The University of Florida Department of Ophthalmology in Jacksonville received the Site of the Month Award by the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network in October.
Kakarla Chalam, M.D., Ph.D., the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville assistant dean for veterans affairs affiliations and chair of the department of Ophthalmology, received recognition along with his team of nine UF faculty physicians and staff.
The DRCR.net supports the identification, design and implementation of multicenter clinical research initiatives focused on diabetes-induced retinal disorders. The organization includes about 200 participating sites throughout the U.S. and is funded by the National Eye Institute.