Honors and Awards
Member of The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society (1984)
Best Thesis Award on Immunology, Immunology Association of Republic of China (1989)
The RP Foundation/George Gund Foundation Award (1993)
Cornell Scholarship, Weill Medical College of Cornell University (1994)
Career Development Award, Research To Prevent Blindness (1995-1999)
Dolly Green Scholar Award, Research To Prevent Blindness (1999)
Ruth and Milton Steinbach Macular Degeneration Foundation (2001)
Keith R. Porter Fellow, Keith R. Porter Endowment for Cell Biology (2001-2004)
Career Scientist Award, Irma T. Hrschl Trust (2002-2006)
RPB Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award, Research To Prevent Blindness (2002)
Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Grant, Starr Foundation 2006-2008
Empire State Stem Cell Research Grant 2008-2009
