Grants
Over $250,000 USD raised in current grants as a postdoctoral fellow
Postdoctoral
2021
BrightFocus Fellowship (Macular Degeneration Postdoctoral Fellowship) ($200,000 USD fellowship, I am PI of grant, Dr Jonathan Haines and Dr Shai Carmi as co-mentors) - Still current grant
Shamir Grant for Returning Scientists (Israel MOST) ($77,770 USD fellowship - NIS 280,000 shekel, I am PI of grant, Dr Shai Carmi as mentor)
2019
Visual Sciences Training Program Grant (NIH T32) ($50,000 USD fellowship, $10,000 USD research budget and $1000 travel expenses)
Hebrew University Exceptional Woman Doctoral Student Postdoctoral Fellowship (via Hans and Alice Jay Sussmann) ($25,000 USD fellowship)
Doctoral
2013 to 2017
Baroness Ariane de Rothschild Women Doctoral Fellow
For academic excellence and commitment to education and community ($72,045 USD fellowship over 4 years and travel to IAMDGC 2016 and ARVO 2017, Dr Itay Chowers as mentor)
Honor/Awards
Postdoctoral
2023
Moderator (Genetics Poster Session) at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Full Travel Grant and Invited Scholarship: the David R. Hinton MD Scholarship Program to attend the 2023 Ryan Institute for Macular Research (RIMR) conference
2021
Moderator (Genetics Lecture Session)- 41st Israel Society for Vision and Eye Research Meeting
Moderator (Lecture Session)- XIXth International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration (RD2021)
Travel Fellowship - NEI - to attend the XIXth International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration (RD2021)
2020
Global Mentorship Program- ARVO- Participant
Doctoral
2018
Moderator ( Retinal Poster Session)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
2017
Travel Grant from Kemach Foundation for academic excellence
2015
Travel scholarship
Ministry of Science, Space and Technology
To attend ARVO
2013
Travel Scholarship
Lir'ot Organization, Israel Society of Vision and Eye Research (ISVER)
To attend ARVO
2012
Exceptional Poster Winner
Israel Society of Vision and Eye Research (ISVER) conference
Travel Fellowship
Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)
To attend the XVth International Symposium on Retinal Degenerations (RD2012)
Invited Lecturer for XVth International Symposium on Retinal Degenerations (RD2012)
Landovsky Foundation Scholarship
Hebrew University
Academic Scholarship
Jerusalem Developmental Authority
2010 to 2017
Full Academic Scholarship
Hebrew University
Undergraduate
2009
Summa cum laude graduate
Touro College
2008
Presidential Scholar
Touro College
2006 to 2009
Academic Scholarship
Touro College
2005
Illinois State Scholar
State of Illinois