Fall 2019 Seminar Series

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Ocular Hypertension: Findings from Modeling and Measuring

  • Colleen McDowell, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
    Identification and characterization of a new mouse model of ocular hypertension and glaucoma
  • Jayer Fernandes, trainee (Jiang lab, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Walsh Research Travel Award recipient, fall 2018
    Novel Flexible Optical Sensors for the measurement of Intraocular Pressure and Strain

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 – WIMR II conference room 3571
New Imaging Tools: Prospects and Applications

  • Zach Simmons, PhD (Rogers lab, Biomedical Engineering) Walsh Research Travel Award recipient, fall 2018
    Measuring scattering properties of the retina
  • Dwani Patel, trainee (Lipinski lab, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin); 2018 Vision Research Trainee Grant recipient
    Laser speckle contrast imaging: A tool for early intervention into retinal vascular disease

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 – Genetics/Biotechnology Center room 1360
Mining Patient Datasets: Impact on Healthcare and Clinical Trials

  • Scott Hebbring, PhD (Center for Precision Medicine Research, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute)
    Reinventing family-based genetics via electronic health record
  • Amitha Domalpally, MD, PhD (Fundus Photograph Reading Center, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
    The Intelligent Clinical Trial: Integrating AI into clinical trials

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 – WIMR II conference room 3571
Visualizing Intrinsic Properties of Natural Materials

  • Pupa Gilbert, PhD (Physics)
    PIC mapping to visualize invisible structures in crystalline biomaterials: Shells, corals, teeth
  • Paul Campagnola, PhD(Biomedical Engineering)
    Analysis of collagen alterations in cancer and fibrosis by Second Harmonic Generation imaging microscopy

*Sponsored by EyeKor, Inc. and Ocular Services on Demand (OSOD), LLC, partnering with industry to accelerate the development of new therapies for ocular diseases. www.EyeKor.com and www.OcularServices.com