He noted that the plan supported research to better use the human genome to predict health and illnesses, develop methodologies to change those illnesses, and to better comprehend how social determinants affect health.Īlfonso’s responsibilities on the NAEVR/AEVR board will focus on securing new funding from government entities, especially the U.S. “Participating on these boards means not only do we keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s going on but that we are part of what generates that pulse.”Īs part of the advisory board of the NIH/NEI, Alfonso was tasked with assessing Congress’ annual appropriation of between $600 million to $700 million to the NIH/NEI for research and with developing a strategic plan. Glaser Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology, and chair of the department of ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “These very important and influential boards are mapping the blueprint of how vision research and discovery are going to take place,” noted Alfonso, the Kathleen and Stanley J. The NAEVR/AEVR are non-profit advocacy organizations whose missions are to achieve the best eye and vision care for all Americans through advocacy and public education. Eduardo Alfonso, who maintains a range of leadership responsibilities within the University of Miami Health System, recently completed a two-cycle term serving on the advisory board of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Eye Institute (NEI) and has just begun a three-year initial term commitment on the board of directors of the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research and Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR/AEVR).
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