Reza Dana

Dana attended the Tehran International School during his early years and graduated summa cum laude from St. Paul's School, New Hampshire.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reza-dana-success-begins-outside-your-comfort-zone_us_59ba8c23e4b02c642e4a1431|title=Reza Dana: Success Begins Outside Your Comfort Zone|author=Memarian, Jahandad|date= September 14, 2017|work=HuffPost|access-date=2020-10-20}} He pursued his baccalaureate degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences, where he was invited to join the Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Dana attended medical school at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and also obtained a master's degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He received his Ophthalmology residency training at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, and clinical cornea and external diseases fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He received advanced fellowship training in Immunology and Uveitis at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear and pursued laboratory research training in Ocular and Transplantation Immunology Laboratory at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School under the mentorship of the late J. Wayne Streilein.{{cite journal|last=Streilein|first=J. Wayne|date=2004-03-01|title=Introducing Reza Dana, the 2003 Recipient of the Cogan Award|journal=Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science|volume=45|issue=3|pages=721|doi=10.1167/iovs.03-0509|issn=1552-5783|doi-access=}}

Dana joined the ophthalmology faculty at the Harvard Medical School as an Instructor in 1995 and has been a faculty member there ever since. In 2006, he was named the director of the Cornea Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and in 2007, he was appointed the Claes H. Dohlman Chair in Ophthalmology and Vice Chairman for Academic Programs.

Dana's research focus is in the area of immuno-inflammatory disorders of the cornea and ocular surface. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and over 150 reviews, and edited several books.{{Cite web|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Dana+R|title=Pubmed Bibliography|last=Dana|first=Reza|website=National Library of Medicine}}{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of the Eye|last=Dana|first=Reza|publisher=Elsevier|year=2010|isbn=978-0-12-374198-1}} His work has been cited more than 53000 times and carries an h-index of 110 as per Google Scholar.{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=g2QebxcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao|title=Google Scholar}} His is widely recognized for (i) identifying, phenotyping and functionally characterizing resident bone marrow-derived antigen-presenting cells (APC) of the cornea,{{Cite journal|last1=Hamrah|first1=Pedram|last2=Huq|first2=Syed O.|last3=Liu|first3=Ying|last4=Zhang|first4=Qiang|last5=Dana|first5=M. Reza|date=2003|title=Corneal immunity is mediated by heterogeneous population of antigen-presenting cells|journal=Journal of Leukocyte Biology|volume=74|issue=2|pages=172–178|doi=10.1189/jlb.1102544|issn=0741-5400|pmid=12885933|s2cid=15964172}} (ii) identifying novel mechanisms of corneal APC trafficking,{{cite journal|last1=Liu|first1=Ying|last2=Hamrah|first2=Pedram|last3=Zhang|first3=Qiang|last4=Taylor|first4=Andrew W.|last5=Dana|first5=M. Reza|date=2002-01-21|title=Draining Lymph Nodes of Corneal Transplant Hosts Exhibit Evidence for Donor Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class II–positive Dendritic Cells Derived from MHC Class II–negative Grafts|journal=The Journal of Experimental Medicine|volume=195|issue=2|pages=259–268|doi=10.1084/jem.20010838|issn=0022-1007|pmc=2193609|pmid=11805152}} (iii) defining novel functional interactions between lymphatic endothelia and APC,{{cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Lu|last2=Hamrah|first2=Pedram|last3=Cursiefen|first3=Claus|last4=Zhang|first4=Qiang|last5=Pytowski|first5=Bronislaw|last6=Streilein|first6=J. Wayne|last7=Dana|first7=M. Reza|date=2004|title=Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 mediates induction of corneal alloimmunity|journal=Nature Medicine|volume=10|issue=8|pages=813–815|doi=10.1038/nm1078|issn=1078-8956|pmid=15235599|s2cid=1449221}} (iv) identifying selective topical cytokine and chemokine targeting to promote transplant survival by suppressing effector T cells,{{cite journal|last1=Huq|first1=Syed|last2=Liu|first2=Ying|last3=Benichou|first3=Gilles|last4=Dana|first4=M. Reza|date=2004-10-01|title=Relevance of the Direct Pathway of Sensitization in Corneal Transplantation Is Dictated by the Graft Bed Microenvironment|journal=The Journal of Immunology|volume=173|issue=7|pages=4464–4469|doi=10.4049/jimmunol.173.7.4464|issn=0022-1767|pmid=15383577|doi-access=}}{{Cite journal|last1=Hattori|first1=Takaaki|last2=Saban|first2=Daniel R.|last3=Emami-naeini|first3=Parisa|last4=Chauhan|first4=Sunil K.|last5=Funaki|first5=Toshinari|last6=Ueno|first6=Hiroki|last7=Dana|first7=Reza|date=2012|title=Donor-derived, tolerogenic dendritic cells suppress immune rejection in the indirect allosensitization-dominant setting of corneal transplantation|journal=Journal of Leukocyte Biology|volume=91|issue=4|pages=621–627|doi=10.1189/jlb.1011500|issn=1938-3673|pmc=3317274|pmid=22291211}}{{cite journal|last1=Dohlman|first1=Thomas|last2=Omoto|first2=Masahiro|last3=Hua|first3=Jing|last4=Stevenson|first4=William|last5=Lee|first5=Sang-Mok|last6=Chauhan|first6=Sunil|last7=Dana|first7=Reza|date=2015|title=VEGF-trap Aflibercept Significantly Improves Long-term Graft Survival in High-risk Corneal Transplantation|url=http://insights.ovid.com/|journal=Transplantation|language=ENGLISH|volume=99|issue=4|pages=678–686|doi=10.1097/TP.0000000000000512|issn=0041-1337|pmid=25606789|s2cid=26944722|doi-access=free}}{{cite journal|last1=Amouzegar|first1=Afsaneh|last2=Chauhan|first2=Sunil K.|last3=Dana|first3=Reza|date=2016-05-15|title=Alloimmunity and Tolerance in Corneal Transplantation|journal=The Journal of Immunology|language=en|volume=196|issue=10|pages=3983–3991|doi=10.4049/jimmunol.1600251|issn=0022-1767|pmid=27183635|pmc=4874505}} (v) defining novel mechanisms employed by the corneal epithelium to maintain angiogenic privilege including the VEGFR-3 sink{{cite journal|last1=Cursiefen|first1=Claus|last2=Chen|first2=Lu|last3=Saint-Geniez|first3=Magali|last4=Hamrah|first4=Pedram|last5=Jin|first5=Yiping|last6=Rashid|first6=Saadia|last7=Pytowski|first7=Bronislaw|last8=Persaud|first8=Kris|last9=Wu|first9=Yan|last10=Streilein|first10=J. Wayne|last11=Dana|first11=Reza|date=2006-07-25|title=Nonvascular VEGF receptor 3 expression by corneal epithelium maintains avascularity and vision|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|volume=103|issue=30|pages=11405–11410|doi=10.1073/pnas.0506112103|issn=0027-8424|pmc=1544098|pmid=16849433|bibcode=2006PNAS..10311405C|doi-access=free}} and PD-L1 mechanisms,{{cite journal|last1=Shen|first1=Linling|last2=Jin|first2=Yiping|last3=Freeman|first3=Gordon J.|last4=Sharpe|first4=Arlene H.|last5=Dana|first5=M. Reza|date=2007-09-15|title=The function of donor versus recipient programmed death-ligand 1 in corneal allograft survival|journal=Journal of Immunology |volume=179|issue=6|pages=3672–3679|doi=10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.3672|issn=0022-1767|pmid=17785803|doi-access=free}} (vi) developing strategies to promote corneal endothelial cell survival in transplantation, including gene therapy.{{cite journal|last1=Fuchsluger|first1=T. A.|last2=Jurkunas|first2=U.|last3=Kazlauskas|first3=A.|last4=Dana|first4=R.|date=2011|title=Anti-apoptotic gene therapy prolongs survival of corneal endothelial cells during storage|journal=Gene Therapy|publication-date=2011|volume=18|issue=8|pages=778–787|doi=10.1038/gt.2011.20|issn=1476-5462|pmc=3587653|pmid=21412281}}{{Cite journal|last1=Fuchsluger|first1=Thomas A.|last2=Jurkunas|first2=Ula|last3=Kazlauskas|first3=Andrius|last4=Dana|first4=Reza|date=2011|title=Corneal endothelial cells are protected from apoptosis by gene therapy|journal=Human Gene Therapy|volume=22|issue=5|pages=549–558|doi=10.1089/hum.2010.079|issn=1557-7422|pmc=3081440|pmid=21158568}} (vi) demonstrating the function of memory Th17 cells in pathogenesis of ocular surface autoimmunity.{{Cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Y. |last2=Chauhan |first2=S. K. |last3=Lee |first3=H. Soo |last4=Saban |first4=D. R. |last5=Dana |first5=R. |date=January 2014 |title=Chronic dry eye disease is principally mediated by effector memory Th17 cells |journal=Mucosal Immunology |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=38–45 |doi=10.1038/mi.2013.20 |issn=1935-3456 |pmc=3732510 |pmid=23571503}}{{Cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Yihe |last2=Chauhan |first2=Sunil K. |last3=Tan |first3=Xuhua |last4=Dana |first4=Reza |date=February 2017 |title=Interleukin-7 and -15 maintain pathogenic memory Th17 cells in autoimmunity |journal=Journal of Autoimmunity |volume=77 |pages=96–103 |doi=10.1016/j.jaut.2016.11.003 |issn=1095-9157 |pmc=5276802 |pmid=27899224}}{{Cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Yihe |last2=Shao |first2=Chunyi |last3=Fan |first3=Nai-Wen |last4=Nakao |first4=Takeshi |last5=Amouzegar |first5=Afsaneh |last6=Chauhan |first6=Sunil K. |last7=Dana |first7=Reza |date=January 2021 |title=The functions of IL-23 and IL-2 on driving autoimmune effector T-helper 17 cells into the memory pool in dry eye disease |journal=Mucosal Immunology |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=177–186 |doi=10.1038/s41385-020-0289-3 |issn=1935-3456 |pmc=7581618 |pmid=32327706}} (vii) evaluating the role of regulatory T cells in corneal graft tolerance.{{Cite journal |last1=Shao |first1=Chunyi |last2=Chen |first2=Yihe |last3=Nakao |first3=Takeshi |last4=Amouzegar |first4=Afsaneh |last5=Yin |first5=Jia |last6=Tahvildari |first6=Maryam |last7=Lužnik |first7=Zala |last8=Chauhan |first8=Sunil K. |last9=Dana |first9=Reza |date=January 2019 |title=Local Delivery of Regulatory T Cells Promotes Corneal Allograft Survival |journal=Transplantation |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=182–190 |doi=10.1097/TP.0000000000002442 |issn=1534-6080 |pmc=6309927 |pmid=30247445}}{{Cite journal |last1=Coco |first1=Giulia |last2=Foulsham |first2=William |last3=Nakao |first3=Takeshi |last4=Yin |first4=Jia |last5=Amouzegar |first5=Afsaneh |last6=Taketani |first6=Yukako |last7=Chauhan |first7=Sunil K. |last8=Dana |first8=Reza |date=February 2020 |title=Regulatory T cells promote corneal endothelial cell survival following transplantation via interleukin-10 |journal=American Journal of Transplantation|volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=389–398 |doi=10.1111/ajt.15631 |issn=1600-6143 |pmc=6984989 |pmid=31587452}}{{Cite journal |last1=Inomata |first1=Takenori |last2=Hua |first2=Jing |last3=Di Zazzo |first3=Antonio |last4=Dana |first4=Reza |date=2016-12-23 |title=Impaired Function of Peripherally Induced Regulatory T Cells in Hosts at High Risk of Graft Rejection |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=39924 |doi=10.1038/srep39924 |pmid=28008995 |pmc=5180229 |bibcode=2016NatSR...639924I |issn=2045-2322}} (viii) insights into the contribution of diabetes to alterations in corneal graft immunity.{{Cite journal |last1=Blanco |first1=Tomás |last2=Musayeva |first2=Aytan |last3=Singh |first3=Rohan Bir |last4=Nakagawa |first4=Hayate |last5=Lee |first5=Seokjoo |last6=Alemi |first6=Hamid |last7=Gonzalez-Nolasco |first7=Bruno |last8=Ortiz |first8=Gustavo |last9=Wang |first9=Shudan |last10=Kahale |first10=Francesca |last11=Dohlman |first11=Thomas H. |last12=Chen |first12=Yihe |last13=Dana |first13=Reza |date=2023-09-01 |title=The impact of donor diabetes on corneal transplant immunity |journal=American Journal of Transplantation |volume=23 |issue=9 |pages=1345–1358 |doi=10.1016/j.ajt.2023.05.027 |pmid=37245642 |pmc=10527508 |issn=1600-6135}} (ix) developing novel biomaterials for therapeutics delivery to the eye.{{Cite journal |last1=Shirzaei Sani |first1=Ehsan |last2=Kheirkhah |first2=Ahmad |last3=Rana |first3=Devyesh |last4=Sun |first4=Zhongmou |last5=Foulsham |first5=William |last6=Sheikhi |first6=Amir |last7=Khademhosseini |first7=Ali |last8=Dana |first8=Reza |last9=Annabi |first9=Nasim |date=2019-03-20 |title=Sutureless repair of corneal injuries using naturally derived bioadhesive hydrogels |journal=Science Advances |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=eaav1281 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.aav1281 |pmc=6426459 |pmid=30906864|bibcode=2019SciA....5.1281S }}{{Cite journal |last1=Jumelle |first1=Clotilde |last2=Yung |first2=Ann |last3=Sani |first3=Ehsan Shirzaei |last4=Taketani |first4=Yukako |last5=Gantin |first5=Fanny |last6=Bourel |first6=Louisa |last7=Wang |first7=Shudan |last8=Yüksel |first8=Erdem |last9=Seneca |first9=Senne |last10=Annabi |first10=Nasim |last11=Dana |first11=Reza |date=2022-01-01 |title=Development and characterization of a hydrogel-based adhesive patch for sealing open-globe injuries |journal=Acta Biomaterialia |volume=137 |pages=53–63 |doi=10.1016/j.actbio.2021.10.021 |pmid=34673229 |pmc=8678346 |issn=1742-7061}}

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• 1981 – National Cum Laude Society
• 1984 – Phi Beta Kappa (Junior Year), Johns Hopkins University
• 1981-85 – Dean's List (every semester), Johns Hopkins University
• 1989 – Henry Strong Dennison Award for Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• 1990 – National Eye Institute/ARVO Travel Fellowship
• 1995 – Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship (Ocular Immunology){{cite web|url=https://www.heed.org/fellows/#d|title=Heed Fellows {{!}}{{!}} The Heed Foundation|website=www.heed.org|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 1996 – Knapp Fellow of the Society of Heed Fellows{{cite web|url=https://www.schepens.harvard.edu/honors-and-distinctions/faculty/honors-and-distinctions.html|title=Honors and Distinctions - Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear|website=www.schepens.harvard.edu|access-date=2019-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110100005/https://masseyeandear.org/research/ophthalmology/serihonors-and-distinctions/faculty/honors-and-distinctions.html|archive-date=2019-11-10|url-status=dead}}
• 1996 – Clinical Scientist Career Award (KO8) from NIH
• 1999 – Research to Prevent Blindness William & Mary Greve Special Scholar{{cite web|url=https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/44787|title=Reza Dana {{!}} Harvard Catalyst Profiles {{!}} Harvard Catalyst|website=connects.catalyst.harvard.edu|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2002 – Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• 2002 – Kronfeld Memorial Lecturer, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
• 2002 – Fry Memorial Lecturer, Wills Eye Hospital Biennial Cornea Conference
• 2003 – Cogan Award, Association for Research In Vision and Ophthalmology
• 2003 – Dohlman Lecturer, Boston Biennial Cornea Conference
• 2004 – Alta Lecturer and visiting professorship, University of California San Francisco
• 2004 – Keynote Address, 28th All-Japan Cornea Conference, Yonago, Japan
• 2005 – Research to Prevent Blindness Physician Scientist-Merit Award
• 2006 – Service Recognition Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• 2007 – Listed, “Best Doctors of America”
• 2007 – Listed, “Best of Boston” Ophthalmologists, Boston Magazine
• 2007 – Listed, “Best Ophthalmologists of America”
• 2008 – Alcon Research Institute Award{{cite web|url=https://www.myalcon.com/professional/alcon-research-development/institute-partnerships/past-grant-recipients|title=Alcon Research Institute Past Grant Recipients {{!}} MyAlcon.com|website=www.myalcon.com|access-date=2019-11-10|archive-date=2019-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110162603/https://www.myalcon.com/professional/alcon-research-development/institute-partnerships/past-grant-recipients|url-status=dead}}
• 2009 – Research to Prevent Blindness Lew R. Wasserman-Merit Award
• 2011 – David Easty Lecturer, Bowman Club, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
• 2011 – Joaquin Barraquer Lecture, Spanish Congress of Ophthalmology{{cite web|url=https://www.everassociation.org/|title=Ever Association|website=www.everassociation.org|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2011 – LSU Chancellor's Award in Neuroscience and Ophthalmology{{cite web|url=https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/neuroscience/2012.aspx|title=LSUHSC School of Medicine|website=www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2012 – Mentoring Award, European Young Investigator Network for Ocular Surface Inflammation
• 2013 – Senior Scientific Investigator Award, Research to Prevent Blindness
• 2013 – Gold Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology{{cite web|url=https://www.arvo.org/awards-grants-and-fellowships/arvo-fellows/2013-arvo-fellows/|title=The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology- 2013 ARVO Fellows|website=www.arvo.org|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2013 – Keynote Speaker, Biennial Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2014 – Thygeson Lecture, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group{{cite web|url=https://eyeomig.org/|title=Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Inc.|website=Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Inc.|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2014 – A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award, Harvard Medical School{{cite web|url=https://mfdp.med.harvard.edu/awards/excellence-mentoring-award/barger-awards|title=A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award Recipients|website=The Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2015 – Kersley Lecture, British Ocular Surface Society, London, England{{cite news|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/reza-dana-md-msc-mph-receives-kersley-medal|title=Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, Receives Kersley Medal|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2015 – Keynote Address & Certificate of Honor, European Association for Vision and Eye Research, Nice, France
• 2016 – Roger Meyer Lecture, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center{{cite web|url=https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/ophthalmology/alumni/roger-f-meyer-lectureship-cornea|title=Roger F. Meyer Lectureship in Cornea {{!}} Ophthalmology {{!}} Michigan Medicine|date=2017-08-28|website=Ophthalmology|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2016 – Elected, Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis{{cite news|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/reza-dana-elected-academia-ophthalmologica-internationalis|title=Reza Dana Elected to Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2016 – Mooney Lecture, Irish College of Ophthalmologists, Republic of Ireland{{cite web|url=https://www.eyedoctors.ie/members/Yearbooks.asp|title=Honorary Lectures + ICO Medal Winners {{!}} Eye Doctors ©2019|website=entertainment.ie|access-date=2019-11-10}}File:Markoff award.jpg, Philadelphia, PA.]]
• 2016 – Endre A. Balazs Prize, International Society for Eye Research{{cite web|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/dr-reza-dana-recieve-2016-endre-balazs-prize|title=Dr. Reza Dana to Receive 2016 Endre A. Balazs Prize|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu|date=2016-04-28|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2017 – Plenary Address, 121st Meeting of Japanese Ophthalmological Society{{Cite web|url=https://convention.jtbcom.co.jp/121jos/en/index.html|title=The 121st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society|website=convention.jtbcom.co.jp|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2017 – Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology{{cite web|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/reza-dana-receives-senior-achievement-award-aao|title=Reza Dana receives Senior Achievement Award from AAO|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2017 – Streilein Lecture, 30th Biennial Cornea Conference{{cite journal|last=Jurkunas|first=Ula|title=30th Biennial Cornea Conference|journal=Grantome|url=https://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R13-EY028423-01}}
• 2018 – Friedenwald Award, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO){{cite news|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/dr-reza-dana-receive-friedenwald-award-association-research-vision-and-ophthalmology|title=Dr. Reza Dana to receive Friedenwald Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu|date=2017-06-02|access-date=2019-11-10}}
• 2018 – Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award{{cite news|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/reza-dana-md-msc-mph-awarded-research-prevent-blindness-stein-innovation-award|title=Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, Awarded Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu|date=2018-06-25|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2019 – Ellis Island Medal of Honor{{cite web|url=http://eihonors.org/medal-of-honor/2019-medalists|title=2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients|website=eihonors.org|access-date=2020-10-20|archive-date=2019-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715102613/http://eihonors.org/medal-of-honor/2019-medalists|url-status=dead}}
• 2020 – Power List 2020 – The Ophthalmologist{{cite web|url=https://theophthalmologist.com/power-list/2020/reza-dana|title=Reza Dana|website=The Ophthalmologist|access-date=2020-10-20}}
• 2021 – Snell Memorial Lecture, University of Rochester
• 2021 – Bowman Club-David Easty Lecture, UK{{Cite web |title=Past meetings |url=https://www.bowmanclub.org.uk/past-meetings |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Bowmans |language=en}}
• 2021 – Susruta Lecture, University of Pittsburgh
• 2022 – Plenary Lecture, San Rafaele Biomedical Center, Milan Italy
• 2023 – Award Medal, Quinze-Vingts-University of Paris
• 2024 – Robert B Nussenblatt MD MPH Memorial Lecture, American Uveitis Society{{Cite web |title=American Uveitis Society - Spring 2024 Meeting |url=https://uveitissociety.org/event-5588348 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=uveitissociety.org}}
• 2024 – Harvard Ophthalmology Distinguished Research Achievement Award{{Cite web |title=Highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion |url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/highlights-2024-annual-meeting-and-alumni-reunion |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=eye.hms.harvard.edu |language=en}}
• 2024 – Robert Eugene Anderson Lectureship, University of Oklahoma Dean McGee Eye Institute{{Cite web |title=Anderson Lectureship at DMEI in OKC |url=https://dmei.org/anderson-lectureship/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=DMEI {{!}} Dean McGee Eye Institute |language=en-US}}
• 2025 – Endre A Balazs Medal for Achievements in Ophthalmology, European Association for Vision and Eye Research
• 2025 – Richard Lindstrom Award, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery{{Cite web |title=Main Stage |url=https://annualmeeting.ascrs.org/programs/ascrs-program/ascrs-main-stage |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=annualmeeting.ascrs.org |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, to Give ASCRS Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture |url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/reza-dana-md-msc-mph-give-ascrs-richard-l-lindstrom-md-lecture |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=eye.hms.harvard.edu |language=en}}
• 2025 – Joseph Markoff PhD MD Endowed Lecturer, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia{{Cite web |title=The 1st Joseph Markoff, PhD, MD Endowed Lecture: Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH - Wills Eye Hospital CME - Continuing Education (CE) |url=https://willseye.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=857 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=willseye.cloud-cme.com}}
• 2025 – Harvard Ophthalmology Lifetime Achievement Award in Mentoring 
• 2025 – Thomas H. Pettit Lecture, UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes Annual Meeting        File:Lindstrom Award 2025.jpg Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.]]

Dana is the Vice Chair for Academic Programs at the Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and a faculty for the Graduate Program in Immunology, Harvard Medical School. He is the recipient of the Harvard Medical School Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award, the top mentoring award bestowed at Harvard Medical School. He has mentored over 150 postdoctoral research fellows from 36 countries, 250 clinical fellows and residents, medical students, and graduate students. He has been the director of the National Institutes of Health-funded Harvard-Vision Clinical Scientist Development Program since 2004.{{cite web|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/rezadana|title=Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH|publisher=Harvard Medical School|access-date=2020-10-20}}

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