Gillian McLellan (Ophthalmology) is shown here checking out the eyes of a rare human/Mustelidae hybrid at a Badger hockey game in November. The creature, fully recovered, later posed with McPherson ERI Director David Gamm
Year: 2015
Major Study on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Shows that L-DOPA can Significantly Delay Onset of the Disease
In a study released today, researchers from a variety of institutions – including the Marshfield Clinic, whose director, Dr. Murray Brilliant, is the lead author of the study – have announced that patients who use …
7th Annual Vision Science Symposium (2015)
7th Annual Vision Science Poster Session & Lecture Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015; HSLC Atrium Professors Susana Martinez-Conde & Stephen Macknik State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience Sleights of …
McPherson ERI Study
A New Study from McPherson ERI Members & Collaborators Shows That Patients Taking the Drug L-DOPA are Significantly Less Likely to Develop Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Read more
McPherson ERI Vision Science Poster Session Draws a Crowd
Guest Lecturers Bring Neuromagic to the HSLC McPherson ERI’s annual event showcasing vision-related research was held on Tuesday, November 3rd, drawing more than 100 participants to the atrium of the Health Sciences Learning Center. Following …
Fall 2015 Walsh Research Travel Awards
The McPherson ERI Research Committee is pleased to announce two award recipients—one graduate student and one postdoctoral researcher— from among a strong and diverse field of fall semester 2015 applicants: Mitra Farnoodian, graduate student (Ophthalmology …
Dr. Alice McPherson Receives 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Alice McPherson was presented with UW-Madison’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor given by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, at the Chancellor’s Luncheon on Thursday, October 15th. In announcing the award, the WAA cited Dr. …
Fall 2015 Seminar Series
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 – WIMR conference room 7001A MERI Trainee Award Recipients, 2014 – 2015 Patrick Barney, undergraduate (Gamm Laboratory, Waisman Center) Stem cell based transplantation therapy as a potential treatment for blinding retinal …
Member Highlight: Nader Sheibani, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Nader Sheibani, Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and holder of the Retina Research Foundation Alice R. McPherson Research Chair, focuses on developing strategies to counter the abnormal growth of blood vessels …
WIMR Conference Room Named in Honor of Sandra and Monroe Trout
In recognition of their extraordinary support for the McPherson ERI, the 9th floor conference room in WIMR (within the Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery) has been named in honor of Sandra and Monroe Trout. …