James Walsh, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been honored with a four-year $350,000 career development award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB). The award helps promising junior ophthalmology faculty become independent researchers.
Walsh studies autoimmune diseases, which is when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body. He has uncovered a vital immunologic hub within the eye - an organ long considered to lack immune system activity - that plays a crucial role in separating and managing immune responses to protect the delicate retina from potential damage.
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