AEVR Announces First Congressional Briefing on Rare Eye Diseases
(Washington, DC) Today, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) announced its first-ever Congressional Briefing focusing on lesser-known eye diseases that lead to vision loss and blindness. Entitled Rare Eye Diseases: Research Bringing Treatments to Patients, the briefing will feature Ben Shaberman, PhD, Vice President of Science Communications for AEVR Member Foundation Fighting Blindness. […]
White House Plans to Nominate NCI Director to NIH Director Position
(Washington, DC) According to news reports, the White House plans to Monica M. Bertagnolli, who has been serving as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) since last fall, to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If confirmed, Dr. Betagnolli would take over leadership of the agency, which has been without a permanent Director […]
NAEVR Announces Advocacy and Educational Opportunities at the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting
(Washington, DC) Today, the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) announced events in which it would be engaged at the 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting, to be held April 22 – April 27, 2022, at the New Orleans Convention Center (NOCC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. NAEVR Central Booth open Sunday-Wednesday and located in the […]
NAEVR Statement on President’s FY2024 Budget
(Washington, DC) On March 9th, the Administration released the President’s FY2024 Budget Request. The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) supports the statement issued by the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research – of which it is a member – expressing concern that the budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) […]
NAEVR Statement on FY2023 Omnibus
(Washington, DC) On December 29th, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion Omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Appropriations bill which combined all FY2023 spending bills into one package. The signing comes after Congress passed two short-term Continuing Resolutions that extended 2022 funding through December 30, 2022. Congress finalized the spending […]
AEVR Announces Two Important Events Held September 21
The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Hosts Two Important Events Held September 21 in Conjunction with the Eighth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Day on Capitol Hill RSVP for events to Dan Ignaszewski at 240-221-2905 or [email protected] Wednesday, September 21 Congressional Briefing: Advances in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Retinal Diseases […]
NAEVR Applauds Advancement of Labor-H Appropriations Bill, Supports Increased Funding for NIH and the National Eye Institute
The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) is encouraged to see the House Appropriations Committee continue to build on its promise to support strong public health and research infrastructure in the United States and urges the Committee to pass needed funded increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and specifically, the National […]
Vision Community Recognizes July as DRY EYE AWARENESS MONTH, Hosting Virtual Congressional Briefing about Dry Eye Disease
(Washington, D.C.) The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) are excited to announce our seventh annual Dry Eye Awareness Month Congressional Briefing this summer. Entitled “Researching the Impact of Lifestyle on Ocular Surface Disease", the briefing will be held on Wednesday, July 13th at noon […]
NAEVR Announces Advocacy and Educational Opportunities at the 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting
(Washington, DC) Today, the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) announced events in which it would be engaged at the 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting, to be held May 1 – May 4, 2022, at the Colorado Convention Center (CCC) in Denver Colorado NAEVR Central Booth open Sunday-Wednesday and located in the Exhibit Hall […]
NAEVR Statement on President’s FY23 Proposed Budget for the National Eye Institute
(Washington, DC) On March 28, the Administration released the President’s FY23 budget request. The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) supports the statement issued by the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research – of which it is a member – expressing concern that the budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) […]
