Fall 2014 Seminar Series


Tuesday, September 9, 2014 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
MERI Trainee Award Recipients, 2013-2014

  • Nasim Jamali, PhD Candidate (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
    Vitamin D and regulation of pericyte function
  • Caitlin Mac Nair, PhD Candidate (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
    Glial activation in the retina

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 – WIMR conference room 7001A
Approaches to Meeting Blind and Low Vision Needs

  • Marshall Flax, MS, CLVT, COMS (Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired)
    Orientation & Mobility: How people who are visually impaired get around
  • Greg Stilson (HumanWare Technologies)
    The technology toolbox for individuals with visual impairments

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Microscopy for Medical Applications

  • Paul Campagnola, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
    Second Harmonic Generation microscopy of collagen organization in tissue
  • Thomas “Rock” Mackie, PhD (Medical Devices, Morgridge Institute for Research)
    Starting a medical device company

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 – WIMR conference room 7001A
Teaching and Learning through Visual Media

  • Kate Baldwin, PhD (Scientific Visual Communication, Freelance)
    GOOD GRAPHS: Communicating numbers visually
  • Koeun Choi, PhD Candidate (Human Development & Family Studies)
    Eye movements as a window in to children’s learning from visual media