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