Marco Bassetto, PhD is the recipient of the Knights Templar Starter Award! Posted: 2022-08-10 Source: Center for Translational Vision Research News Type: Features & Briefs share Marco Bassetto, PhD, a postdoc in Dr Kiser's Lab was a recipient of a 22/23 Knights Templar Career Starter award. The Knights Templar Eye Foundation is committed to support research that can help launch the careers of clinical or basic researchers committed to the understanding, prevention and cure of vision threatening diseases in infants and children. We support clinical or basic research on conditions that can advance treatment or prevention. Examples of target diseases/conditions include amblyopia, congenital cataract, congenital glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular malformations, congenital nystagmus, and other hereditary eye diseases such as retinal dystrophies or retinoblastoma. Media Contacts Matt Miller Director, Communications and Public Relations mrmille2@uci.edu Michelle Strombeck Manager, Communications and Public Relations 312-498-8208 mstrombe@hs.uci.edu Associated Links Read Full Story Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.