The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Colleges & Universities · California, United States · 46 Employees

The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is a non-profit, independent research institute, affiliated with and located adjacent to the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. A medical center campus is ideal for fostering collaboration between laboratory and clinical scientists with first-hand exposure to real biomedical problems and opportunities. Since its beginnings in 1959, this organization has grown from being a small part of the medical research group at Stanford University's old San Francisco medical facility into a fully independent research institute, world-renowned for the quality of its research on vision, eye diseases, and sensory rehabilitation engineering. When the Stanford Medical School moved to Palo Alto, those members who elected to remain in the City decided to form their own research groups. Dr. Arthur Jampolsky helped form the Eye Research Institute simply by the declaration of its existence. He quickly established one of the first ocular electromyographic laboratories in this country. Soon the Institute was joined by other ophthalmologists and visual scientists interested in research, including the first co-executive director, Dr. Alan B. Scott. It was soon apparent that the Eye Research Institute would need more space and Dr. Jampolsky worked hard to get funding. Among his patients, he had several who were able to donate large sums of money and over the years, he was able to raise tens of millions of dollars for the Institute. In 1963, the Eye Research Institute became known as San Francisco Eye Research Foundation (later the The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute). Three grateful patients composed the charter group, plus the following major contributors to the Foundation: Clement J. (Jack) Smith, William A. (Bill) and Catherine D. (Kitty) Kettlewell. The securing of more research space and buildings was accomplished largely through their efforts. Smith-Kettlewell has always been fortunate in its friends. This small group of ardent supporters, each personally ...Read More

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