NAEVR Submits NIH Listens Comments to Dr. Collins Citing Concerns About Future NIH/NEI Funding and Clustering of Institutes/Maintaining the NEI Budget Line
03/15/2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2010 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR SUBMITS NIH LISTENS COMMENTS TO DR. COLLINS CITING CONCERNS ABOUT FUTURE… Read More
VSO Independent Budget Echoes NAEVR's Request Urging Congress to Fund Extramural Peer-reviewed Vision Research at $10 Million in FY2011 Defense Appropriations
02/02/2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2010 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org VSO INDEPENDENT BUDGET ECHOES NAEVRs REQUEST URGING CONGRESS TO FUND EXTRAM… Read More
NAEVR Expresses Concern over Presiden't Obama's Proposed FY2011 NIH/NEI Funding Levels and Urges Congress to Improve Upon These Numbers
02/01/2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2010 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER PRESIDENT OBAMAS PROPOSED FY2011 NIH/NEI FUNDI… Read More
NAEVR Releases FY2011 Funding Requests that Include $35 Billion for NIH and $10 Million for Extramural Peer-reviewed Vision Research in Defense Appropriations
01/29/2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2010 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR RELEASES FY2011 FUNDING REQUESTS THAT INCLUDE $35 BILLION FOR NIH AND… Read More
AEVR’s Decade of Vision 2010-2020 Initiative Announces First-quarter 2010 Congressional Briefings on Defense-related Vision Research and Glaucoma
01/25/2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2010 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org AEVRs DECADE OF VISION 2010-2020 INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES FIRST-QUARTER 2010 C… Read More
NAEVR Thanks Congress for Maintaining the Vision Line Item in FY2010 Defense Appropriations but Expresses Concern About Its Funding Level
12/22/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR THANKS CONGRESS FOR MAINTAINING THE VISION LINE ITEM IN FY2010 DE… Read More
NAEVR Thanks Congress for $18.5 Million Increase in NEI Funding That, with $26.7 Million ARRA Balance, Yields $45 Million More for Vision Research in FY2010
12/14/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR THANKS CONGRESS FOR $18.5 MILLION INCREASE IN NEI FUNDING THAT, WITH $… Read More
FY2009 Increase of at Least $230 Million in NIH and Defense Vision Funding Emphasizes Research Quality, Public Health Need, and Impact of NAEVR Advocacy
11/02/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org FY2009 Increase of at Least $230 Million in NIH and Defense Vision Funding Emp… Read More
Vision Research Means Hope: Celebrating National Medical Research Day
10/21/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org VISION RESEARCH MEANS HOPE: CELEBRATING NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH DAY … Read More
AEVR’s Decade of Vision 2010-2020 Initiative Hosts a Congressional Briefing on the ROBO4 Protein Pathway Research During AMD Awareness Week 2009
09/01/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director 240-221-2905 jamesj@eyeresearch.org AEVR's DECADE OF VISION 2010-2020… Read More
NAEVR Commends Chairman Obey for NIH Funding Markup that Improves on the President's FY2010 Proposal, Begins Process to Rebuild NIH Budget
07/10/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR COMMENDS CHAIRMAN OBEY FOR NIH FUNDING MARKUP THAT IMPROVES ON THE PRESIDE… Read More
NAEVR Applauds Nomination of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., As NIH Director, Cites Past Collaborative Research with NEI on Ocular Genetics
07/08/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR APPLAUDS NOMINATION OF FRANCIS COLLINS, M.D. Ph.D., AS NIH DIRECTOR, CITE… Read More
H. Res. 366 and S. Res. 209, Which Acknowledged Neis 40th Anniversary and Designated 2010-2020 As the Decade of Vision.
07/07/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org SENATE PASSES S. RES. 209 RECOGNIZING THE NEIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND DESIGNATIN… Read More
House Passes H. Res. 366 Recognizing the Nei's 40th Anniversary and Designating 2010-2020 As the Decade of Vision
06/16/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org HOUSE PASSES H. RES. 366 RECOGNIZING THE NEIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND DESIGNATIN… Read More
AEVR Announces a June 17th Congressional Reception Celebrating the Nei's 40th Anniversary
06/02/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org AEVR ANNOUNCES A JUNE 17 CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION CELEBRATING THE NEIs 40TH ANNI… Read More
NAEVR Urges Senate Appropriators to Increase FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding by at Least Seven Percent
05/22/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR URGES SENATE APPROPRIATORS TO INCREASE FY2010 NIH/NEI FUNDING BY AT LEAST SEVE… Read More
Administrations Proposal to Significantly Increase Funding for Cancer and Autism in Its FY2010 Budget Proposal, Which Would Have Been Offset by Minimal Increases for Other ICs, Including the
05/07/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR Expresses Concern Over The Obama Administration's Proposed FY2010 NIH/NEI Fundi… Read More
NAEVR Cites Latest NEI Research in House Testimony that Urges at Least a Seven Percent Increase in FY2010 Funding to $32.4 Billion NIH/$736 Million NEI
04/07/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR CITES LATEST NEI RESEARCH IN HOUSE TESTIMONY THAT URGES AT LEAST A SEVEN PER… Read More
NAEVR Announces Contact Congress Booth, Defense-related Vision Briefing at ARVO Annual Meeting 2009
04/01/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR ANNOUNCES CONTACT CONGRESS BOOTH, DEFENSE-RELATED VISION RESEARCH BRIEFING A… Read More
DOD Releases Vision Research Portfolio Summary Which NAEVR Distributes to All Congressional Defense Appropriators
03/23/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2009 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org DOD RELEASES VISION RESEARCH PORTFOLIO SUMMARY WHICH NAEVR DISTRIBUTES TO ALL CONG… Read More