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Professor Receives Support for Major Research Project
Renovations on a Dynamic New Lab Are Completed
T h e f i r s t t wo p h a s e s
of a
three-phase,
$1.86 million renovation
and upgrade have been completed on
the research laboratories and facilities
on the 16th and 17th floors of the
College’s building,
a project that will
vastly improve the facilities and space
needs. Perhaps most exciting, however, is
the new shared confocal and multi-photon
microscope facility that will allow even
more collaborative research Phase II
of the project consisted of renovations
and an expansion of existing research
facilities and faculty offices.
D r . A l e x a n d r a B e n a v e n t e - P e r e z ,
assistant clinical professor at the College
and an investigator in the Clinical Vision Research Center,
was awarded a $1.6 million,
five-year research grant supported by funding from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care,
Inc. (JJVCI).
Dr. Benavente-Perez is doing experimental research on contact lens designs
for myopia control.
“We are very excited to be collaborating with SUNY on this project,” said Dr. Noel
Brennan, emerging technologies platform lead for myopia control at JJVCI. “This research
group is held in the highest esteem and we look forward to seeing this research contribute
to our history of groundbreaking new products.”
Dr. Troilo, who will oversee and consult on the project, adds that “SUNY Optometry
is pleased to be partnering with JJVCI on this important project. We are happy to be
a part of their concerted efforts to reduce myopia and control its progression around
the world.”
available for research activities at SUNY.
Phase I included a conversion of a
1,500-square-foot laboratory space into
two labs featuring easily adaptable lab
furniture systems and utility connections
that allow for floor plan revisions to be
adjusted based on specific research
