Funding Bill
House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Spending Bill With No NIH Increase
Vision Researcher Testifies at Senate Hearing on Missed Opportunities in Vision Research
House Passes Budget Resolution; NAEVR Commends Moderate Republicans for Increased Health and Education Funding
NAEVR Issues May 2006 E-ZINE to Capitol Hill Recognizing May as Healthy Vision Month, Reporting on New NEI Data on Vision Impairment
NAEVR Issues Spring 2006 Contributor Report
NAEVR Requests Increased NIH/NEI Funding by House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee
NAEVR Urges House Budget Committee to Adopt Specter/Harkin Amendment
Senate Passes Amendment to add $7 Billion to its Budget Resolution
NAEVR Releases Winter 2006 Contributor Report
NAEVR Releases Second Quarterly E-Zine
NAEVR Expresses Concern About FY2007 NIH Funding
Vision Researchers Educate Congress about Chronic Dry Eye
Defense-related Vision Research Eligible for DOD ' s CDMRP Funding
Congress Finalizes FY2006 LHHS Appropriations
naevr issues fall 2005 contributor report
Senate Takes Action to Restore $1 billion in FY2006 NIH Funding After Stunning House Defeat
NAEVR Among First to Urge LHHS Conferees to Fund NIH in FY2006 at $29.4 billion
Vision Researchers First to Thank Senate for FY2006 NIH Funding at $29.4 billion
NEI-Funded Researcher Educates Congress About Gene Strongly Associated with AMD
NAEVR Network Member AMD Alliance International Releases New Global Report on AMD Awareness
NAEVR Issues First Quarterly E-Zine on NEI Research to Capitol Hill
Baltimore Hosts Two NEI Vision Exhibits
NAEVR ' s Jorkasky Named At-Large Delegate to White House Conference on Aging
NAEVR Issues Spring and Summer 2005 NAEVR/AEVR Contributor Report
NIH Signs Agreement with India to Expand Vision Research Collaborations
NAEVR Commends Senator Frist for Leadership in Supporting Embryonic Stem Cell Research
NAEVR Commends Senate LHHS Appropriators for FY2006 Billion Dollar NIH Increase
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves LHHS Spending Bill; Includes $1 Billion Increase for NIH
House appropriations committee Approves lhhs spending bill; senate announces allocations
Researchers Educate Congress about Glaucoma Detection and Treatment as part of the African Americans with Glaucoma Study
NAEVR President Dr. Stephen Ryan Testifies in Support of Increased FY2006 NIH/NEI Funding
ARVO President Dr. Gary Abrams Testifies in Support of Increased FY2006 NIH/NEI Funding |