It's very exciting, because collaborative projects arise as we discuss what we're looking at and decide what we want to explore further. It was a great experience, and very helpful research for my doctoral thesis. These two top glaucoma laboratories complement each other's expertise very nicely. By exposing students and researchers from both universities to each other's expertise, we are strengthening the ties between these two laboratories and advancing the field of eye research. To continue this beneficial exchange in the future, colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic are working to secure long-term funding for the program.
Plans are to have two faculty members or students from each university visit the other each year.