Mathew, Biji
Poston, Jacqueline N.
Dreixler, John C.
Torres, Leianne
Lopez, Jasmine
Zelkha, Ruth
Balyasnikova, Irina
Lesniak, Maciej S.
Roth, Steven http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4955-9855
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Eye Institute (EY10343, EY10343-16S1)
National Institues of Health (NS087990)
National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024999)
National Institute on Aging (AG029795)
National Institutes of Health (P30 EY001792)
Article History
Received: 18 January 2017
Revised: 19 April 2017
Accepted: 26 April 2017
First Online: 18 May 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was supported by National Institutes of Health (Rockville, MD, USA) grants EY10343 and EY10343-16S1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) to Dr. Roth, NS087990 to Dr. Lesniak and to Dr. Balyasnikova, AG029795 for the Medical Student Summer Research Program at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UL1RR024999 to the University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine; the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Chicago (Dr. Poston); Core Grant P30 EY001792 (to the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago); and a Center-Style Grant from the Dean’s Research Advisory Committee of the Division of Biological Sciences of the University of Chicago (Drs. Lesniak and Roth). Jacqueline N. Poston was the recipient of a Medical Student Research Fellowship Award from the American Academy of Neurology (St. Paul, MN, USA) and a student scholarship from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation (Washington, DC, USA). There was no involvement of the funding bodies in the design of the study or in collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data or the writing of the manuscript.
: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Animal Care Committees of the Universities of Chicago and Illinois.