Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – WIMR Conference room 7001A
Toward Saving Sight
- Yao Liu, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
Advancing Tele-Ophthalmology screening for diabetic retinopathy in rural Wisconsin - Jon Skarie, MD, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
Retinal Ganglion cell survival after axotomy in the Zebrafish
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cells
- Derek Hei, PhD (Director, Waisman Biomanufacturing)
Development of an IPSC-derived cell therapy for retinal degenerative diseases - Krishanu Saha, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery)
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of human stem cells and organoids
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 – (WIMR Conference room 7001A)
Recipients: Christenson AMD Fund/Morgridge Institute for Research Award & Walsh Travel Award
- Lianwang Guo, PhD (Surgery)
Protective effect of sigma receptors in an AMD-related mouse model - Kim Toops, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Lakkaraju lab)
Traffic jams in early macular degeneration
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Advancing Accessibility for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Annika Konrad, MA, PhD Candidate (English)
Arguing for access: The everyday rhetorical labor of blindness - Ender Tekin, PhD (Waisman Center)
Addressing accessibility challenges at home for blind smartphone users
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 – WIMR Conference Room 7001A
Aging and Vision
- Karen Cruickshanks, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
Vision and cognition in aging: The Beaver Dam Offspring Study - Zafur Gurel, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Sheibani Group)
Pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy