Shruthi was awarded Shaffer Grant by Glaucoma Research Foundation

Dr. Karnam was recently awarded the Shaffer Grant for the amount of $55,000 by the Glaucoma Research Foundation. Her research project, titled "Targeting Lipoxin B4 for Reversing Astrocyte-Mediated Neuroinflammation in Glaucoma"  investigates the neuroprotective role of lipoxin B4 (LXB4), a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory molecule, in glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. Congrats Shruthi!