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Professor Receives Support for Major Research Project

D R . A L E X A N D R A B E N A V E N T E - P E R E Z , assistant clinical professor at the College and an investigator in the Clinical Vision Research Center, was awarded a $1.6 million, five-year research grant supported by funding from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (JJVCI). Dr. Benavente-Perez is doing experimental research on contact lens designs for myopia control. “We are very excited to be collaborating with SUNY on this project,” said Dr. Noel Brennan, emerging technologies platform lead for myopia control at JJVCI. “This research group is held in the highest esteem and we look forward to seeing this research contribute to our history of groundbreaking new products.” Dr. Troilo, who will oversee and consult on the project, adds that “SUNY Optometry is pleased to be partnering with JJVCI on this important project. We are happy to be a part of their concerted efforts to reduce myopia and control its progression around the world.”

Renovations on a Dynamic New Lab Are Completed

T H E F I R S T T WO P H A S E S of a three-phase, $1.86 million renovation and upgrade have been completed on the research laboratories and facilities on the 16th and 17th floors of the College’s building, a project that will vastly improve the facilities and space

needs. Perhaps most exciting, however, is the new shared confocal and multi-photon microscope facility that will allow even more collaborative research Phase II of the project consisted of renovations and an expansion of existing research facilities and faculty offices.

available for research activities at SUNY. Phase I included a conversion of a 1,500-square-foot laboratory space into two labs featuring easily adaptable lab furniture systems and utility connections that allow for floor plan revisions to be adjusted based on specific research

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