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 disorders - Clint Jensen, graduate student (Psychology)
From general to specific: A developmental exploration of the influence of conceptual knowledge on visual recognition
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Visualizing Virtual Reality
- Kevin Ponto, PhD (Design Studies; Living Environments Laboratory, WID)
Immersive visualizations: Studying the “real” world in simulated environments - Jacqueline Fulvio, PhD (Psychology)
Let’s Play 3D Pong: Understanding human estimation of target motion using virtual environments
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 – WIMR conference room 7001A
Imaging and Retinal Vascular Function
- Alfredo Dubra, PhD (Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin)
Adaptive optics and retinal vascular imaging - Hao Zhang, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University)
Pushing OCT into visible-light spectral range for more functional information
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Christianson Macular Degeneration Research Fund Awardees
- Julie Mares, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
Potential importance of dietary plant pigments in early life - Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
Repurposing FDA-approved drugs to treat macular degeneration