2020 Virtual MERI-at-a-Glance, Friday, February 26th
MERI-at-a-Glance is an annual event (on Zoom this year due to the pandemic) that highlights the breadth of vision research conducted by McPherson ERI members at UW–Madison and other campuses. Speakers give a brief overview of the type of research performed in their lab. These quick talks offer an opportunity to hear about the frontiers of vision research at the McPherson Eye Research Institute. For more information, please contact Chris Lacey at chris.lacey@wisc.edu
This year’s speakers were:
Leigh Ann Mrotek, PhD, Marquette University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, 2020 Expanding Our Vision award recipient
Get that mosquito! Using visual cues in changing environments
Ari Rosenberg, PhD, UW–Madison, Dept. of Neuroscience, 2020 Expanding Our Vision award recipient
Perceiving what we cannot sense: Insights from 3D vision
Sushmita Roy, PhD, UW–Madison, Dept. of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, 2020 Expanding Our Vision award recipient
Deciphering the molecular circuitry within living cells
Karen Schloss, PhD, UW–Madison, Dept. of Psychology, 2020 Expanding Our Vision award recipient
Inferring meaning from color in visual communication
Andreas Velten, PhD, UW–Madison, Dept. of Computer Science, 2020 Expanding Our Vision award recipient
Capturing video around a corner
Heather Kirkorian, PhD, UW–Madison, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies
Watching TV through the eyes of the viewer: Visual attention during semi-naturalistic activities
Dan Lipinski, MSc, DPhil, Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Designing gene therapies for complex ocular disease