Researcher To Use $1.2 Million Grant To Study Eye Diseases November 14, 2007 MediLexicon, Nov. 14, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researcher Irina A. Pikuleva has received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute to advance her research on the significance of particular enzymes in retinal function. « Back | The Newsroom »