The Distinguished Seminar Series is an invited lectureship where renowned researchers
and clinicians spend 1-2 days discussing new research ideas with VDI faculty, staff
and trainees. The visit culminates with the presentation of cutting edge research
related to normal visual function and/or visual 
diseases. The VDI is honored to present these distinguished speakers to the GRU community.
The seminar series is held in the CB Building room CB1801 on the Augusta University Health Sciences Campus from 12:00-1:00 p.m. with light refreshments are provided at 11:45 p.m. No registration is needed and all are welcome to attend. If you have questions, please feel free to call 706-721-1150.
2020
February 18th, 2020, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Melinda K. Duncan, Ph.D., FARVO Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Director, Education and Professional Development Delaware INBRE Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Discovery of Chemical Probes and Therapeutic Leads University of Delaware, N |
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April 21st, 2020, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Allen Beck, M.D. Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology Director of the Emory Eye Center William and Clara Redmond Professor of Ophthalmology Emory University School of Medicine |
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May 19th, 2020, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Louis R. Pasquale, M.D., FARVO Professor of Ophthalmology Site Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Mt. Sinai Hospital Deputy Chair, Ophthalmology Research Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Director, Mt. Sinai / NYEE Eye and Vision Research Institute |
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June 16th, 2020, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Anat (Resnik) Galor, M.D., MSPH Associate Professor, Ophthalmology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL |
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July 21st, 2020, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Goldis Malek, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology Duke University Albert Eye Research Institute Durham, North Carolina |
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August 18th, 2020, Tuesday12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Scott W. Cousins, M.D. Duke University School of Medicine Professor of Ophthalmology Robert Machemer, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology Vice-chair, Research, Department of Ophthalmology Professor in the Department of Immunology Durham, NC |
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October 20th, 2020, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Brian C. Samuels, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Director of the Glaucoma Division Dennis Endowed Professor in Glaucoma Research Chief of Staff of the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL |
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November 17th, 2020, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Deborah Ferrington, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics Elaine and Robert Larson Endowed Vision Research Chair University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
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2019
February 19th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | The role of Inositol phosphatases in eye development and disease |
| Yang Sun, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA |
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April 16th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Retinal Implants |
| Joseph F. Rizzo III, M.D. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School David Glendenning Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology Neuro-Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology Massachusetts Eye and Ear |
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May 21st, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Regulation of TLR4 and HMGB1 in the diabetic retina |
| Jena Steinle, Ph.D. Professor, School of Medicine Wayne State University |
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July 16th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Understanding Keratoconus: Latest Discoveries |
| Dimitrios Karamichos, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology W. Stanley Muenzler Professor in Corneal Disease Dean McGee Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
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August 20th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Cholesterol-Related Pathways in Retinal Structure and Function |
| Irina Pikuleva, Ph.D. Professor and Vice Chair for Research Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Director, the Visual Sciences Research Center Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology Case Western Reserve University |
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September 17th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Blood Retinal Barrier Disruption in Diabetic Retinopathy: Does Insulin Play a Role? |
| Bela Anand-Apte, MBBS, Ph.D. Professor and Interim Chair Department of Ophthalmic Research Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio |
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October 15th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Immune response to injury and dysgenesis in the avascular lens |
| A. Sue Menko, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Pennsylvania University Professor & Vice Chair, Anatomy |
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November 19th, 2019, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | The ever Clearer role of Crystallin proteins in Neuroprotection |
| Patrice E. Fort, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Molecular and Integrative Physiology Cellular/Molecular Biology; Neuroscience graduate program Kellogg Eye Center |
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2018
There are no posted Vision Discovery Institute Seminar Series meetings for the winter
quarter.
April 17th, 2018, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Ashok Kumar, Ph.D. Wayne State University |
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May 15th, 2018, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| May Griffith, Ph.D., MBA Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology Caroline Durand Foundation Research Chair/Cellular Therapy University of Montreal |
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June 19th, 2018, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Jena Steinle, Ph.D. Wayne State University Professor, School of Medicine |
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July 17th, 2018, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Maria A. Bartolomeo Grant, M.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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August 21st, 2018, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Rachel W. Kuchtey, M.D., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
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October 16th, 2018, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Amani Fawzi, M.D. Cyrus Tang and Lee Jampol Professor of Ophthalmology Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University |
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November 13th, 2018, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | |
| Wenbo Zhang, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
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2017
February 21st, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-1400 | “Complement-Activation and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Mechanisms, Treatments and Diagnostics |
| Baerbel Rohrer, Ph.D. Stanley H. and Theodora L. Feldberg Chair in Ophthalmology Endowed Chair, Gene & Pharmaceutical Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Disease Professor, Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Charle |
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April 18th, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-1400 | Transcriptomics and Genomics in Health and Disease of the aging human retina |
| Margaret M. DeAngelis, Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Moran Eye Center University of Utah School of Medicine |
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May 16th, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-1400 | Activation of PPARalpha, a new strategy for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy |
| Jian-xing (Jay) Ma, M.D., Ph.D. Laureate Professor and Chairman Department of Physiology The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
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June 20th, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-1400 | "Retinal progenitor cells for treatment of retinitis pigmentosa" |
| Henry Klassen, M.D., Ph.D. The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA |
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July 18th, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-1400 | Mouse Models of Brain and Eye Pressure: Implications for Glaucoma and Other Optic Neuropathies |
| Benjamin J. Frankfort, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience Co-Director, Medical Scientist Training Program Member, Center for Space Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX |
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August 15th, 2017, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Cytomegalovirus: The forgotten herpes virus with sight-threatening abilities |
| Richard D. Dix, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biology Viral Immunology Center Ocular Virology & Immunology Laboratory Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia |
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September 19th, 2017, Tuesday 12:00 PM
| CB 1801 | "Circadian Organization of the Mammalian Retina" |
| Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Morehouse School of Medicine Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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October 17th, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | Protective axis of the renin-angiotensin-system and microbiota- emerging targets for therapy of retinal diseases |
| Qiuhong Li, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology Research College of Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
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November 14th, 2017, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | The retinal pigmented epithelium in health and disease |
| John M. Nickerson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Ophthalmology Emory University |
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2016
There are no posted Vision Discovery Institute Seminar Series meetings for the winter
quarter.
April 19th, 2016, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "IL-6: Two Sides of the Same Coin" |
| Rebecca M. Sappington, Ph.D. Vanderbilt |
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July 19th, 2016, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Cytochrome P450 eicosanoids regulate choroidal neovascularization in a mouse model of AMD |
| Kip M Connor Ph.D. Department of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Angiogenesis Laboratory |
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August 16th, 2016, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Cholesterol and the Retina: Twists and Turns of Biology and Pathobiology |
| Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, FARVO UB Distinguished Professor Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of Ophthalmology Vice-Chairman and Director of Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Ira G. Ross Eye Institute Vision Research Center Professor, Department of Biochemistry and |
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October 18th, 2016, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Microbiome and oral health relationship to glaucoma" |
| John Danias M.D., Ph.D. Glaucoma Specialist and Director of Research SUNY |
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November 15th, 2016, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-1400 | Glaucoma genetics: new insights into a complex disease |
| Janey L. Wiggs, M.D. Ph.D. Paul Austin Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary |
2015
January 20th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Delta opioid receptors Agonists: Potential candidates for glaucoma therapy " |
| Shahid Husain, Ph.D. MUSC Department of Ophthalmology |
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February 17th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | “What have we learned from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and AREDS2,
beyond Nutrition and Age-related Macular Degeneration? |
| Emily Chew MD National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health |
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April 21st, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Mitochondria abnormalities in Neuro-Ophthalmologic Disease |
| Khaled Abu-Amero, Ph.D. Associate Professor King Abdulaziz University Hospital Saudi Arabia Head of Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine Saudi Arabia |
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May 19th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Retinal Degeneration" |
| Jonathan H. Lin, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Pathology and Ophthalmology University of California San Diego VA San Diego Healthcare System La Jolla, CA |
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June 16th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Targeting conventional outflow: the next generation of glaucoma drugs |
| W. Daniel Stamer, Ph.D. Joseph A. C. Wadsworth Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Biomedical Engineering Duke University |
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July 21st, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Applying perceptual learning to produce broad-based benefits to vision |
| Aaron Seitz, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology Director of UCR Brain Game Center University of California, Riverside |
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July 28th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Investigating Novel Mechanisms of RPE and Photoreceptor Cell Death" |
| Katayoon Baradaran Ebrahimi, M.D. Research Associate/Wilmer Eye Institute, Retina Division The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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August 18th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Molecular Imaging of Retinal Disease |
| Ashwath Jayagopal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
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September 15th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Microglia in Retinal Physiology, Aging, and Disease |
| Wai T. Wong MD PhD Investigator Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health |
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October 20th, 2015, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Redundancy and complementarity in cell death, neuroprotection and regeneration. Necrosis the regulated sibling of apoptosis" |
| Demetrios G. Vavvas M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Co-Director Ocular Regenerative Medical Institute Principal Investigator Angiogenesis Laboratory J. W. Miller Scholar in Retina Research Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary and Mass General Hospital |
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2014
January 29th, 2014, Wednesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Evolution of Ocular Surgical Pharmacology: Reviewing the Past and Looking to the Future" |
| Henry F. Edelhauser, PhD Ferst Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Ophthalmic Research at Emory University |
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March 18th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC 140 | Metabolic Stress and the Unfolded Protein Response in Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Sarah Xin Zhang M.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Neuroscience School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Ira G. Ross Eye Institute University at Buffalo The State University of New York |
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April 15th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| CB 1801 | "Neuroimmune and Neurovascular Communication; Implications for Retinal Angiogenesis" |
| Mike Sapieha PhD Canada Research Chair in Retinal Cell Biology Assistant Professor Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal Adjunct Professor Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University |
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May 20th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC 140 | "Photoreceptors, leukocytes, light, and the development of diabetic retinopathy" |
| Timothy S. Kern, PhD Professor of Medicine Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology Case Western Reserve University |
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June 17th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC 140 | "Using OCT Imaging to Change Ophthalmic Clinical Care and Surgery" |
| Cynthia Toth M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering Duke Eye Center, Durham North Carolina |
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July 15th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Glaucoma Proteomics and Biomarker Discovery |
| Dr. John Crabb Cleveland Clinic Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Cleveland, OH |
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October 14th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC 140 | "Validation of the p75 receptor as a disease modifying target: inhibitors are effective therapeutics in models of neurodegeneration and vascular disorders by reducing pro-inflammatory pathways" |
| Dr. H. Uri Saragovi Professor, McGill University Lady Davis Institute-Jewish General Hospital Montreal, Quebec - CANADA |
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November 11th, 2014, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| EC 2210 | "Role of Nrf2 in vascular sprouting and angiogenesis" |
| Elia J. Duh, M.D. Johns Hopkins University |
2013
January 15th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Nuts and Bolts of Intraocular Tumors" |
| Carol Shields, MD Co-Director, Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Consultant, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Wills Eye Institute |
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February 19th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Microfibrils in Glaucoma Pathogenesis" |
| Rachel Wang Kuchtey, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology And Visual Sciences Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Eye Institute |
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April 16th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Targeting Tight Junctions to Control Vascular Permeability" |
| David Antonetti, Ph.D. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Molecular & Integrative Physiology University of Michigan Medical School Kellogg Eye Center |
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April 17th, 2013, Wednesday 4:00 PM
| BC-130 | Risk Factors for Human Glaucoma Identified in Mouse Models |
| Eldon E. Geisert, Jr., Ph.D. Professor Department of Ophthalmology Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Director Vision Science Research Center The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Hamilton Eye Institute Memphis, TN |
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May 21st, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-130 | "The IL-1 Family and Its Potential Role in Diabetic Retinopathy" |
| Susanne Mohr, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physiology Department of Physiology Michigan State University |
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August 20th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | "Diabetic Macular Edema: Current Understanding and Future Therapeutic Targets." |
| Arup Das, M.D., Ph.D. Chief of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology & Physiology Vice Chairman of Research, Department of Surgery Director of Retina & Vitreous Service |
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September 17th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Structural and Cellular Changes in Vascular Abnormalities of Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Roy Sayon PhD Professor of Medicine and Ophthalmology Boston University School of Medicine |
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October 7th, 2013, Monday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Drug Delivery for Dry AMD: The Future is Now |
| Karl Csaky M.D. T. Boone Pickens Senior Scientist Head, Harrington Molecular Laboratory Retina Foundation of the Southwest |
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October 15th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | From Vitrectomy to the Restoration of Accommodation in Presbyopes |
| Jean-Marie Parel, PhD Henri and Flore Lesieur Chair in Ophthalmology Director Ophthalmic Biophysics Center Bascom Palmer Eye Institute |
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November 12th, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Chemical Injury to the Retina and the Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| Paul Edwards M.D. The McCole Chair Department of Ophthalmology & Eye Care Services Henry Ford Health System |
2012
January 17th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Ischemia Reperfusion Injury as a Model of Neurodegenerative, Inflammatory and Vascular Disease in the Retina |
| Steven Abcouwer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI |
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February 12th, 2012, Sunday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Developing Therapy for Atrophic AMD in a Mouse Model |
| Alfred Lewin, Ph.D., Professor, University of Florida, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Gainesville, FL |
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April 17th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Role and Regulation of VEGF in the Adult |
| Patricia D'Amore Ph.D., FARVO, MBA Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
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May 15th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | The Multi-faceted role of AlphaB Crystallin in Retinal Physiology and Disease |
| David Hinton, M.D., FARVO Professor, Pathology, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
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June 19th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Nanotechnology for Drug and Gene Delivery |
| Uday Kompella, Ph.D., FARVO Research Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO |
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July 17th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Mechanisms to Reduce Choroidal Endothelial Cell Migration Across the Retinal Pigment Epithelium as Strategies to Treat Neovascular AMD |
| Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, M.D. Professor, Retina Service, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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August 21st, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Compacted DNA nanotechnology for ocular delivery and mechanism of retinal degeneration in mouse models |
| Muna Naash, Ph.D., FARVO Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Cell Biology, Oklahoma City, OK |
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September 18th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Diabetic Retinopathy - At the Crossroads of Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia |
| Julia Busik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
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October 16th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Lymphatic Vessel Induction by HSV-1 in the Cornea |
| Daniel Carr, Ph.D. McCool Professor of Ophthalmology, PHF Presidential Professor, Assistant Dean, Office of Post Doctoral Affairs, University of Oklahoma Health Services Center, Oklahoma City, OK |
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November 13th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Congential Stationary Night Blindness: New Genes, Mouse Models and Clinical Implications |
| Neal Peachey, Ph.D., FARVO Professor, Ophthalmic Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio |
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December 11th, 2012, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing: New Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutics to Treat An Old Problem |
| Bennie H. Jeng, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Co-Director, UCSF Cornea Service, Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco General Hospital, Director, Proctor/UCSF Cornea Fellowship Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, |
2011
January 18th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Neuroinflammation in Glaucoma |
| Stuart J. McKinnon, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurobiology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
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March 15th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Using the Mouse as a Model Organism for Studying Neural Stem Cell Development and Human Genetic Disease |
| Anne L. Calof, Ph.D. Professor Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Development & Cell Biology, and the Center for Complex Biological Systems and The Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Center University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA |
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April 19th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | New Paradigms in Adenoviral Ocular Pathogenesis |
| James Chodosh, M.D., MPH, FARVO Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Howe Laboratory Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA |
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May 17th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Mechanisms regulating chick retina regeneration |
| Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Ph.D Professor Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH |
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June 21st, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Role of protein-tyrosine sulfation in retinal structure and function |
| Muayyad Al-Ubaidi, Ph.D Professor Department of Cell Biology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK |
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July 19th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | The Aging Macula |
| Timothy Olsen, M.D. F. Phinizy Calhoun Sr. Professor of Ophthalmology Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology Director, Emory Eye Center Section of Vitreoretinal Surgery & Disease |
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August 16th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Understanding Immune Responses to Allo and Auto Antigens in the Eye: From Corneal Transplantation to Age Related Macular Degeneration |
| Victor Perez, M.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Second Appointment in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami Health System Miami, FL |
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September 20th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | New therapeutic strategies for ocular angiogenesis in the ranibizumab era |
| John Penn, Ph.D. Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder Professor Vice Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Vanderbilt University Medical College of Georgia Nashville, TN |
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October 18th, 2011, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | |
| Nader Shebani, Ph.D. Thrombospondins and Retina Vascular Homeostasis |
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| BC-140 | Enzymatic Manipulation of the Viterous |
| Michael Trese, M.D. Clinical Professor William Beaumont Hospital Eye Research Institute Oakland University Rochester, MI |
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| BC-140 | Protein Kinase CK2, Retinal Neovascularization, and Stem Cells |
| Alexander V. Ljubimov, Ph.D., FARVO Professor Ophthalmology Research Laboratories Cedar-Sinai Medical Center Geffen Medical College of Georgia at UCLA Los Angeles, CA |
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2010
January 19th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Stimulating experience-dependent plasticity of vision |
| Glen Prusky, Ph.D. Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics Weill Cornell Medical College Burke Medical Research Institute New York |
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February 16th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Lipoproteins, Aging, and Age-related Maculopathy the Oil Spill in Bruch's Membrane |
| Christine Curcio, Ph.D. Professor University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham, Callahan Eye Foundation Birmingham, AL |
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March 19th, 2010, Friday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Translational Research: Ophthalmic Genetics |
| Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D. Director, National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD |
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| VDI Retreat Key Note Speaker |
April 20th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Control of Eye Melanoma Metastasis |
| Hans E. Grossniklaus, M.D., MBA F. Phinizy Calhoun Jr. Professor of Ophthalmology Director, L.F. Montgomery Pathology Laboratory Director, Section of Ophthalmic Pathology/Ocular Oncology |
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May 18th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Vision Loss in the 21st Century |
| Lylas G. Mogk, M.D. Medical Director Henry Ford Visual Rehabilitation Center Henry Ford Gross Point Ophthalmology Gross Point Park, MI |
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June 15th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for In-vivo Study of the Retinal Structure and Function at the Cellular Level |
| Yuhua Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham, Callahan Eye Foundation Birmingham, AL |
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July 20th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | The Aging Macula |
| Timothy W. Olsen, M.D. F. Phinizy Calhoun Sr. Professor of Ophthalmology Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology Director, Emory Eye Center Section of Vitreoretinal Surgery & Disease |
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August 10th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Circadian dysregulation of endothelial progenitor cells: Is it time to repair? |
| Maria Grant, M.D. Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
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September 21st, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Novel functions of alpha-crystallins in the retinal pigment epithelium |
| David R. Hinton, M.D. Professor Gavin S. Herbert Professor of Retinal Research Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
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October 5th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| Chi-Chao Chan, M.D. Section Head, Immunopathology Section National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD |
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November 16th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Timing is everything: signaling mechanisms regulating diurnal RPE phagocytosis are important for vision |
| Silvia C. Finnemann, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Fordham University Bronx, NY |
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December 14th, 2010, Tuesday 4:00 PM
| BC-140 | Translational Research in Retinopathy of Prematurity |
| Lois Smith, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology Children's Hospital of Boston Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
