Dr. Bizheva awarded 2018 Seed Fund grant

Monday, April 23, 2018

This year, the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology launched its first ever Seed Fund program in hopes of driving scientific innovation, growth, and opportunity through the support of collaborative research across UW faculties.

Dr. Kostadinka Bizheva was awarded one of eight Seed Fund grants, and is collaborating with Dr. Marianna Foldvari on another successful research proposal. 

Dr. Kostadinka Bizheva

Kostadinka Bizheva, Physics and Astronomy; 
Elizabeth Irving, Optometry and Vision Science; Denise Hileeto, Optometry and Vision Science

  • Using ultrahigh resolution OCT (UHR-OCT) to image in-vivo and quantify metrics in the posterior eye associated with myopia

Dr. Marianna Foldvari

Marianna Foldvari, Pharmacy; Kostadinka Bizheva, Physics and Astronomy

  • In-vivo monitoring of gene and drug delivery in the eye with optical coherence tomography (OCT)