Stephen Tsang
| Stephen H. Tsang | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 曾慶霖 |
| Residence | United States |
| Fields | ophthalmology, genetics |
| Institutions | Columbia University Medical Center |
| Known for | Laszlo Z. Bito Associate Professor of Ophthalmology |
Stephen H. Tsang (Chinese: 曾慶霖; Pinyin: Zeng Qing-Lin), is an ophthalmologist and geneticist. He is Laszlo Z. Bito Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, New York, in the United States. He is also an associate professor of cell biology and pathology.[1]
In 2015 Tsang was among the leaders of a team which discovered a gene mutation that can cause achromatopsia.[1]
Selected Honors and Awards
| Year | Honors & Awards[2] |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Elected to American Ophthalmology Society |
| 2015 | Plenary lecture, Rensselaer Center for Stem Cell Research (RCSCR) Symposium |
| 2015 | Chair, Gene Editing/Rewriting the Genome Symposium, ASHG Annual Meeting |
| 2015 | Dr. Joginder Nath Ophthalmology Lecturer, West Virginia University School of Medicine |
| 2015 | ARVO 2015 Annual Meeting Gene Editing Symposium Invited Speaker in Denver, CO |
| 2015 | Dr. Joginder Nath Ophthalmology Lecturer, West Virginia University School of Medicine |
| 2014 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Visionary Award Recipient and "Banking on a Cure" Honoree |
| 2014 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Biology of the Visual System Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 2013 | Dr. Bradley Straastma Lecturer, Resident Graduation, UCLA |
| 2013 | Dr. Paul Stringer Memorial Lectureship, McMaster University |
| 2013 | ARVO Foundation Carl Camras Award |
| 2013-4 | Best Doctors in America List |
| 2013 | Dr. Bradley Straatsma Lecturer, UCLA |
| 2012 | ARVO/Genentech Translational AMD Research Award |
| 2012 | ARVO/Genentech Translational AMD Research Award |
| 2012 | ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)/Pfizer CarlCamras Translational Research Award |
| 2010 | Keynote Speaker, GTCbio 2nd Annual Ocular Diseases & Drug Discovery conference |
| 2012 | Invited Lecturer, University of Geneva |
| 2009 | Patients' Choice Award for 2008 |
| 2009 | Ad Hoc reviewer for NIH Center for Scientific Review ZRG1 CB-N (58) |
| 2009,13 | "Ophthalmic Genetics" and "Invest Ophthal Vis Sci" editorial boards member |
| 2012-3 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Biology of the Visual System Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 2009 | Member, Macula Society |
| 2008-9 | Listed as one of "America’s Top Ophthalmologists" by Consumers’ Research Council of America |
| 2008 | Teacher Recognition Award, Columbia University |
| 2007 | Charles E. Culpeper Prize |
| 2006 | Dr. Isaac Bekhor Lecturer, Doheny Eye Institute at University of Southern California |
| 2006 | Dr. Isaac Bekhor Lecturer, Doheny Eye Institute at University of Southern California (9/29) |
| 2006 | ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician Scientist Award |
| 2005 | Becker-AUPO-RPB Award |
| 2004 | Dennis W. Jahnigen Award, American Geriatrics Society |
| 2003 | RPB Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology Resident Award |
| 2003 | Nesburn Resident Award |
| 2003 | Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Award in Biomedical Sciences |
| 2000 | RPB-Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO) Resident Award |
| 2000 | Jules Stein Eye Institute Research Award |
| 2001–Present | Fight for Sight/Grant-In-Aid Review Panel Member |
| 1998 | John Lattimer Award in Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University |
| 1998 | Edith McKane Award in Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University |
| 1997 | Travel Grant, European Students’ Conference at the Charité in Berlin |
| 1997 | Dr. Alfred Steiner Award for Best Medical Student Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University |
| 1997 | Best Overall Presentation at Eastern Student Research Forum sponsored by American Medical Association and the University of Miami |
| 1997 | Travel Grant, European Students' Conference at the Charite in Berlin |
| 1997 | Best Overall Presentation at Eastern Student Research Forum sponsored by American Medical Association and the University of Miami |
| 1996 | Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Columbia University |
| 1996 | ACGA Student Award, presented at the ASHG Meeting |
| 1995 | ARVO/National Eye Institute Travel Fellowship Grant |
| 1989-97 | NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences Medical Scientist Training Program: MSTP fellowship PHS Grant #T32GM073667-14 |
| 1989 | Recipient of Student Activities Award, The Johns Hopkins University |
| 1988-9 | Graduate with Departmental Honors |
| 1988-9 | Alpha Epsilon Delta, National Premedical Honor Society, Maryland Alpha (Historian) |
See also
- Carl B. Camras
- Robert MacLaren
- Keith Martin
References
- 1 2 [CUMC press office] (1 June 2015). New Color Blindness Cause Identified Finding Suggests Potential Therapeutic Targets. States News Service. Accessed November 2015. (subscription required)
- ↑ Tsang, Stephen. "Visionary Research: A Glimpse into the Life and Research of Dr. Stephen H. Tsang." Personal interview. 18 Aug. 2015.
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