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  2. Year: 2015
  3. Month: November

Month: November 2015

McPherson ERI researchers investigate vision across species

Posted on November 15, 2015

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

Posted in Archive, Research News, Research-2015

Major Study on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Shows that L-DOPA can Significantly Delay Onset of the Disease

Posted on November 4, 2015

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 …

Posted in Archive, Research News, Research-2015

7th Annual Vision Science Symposium (2015)

Posted on November 3, 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 …

Posted in 2015, Archive, Seminars, Vision Science Symposium

McPherson ERI Study

Posted on November 2, 2015

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

Posted in Archive, Center News, Research-2015

McPherson ERI Vision Science Poster Session Draws a Crowd

Posted on November 1, 2015

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 …

Posted in Archive, Research News, Research-2015

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