Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – 3571 WIMR II
- Kimberly Edwards, Graduate Research Assistant (Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Waisman Center)
Robust generation of photoreceptor-dominant retinal organoids from porcine induced pluripotent stem cells - Andrew Miller, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate (Neuroscience, UW-Madison)
Retinal circuit specializations for encoding primate central vision
February, 2025
There will be no seminar this month so that we can bring you the MERI-at-a-Glance event on Friday, February 21st from Noon-2pm. More information on this event, including a list of speakers, talk titles, and a form to RSVP, can be found here:https://vision.wisc.edu/MERI-at-a-Glance/
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 – 3571 WIMR II
- Joel Miesfeld, PhD, Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin)
Mechanistic assessment of retinal ganglion cell genesis and survival - Miranda Scalabrino, PhD, Assistant Professor(Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin)
ON bipolar cell rewiring during photoreceptor degeneration
Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 – 1360 Biotech
Special Seminar: Four ~10-minute research talks by our 2024 MERI-sponsored StoryForm Science Communication Course Participants
- Celia Bisbach, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher (Waisman Center, UW-Madison)
Can we help our own retinal cells remove disease-causing proteins? - Miral Abdalaziz, PhD Candidate (Neuroscience Training Program, UW-Madison)
Brain rhythms modulate memories - Lauren Sarko, PhD Candidate (Cellular and Molecular Pathology, UW-Madison)
Using Our Immune System to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease - Purnima Gogoi, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher (Genetics, UW-Madison)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Key to maintaining healthy retinal function - Lauren Kresser, PhD Candidate (Neuroscience Training Program, UW-Madison)
Practice makes perfect: understanding the interaction between vision and movement
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 – 3571 WIMR II
- Virginia Mathu, Research Assistant (Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, UW-Madison)Probing the relationship between glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models of comorbid disease
- Gillian McLellan, BVMS, PhD, DECVO, DACVO, Professor (Tim and Nancy Speaker Chair in Canine Health, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, UW-Madison)Intraocular pressure, neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in glaucoma