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These fellowships will provide research funds to support students who wish to acquire training in a cross-disciplinary lab to promote their ability to perform translational research and compete for research funding as their career matures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>If you know of any VSS or ARVO Members-in-Training who may be interested in translational research, please encourage them to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#403F42'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>To learn more about the requirements for eligibility and the general application guidelines, please visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SmPqUl-jT0AK3h9h21SQ_pC44TLKdcPXpgYg41JZiR_t0gsmYTlxHURQLnFuJE9NK7P6h3bgE34GNgk6livJFLWBA17n1w6_AYBaYgWPfDioKsy4OMAxgfzIgsdkqDAxIZhaxwpykwb9DJBjaKigwWOs2sUtQse6Lbdh7SbEBJ9sYgOLbEK8u6rQcN3q25JQimNoVWOe88k25VhwT339e0Urj-vyJOpXF8YmSzqSHOzq4tQ4lpdGci-sl_Z1vJ671l7BFTBuuMt7X2_ZjNfWUw==&c=UlF6S2TaAau905GLpFbCimhyjXi8ACdFH85piHtUDwV9TRSJiZ77Jg==&ch=_9NhThJaiMOHg6IrfavjbauoX2uSUxs6p3fao4R-dW4d4MtuOlneYw==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#366A91'>2018 ARVO/VSS Research Fellowship</span></a>. 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