1.0Department of Ophthalmologyhttps://www.med.unc.edu/ophthLaurie Birdsonghttps://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/author/bazemore/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DhbVAINqOF"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/2025/10/zhang-crf-2025wheelockresearchaward/">Dr. Alice Zhang: 6th Annual Randy Wheelock Research Award Recipient & Leader in Choroideremia Research</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/2025/10/zhang-crf-2025wheelockresearchaward/embed/#?secret=DhbVAINqOF" width="600" height="338" title="“Dr. Alice Zhang: 6th Annual Randy Wheelock Research Award Recipient & Leader in Choroideremia Research” — Department of Ophthalmology" data-secret="DhbVAINqOF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/wp-content/uploads/sites/1268/2025/10/Alice-Zhang-2017-e1769195477920.jpg300300UNC Ophthalmology is pleased to recognize Associate Professor and Residency Program Director Alice Zhang, MD, as the Choroideremia Research Foundation’s 6th Annual Randy Wheelock Research Award recipient. The yearly Wheelock Research Award honors exceptional emerging clinical and basic ophthalmic researchers who are initiating or furthering their investigative focus on choroideremia (CHM). This lesser-known, rare X-linked … Read more