Support

We are fortunate to receive support for our work from a number of sources:


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Dr. Ethier is a Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Scholar. The Georgia Research Alliance creates opportunities to grow Georgia’s economy through university-based research.


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Dr. Ethier is a proud recipient of the Coulter Translational Partnership Award in Biomedical Engineering. This award is focused on increasing collaboration between biomedical engineers and clinicians to promote translational research.


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NASA’s Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute awarded Dr. Ethier a grant to research the VIIP Syndrome in astronauts.

 


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Dr. Ethier also receives support from the National Institutes of Health, including an R01 grant focused on testing the efficacy of increasing the stiffness of the peripapillary sclera as a possible glaucoma treatment.