1999 Medical College of Wisconsin, Beckman Award for Excellence in Teaching 2000 Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduate School, Mentor of the Year Award 2003 Medical College of Wisconsin Society of Teaching Scholars 2003 Alcon Research Institute Award for Research Excellence 2007 Research to Prevent Blindness, Senior Scientific Investigator Award 2006-present RD & Linda Peters Professor in Ophthalmology 2009-present Bishop Professorship, University of Washington 2008 Australian Broadcast Company documentary titled "Cracking the Colour Code" featured the work from the last funding period of this grant 2009 Time Magazine’s #3 top scientific discovery of the year