Lawson Scientist and Her Lab Recognized with Canadian Research Awards of Excellence
Dr. Cindy Hutnik and her team were honored to recently receive a number of national research awards from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and the Canadian Glaucoma Society. A diversity of translational and clinical research projects all aimed at innovative approaches to understand and improve patient care were presented.
Dr. Hutnik is a professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology at Western University. Her laboratory is in the Lawson Health Research Institute and her clinical practice is at the Ivey Eye Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Center. The following are a list of the projects, award topics and awardees.
Canadian Glaucoma Society Drance Award - 2020
Student recipient: James J Armstrong
Development of an injectible, space-filling thermosensitive hydrogel as a Subconjunctival bleb scaffold and sustained release drug depot.
First Prize Poster Award of Excellence in Ophthalmic Research - 2020
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Principal Investigator: CML Hutnik
Student recipient: Angela (An Qi) Chang, 4th year honours thesis
Lacritin peptide (N-94) conjugated solid silica nanoparticles as a Novel drug delivery system for dry eye disease
Second Prize Poster Award of Excellence in Ophthalmic Research - 2020
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Principal Investigator: CML Hutnik
Student recipient: Matthew Fung, MD candidate
Validation of a Bioartificial Tenon’s Capsule Model for High Throughput novel drug testing
Canadian Glaucoma Society Best Glaucoma Paper—First Author - 2020
Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus argon laser trabeculoplasty in glaucoma patients treated previously with 360 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty: A randomized, single-blind, equivalence clinical trial.
Hutnik, CML, Crichton, A, Nicolela M, Shuba, L, Birt, C, Sogbesan E, Damji, KF, Dorey, M, Saheb H, Klar N, Guo, H, Hodge, W. Ophthalmology 2019;126(2):223-232. Canadian Glaucoma Society
Canadian Glaucoma Society Best Glaucoma Paper—Senior Author - 2020
Student recipient: Carter Lim
Effect of 6-week washout period on intraocular pressure following chronic Prostaglandin analogue treatment: a randomized controlled trial. Can J Ophthalmology 2020;55(2):143-151. Canadian Glaucoma Society
Canadian Glaucoma Society Best Glaucoma Paper—Senior Author - 2020
Student recipient: Nikole Tellios
Mechanical stretch upregulates connexin43 in human trabecular meshwork cells. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019;47(6):787-794. Canadian Glaucoma Society
