Michael F. Chiang, MD

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Dec 20, 2021

In Blade Runner, “seeking answers was all about looking at the eyes”. At @NatEyeInstitute, we totally agree. If you’re interested in #vision, #research, grant funding, #Ophthalmology, or #Optometry: follow this feed. (I’ll also post about #informatics and #DataScience.) (1/3)

NEIDirector's tweet image. In Blade Runner, “seeking answers was all about looking at the eyes”.

At @NatEyeInstitute, we totally agree.

If you’re interested in #vision, #research, grant funding, #Ophthalmology, or #Optometry: follow this feed.

(I’ll also post about #informatics and #DataScience.)
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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 18

Next-generation phenotyping of inherited retinal diseases: Eye2Gene (AI-driven algorithm). Better-than-expert accuracy for 63 common genetic causes. @ucl @npontikos @GeoMichalis @MaximilianPfau3 @sktywagner @riksag @KonBalaskas #NIH @NatMachIntell: brnw.ch/21wUfkJ

NEIDirector's tweet image. Next-generation phenotyping of inherited retinal diseases: Eye2Gene (AI-driven algorithm). Better-than-expert accuracy for 63 common genetic causes.

@ucl @npontikos @GeoMichalis @MaximilianPfau3 @sktywagner @riksag @KonBalaskas #NIH

@NatMachIntell: brnw.ch/21wUfkJ

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 25

One giant step forward for single-cell RNA sequencing: SCassist, an AI-based workflow assistant. NatEyeInstitute @rcaspi @IRPatNIH #NIHfunded @BioinfoAdv paper: brnw.ch/21wUq7f The SCassist package + tutorials on @github: brnw.ch/21wUq7g

NEIDirector's tweet image. One giant step forward for single-cell RNA sequencing: SCassist, an AI-based workflow assistant.

NatEyeInstitute @rcaspi @IRPatNIH #NIHfunded

@BioinfoAdv paper: brnw.ch/21wUq7f

The SCassist package + tutorials on @github: brnw.ch/21wUq7g

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 24

Far from being hardwired at the start, the brain’s visual system gets fine-tuned by what babies see. And the rewiring to build binocular vision far more extensive than we thought. @SurLabMIT @MIT @KTsimring @NatureComms paper: brnw.ch/21wUof7

NEIDirector's tweet image. Far from being hardwired at the start, the brain’s visual system gets fine-tuned by what babies see. And the rewiring to build binocular vision far more extensive than we thought.

@SurLabMIT @MIT @KTsimring

@NatureComms paper: brnw.ch/21wUof7

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 23

Newborn vision is blurry, which helps tune brain cells for low-color and low spatial frequencies. As vision improves, other cells get tuned for fine detail & rich color. @MIT @MarinVogelsang @VogelsangLukas @PipaGordon @mitbrainandcog #NIH @CommsBio: brnw.ch/21wUmpw

NEIDirector's tweet image. Newborn vision is blurry, which helps tune brain cells for low-color and low spatial frequencies. As vision improves, other cells get tuned for fine detail &amp; rich color.

@MIT @MarinVogelsang @VogelsangLukas @PipaGordon @mitbrainandcog #NIH

@CommsBio: brnw.ch/21wUmpw

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 22

Option in settings lacking OCT: AI-driven prediction of primary open-angle glaucoma from retinal nerve fiber layer thickness from optic disc photographs. @BascomPalmerEye @WashUDeptMed #AIOphthalmology #NIHfunded @JAMAOphth paper: brnw.ch/21wUkCV

NEIDirector's tweet image. Option in settings lacking OCT:

AI-driven prediction of primary open-angle glaucoma from retinal nerve fiber layer thickness from optic disc photographs.

@BascomPalmerEye @WashUDeptMed #AIOphthalmology #NIHfunded

@JAMAOphth paper: brnw.ch/21wUkCV

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 21

On the 10th anniversary of the @NIH BRAIN Initiative: Insights on culture change brought by multidisciplinary, team-science approaches and a new landscape of discovery in systems and computational neuroscience. @NINDSdirector @eLife preprint: brnw.ch/21wUiDM

NEIDirector's tweet image. On the 10th anniversary of the @NIH BRAIN Initiative:

Insights on culture change brought by multidisciplinary, team-science approaches and a new landscape of discovery in systems and computational neuroscience.

@NINDSdirector

@eLife preprint: brnw.ch/21wUiDM

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 17

Meet the ‘hemifusome’: A newly discovered vesicular organelle complex with a unique membrane topology. Could it play a role in protein and lipid sorting, recycling, and intraluminal vesicle formation? @IRPatNIH @BecharaKachar @NatureComms paper: brnw.ch/21wUdrP

NEIDirector's tweet image. Meet the ‘hemifusome’:

A newly discovered vesicular organelle complex with a unique membrane topology. Could it play a role in protein and lipid sorting, recycling, and intraluminal vesicle formation?

@IRPatNIH @BecharaKachar

@NatureComms paper: brnw.ch/21wUdrP

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 16

Funding opportunity: Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research Award 2025 applications due: 9/29/25 @NIHFunding @NIH Details: brnw.ch/21wUbON

NEIDirector's tweet image. Funding opportunity: Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research Award

2025 applications due: 9/29/25
@NIHFunding @NIH

Details: brnw.ch/21wUbON

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 15

Funding opportunity: Exploratory and early-stage projects focusing on undruggable target classes. @NIHFunding @NIH @ncats_nih_gov 2025 applications due: 10/17 Details: brnw.ch/21wUa7G

NEIDirector's tweet image. Funding opportunity: Exploratory and early-stage projects focusing on undruggable target classes.

@NIHFunding @NIH @ncats_nih_gov

2025 applications due: 10/17

Details: brnw.ch/21wUa7G

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 14

An #NIH Blueprint MedTech funding opportunity: advance medical devices to prevent, monitor, diagnose and treat disorders within the @NIH mission. 2025 applications due 9/29/25 @NIHFunding @NIH @NIH_NINDS Details: brnw.ch/21wU7VL brnw.ch/21wU7VK

NEIDirector's tweet image. An #NIH Blueprint MedTech funding opportunity: advance medical devices to prevent, monitor, diagnose and treat disorders within the @NIH mission.
2025 applications due 9/29/25
@NIHFunding @NIH @NIH_NINDS

Details: brnw.ch/21wU7VL
brnw.ch/21wU7VK

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 11

Award opportunities via the @NIH_CommonFund 1/3 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, applications due 9/9/25 Details: brnw.ch/21wU4Rt brnw.ch/21wU4Rs

NEIDirector's tweet image. Award opportunities via the @NIH_CommonFund

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NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, applications due 9/9/25
Details:
brnw.ch/21wU4Rt

brnw.ch/21wU4Rs

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 11

2/3 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, applications due 8/19/25 Supports early-stage investigators who propose bold and highly innovative research ideas with the potential for broad impact. Details: brnw.ch/21wU4Rq brnw.ch/21wU4Rp

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NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, applications due 8/19/25
Supports early-stage investigators who propose bold and highly innovative research ideas with the potential for broad impact.

Details: brnw.ch/21wU4Rq
brnw.ch/21wU4Rp

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 11

3/3 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, applications due 9/3/25 Supports individuals or teams proposing remarkably innovative projects with the potential to create or overturn fundamental paradigms. Details: brnw.ch/21wU4Rl brnw.ch/21wU4Rm

NEIDirector's tweet image. 3/3
NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, applications due 9/3/25
Supports individuals or teams proposing remarkably innovative projects with the potential to create or overturn fundamental paradigms.
Details: brnw.ch/21wU4Rl
brnw.ch/21wU4Rm

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 10

Nice work in mice and humans demonstrating that apolipoprotein M may attenuate age-related macular degeneration. #NIHfunded @washumedicine @Certimlee @aptelab @WashUMedDOVS @NatureComms paper: brnw.ch/21wU2ZA

NEIDirector's tweet image. Nice work in mice and humans demonstrating that apolipoprotein M may attenuate age-related macular degeneration.

#NIHfunded @washumedicine @Certimlee @aptelab @WashUMedDOVS
@NatureComms paper: brnw.ch/21wU2ZA

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 9

The new Disney Pixar movie Elio has the main character sporting an eye patch. This seems like a good time to spread the word about amblyopia, the treatment for it, and #NIHfunded research on brain-based causes of vision loss. brnw.ch/21wU0DC

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 8

Based on 2500 people from the Health, Aging and Body Composition study: Visual impairment and poor mobility independently predicted mortality risk. #NIHfunded @WakeForest @agingup @AmerGeriatrics paper: brnw.ch/21wTZbY

NEIDirector's tweet image. Based on 2500 people from the Health, Aging and Body Composition study:

Visual impairment and poor mobility independently predicted mortality risk.
#NIHfunded @WakeForest @agingup

@AmerGeriatrics paper: brnw.ch/21wTZbY

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 7

Interesting review on approved AI-based ophthalmic imaging devices in the UK, US, and Australia. AI tools must be held to the same evidence standards as tests or drugs. @Moorfields @ArielYHOng @EliotDow @pearsekeane @Denniston_Ophth @Nature article: brnw.ch/21wTXzX

NEIDirector's tweet image. Interesting review on approved AI-based ophthalmic imaging devices in the UK, US, and Australia. AI tools must be held to the same evidence standards as tests or drugs.

@Moorfields @ArielYHOng @EliotDow @pearsekeane @Denniston_Ophth
@Nature article: brnw.ch/21wTXzX

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 4

Great piece on oculomics: Application of AI to deliver healthcare from the eye. @SallyLiuBaxter @n_weinreb @aaronylee @ShileyEye @UCSanDiego @NatEyeInstitute @JAMAOphth: brnw.ch/21wTUdG

NEIDirector's tweet image. Great piece on oculomics: Application of AI to deliver healthcare from the eye.

@SallyLiuBaxter @n_weinreb @aaronylee @ShileyEye @UCSanDiego @NatEyeInstitute

@JAMAOphth: brnw.ch/21wTUdG

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 3

From 5000+ participants in the @NIH @AllofUsResearch: U-shaped relationship between HDL and AMD risk, such that both high and low HDL are significantly associated with increased AMD risk. @jimmyschen @SallyLiuBaxter @EskoJeff @aao_ophth paper: brnw.ch/21wTSd7

NEIDirector's tweet image. From 5000+ participants in the @NIH @AllofUsResearch:

U-shaped relationship between HDL and AMD risk, such that both high and low HDL are significantly associated with increased AMD risk. @jimmyschen @SallyLiuBaxter @EskoJeff

@aao_ophth paper: brnw.ch/21wTSd7

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Michael F. Chiang, MD@NEIDirector · Jul 2

A novel device (i-Onion) evaluates tear secretory response. Study shows tear reserve volume was preserved in glaucoma and cataract, despite decreased basal tear volume with age and disease @BascomPalmerEye The ECLA Journal: brnw.ch/21wTQcx

NEIDirector's tweet image. A novel device (i-Onion) evaluates tear secretory response.

Study shows tear reserve volume was preserved in glaucoma and cataract, despite decreased basal tear volume with age and disease

@BascomPalmerEye

The ECLA Journal: brnw.ch/21wTQcx

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