On June 3, 2023, Dr Grant presented the Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research to UCSD School of Medicine graduating students Tonya Lee & Jennifer Bu.

Both students demonstrated exceptional achievement in their academic careers at UC San Diego. Dr. Bu (left) did her research on mechanisms and treatment of certain hereditary corneal eye diseases. Dr. Lee (right) examined psychosocial aspects of thyroid eye disease. Both doctors Bu and Lee plan to pursue their careers in ophthalmology.