Distinguished Seminar Series
Each year the Vision Discovery Institute (VDI) members invite renowned researchers and clinicians to participate in the Distinguished Seminar Series. Guest lecturers spend 1 -2 days discussing new research ideas with VDI faculty, staff and trainees. The visit culminates in a presentation of exciting new research related to normal visual function and/or visual diseases. The VDI is honored to present these distinguished speakers to the GHSU community.
The seminar series is held in the Natalie and Lansing B. Lee, Jr. Auditoria (BC-140) on the GHSU campus from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Light refreshments are provided at 3:45 p.m. No registration is needed and all are welcome to attend. If you have questions, please feel free to call 706-721-2727.
2012 Distinguished Seminar Series Calendar
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Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
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January 17 |
Steven Abcouwer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury as a Model of Neurodegenerative, Inflammatory and Vascular Disease in the Retina |
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February 21 |
Alfred Lewin, Ph.D., Professor, University of Florida, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Gainesville, FL 32610 |
Developing Therapy for Atrophic AMD in a Mouse Model |
| March 16 RETREAT | John Dowling, Ph.D., FARVO, Gordon and Llura Gund Professor of Neurosciences Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 VDI Keith Green Lecture Keynote Speaker |
What can a Zebrafish see with only an OFF-visual pathway and other fish stories |
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April 17 |
Patricia D’Amore Ph.D., FARVO, MBA, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114 |
Role and Regulation of VEGF in the Adult |
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May 15 |
David Hinton, M.D., FARVO, Professor, Pathology, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 |
The Multi-faceted role of AlphaB Crystallin in Retinal Physiology and Disease |
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June 19 |
Uday Kompella, Ph.D., FARVO, Research Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045 |
Nanotechnology for Drug and Gene Delivery |
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July 17 |
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, M.D., Professor, Retina Service, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 |
Mechanisms to Reduce Choroidal Endothelial Cell Migration Across the Retinal Pigment Epithelium as Strategies to Treat Neovascular AMD |
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August 21 |
Muna Naash, Ph.D., FARVO, Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Cell Biology, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 |
Compacted DNA nanotechnology for ocular delivery and mechanism of retinal degeneration in mouse models |
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September 18 |
Julia Busik, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 |
Diabetic Retinopathy - At the Crossroads of Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia |
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October 16 |
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 73104 |
Lymphatic Vessel Induction by HSV-1 in the Cornea |
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November 13 |
Neal Peachey, Ph.D., FARVO, Professor, Ophthalamic Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195 |
Congential Stationary Night Blindness: New Genes, Mouse Models and Clinical Implications |
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December 11 |
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, CA 94143 |
Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing: New Mechanims and Emerging Therapeutics to Treat An Old Problem |
2011 Distinguished Seminar Series Calendar
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| January 18 |
Stuart J. McKinnon, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurobiology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
Neuroinflammation in Glaucoma |
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February 15 (RETREAT) |
John Dowling, Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University Cambridge, MA |
What can a Zebrafish see with only an Off-visual pathway and other fish stories |
| March 15 |
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 |
Using the Mouse as a Model Organism for Studying Neural Stem Cell Development and Human Genetic Disease |
| April 19 |
James Chodosh, M.D., MPH, FARVO Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Howe Laboratory Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA |
New Paradigms in Adenoviral Ocular Pathogenesis |
| May 17 |
Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Ph.D. Professor Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH |
Mechanisms regulating chick retina regeneration |
| June 21 |
Muayyad Al-Ubaidi, Ph.D. Professor Department of Cell Biology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK |
Role of protein-tyrosine sulffation in retinal structure and function |
| July 19 |
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 |
The Aging Macula |
| August 16 |
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 |
Understanding Immune Responses to Allo and Auto Antigens in the Eye: From Corneal Transplantation to Age Related Macular Degeneration |
| September 20 |
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 |
New therapeutic strategies for ocular angiogenesis in the ranibizumab era |
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October 18 |
Nader Shebani, Ph.D. Associate Professor and RRF/Alice RRF/Alice R. McPherson Chair Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
Thrombospondins and Retina Vascular Homeostasis |
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November 15 |
Michael Trese, M.D. Clinical Professor William Beaumont Hospital Eye Research Institute Oakland University Rochester, MI |
Enzymatic Manipulation of the Viterous |
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December 13 |
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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Protein Kinase CK2, Retinal Neovascularization, and Stem Cells |
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