HONORS & AWARDS

Honor and Awards 

1985-present   Tri Beta: Honorary Biological Society 

1985-1986       Gettysburg College, Departmental Honors in Biology

1985-1986       Gettysburg College, Senior Scholar’s Seminar          

1988                Pennsylvania State University Medical Center at Hershey,

                        Graduate Student Research Forum, Short oral presentation, First Place

1995                Finalist for the American Diabetes Association of MA Baladimos Award 

1998                ARVO/Retina Research Foundation Travel Fellowship Grant 

2004                Jules Francois Prize for Young Investigator in Ophthalmology

                        Ophthalmologia Belgica 2004, in Brussels

2007                The Hinkle Society Mid-Career Translational Research Award

                        Penn State College of Medicine

2009                Most Inspirational Teacher Award for 2008 Graduate Education

2011                Jules and Doris Stein Professorship: Research to Prevent Blindness

2019                Roger W. Kittendorf Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Patents

1. PSU Invention Disclosure Number 2008-3411, “Rabbit Anti-pS490-Occludin Antibody,” Inventors D.A. Antonetti, J.M. Sundstrom

2. US Patent 7585865, “Protein Kinase C Zeta Inhibition to Treat Vascular Permeability” Inventors, D.A. Antonetti et al.

3. US Patent 08211893B2, “Protein Kinase C Zeta Inhibition to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy” Inventors, D.A. Antonetti et al.

4. US Patent 8,889, 672 B2, “Compounds, Formulations, and Methods of Protein Kinase C Inhibition” inventors, D.A. Antonetti et al.

5. Protein Kinase C Inhibition to Extend Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment for Ischemic Disease. D.A. Antonetti and D. Lawrence