India’s Ministry of Science and Technology recently awarded a VAIshwikBHArtiyaVaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowship to Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, leader of the Pattnaik Research Group, and an affiliate member of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Pattnaik will collaborate with colleagues from the Indian Institute of Technology in Hyderabad, the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, and the National Institute of Science Education and Research in Bhubaneswar. Their joint efforts will focus on exploring novel therapies for combating both acquired and inherited blindness. This highly competitive fellowship underscores the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s leading role in ophthalmic research worldwide.
Read more about this award in the article, “UW–Madison Scientist Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Explore New Therapies in the Fight Against Blindness,” published on April 9, 2025, by the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.