Press Releases
Brian Elderton joins BrightFocus Foundation as Vice President for Development. He brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience with higher education and health care institutions.
BrightFocus Foundation today announced that its 2015 research program grants have been awarded to 58 scientists in 20 states and 7 foreign countries. Part of an $11 million research investment, the grants reflect the largest annual research funding in the foundation’s history.
Two BrightFocus grantees are honored by receiving the 2015 MetLife Foundation Awards in Medical Research, which work to stimulate novel investigations in the field of Alzheimer’s disease.
Scott Rodgville, a prominent Baltimore area CPA, has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the BrightFocus Foundation, a Maryland non-profit supporting innovative research worldwide on Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
Maddy Dychtwald, a renowned expert on our nation's changing demographic trends and aging, has joined the BrightFocus Foundation’s Board of Directors.
The BrightFocus Foundation today honored seven outstanding scientists in the fields of macular degeneration and glaucoma, awarding them research grants named in honor of leaders in vision research and advocacy.
Gordon Legge of the University of Minnesota and Robert Massof of the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute will today receive the prestigious 2015 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research. The award is jointly presented by the Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education and BrightFocus Foundation.
The Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education and BrightFocus Foundation today announced that they will jointly present the prestigious Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.
BrightFocus Foundation today announced $11 million in new research grant awards, a record amount for the non-profit in its efforts to cure diseases of mind and sight.
Targeting the growing rates of glaucoma and macular degeneration, the BrightFocus Foundation today launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign, “Make a Plan Today: Get Your Eyes Checked.”