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Past Events

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  • Jun 6
    12th Annual Alice R. McPherson Endowed Lecture

    Speaker: Dr. Michael Dyer (St. Jude's Hospital)Lecture Title: Retinoblastoma: From Developmental Origins to Molecular Targeted Therapy

    June 6, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm HSLC Rm 1306

  • Jun 6
    12th Annual Alice R. McPherson Endowed Lecture – Reception

    June 6, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) Atrium

    Hour-long reception preceding McPherson Endowed Lecture

  • Jun 1
    Vision at the Biotech Lecture

    Speaker 1: Richard Dubielzig, DVM, Dept of Pathobiological Sciences, VetMed, UW-MadisonTalk title: How birds, reptiles, and mammals got their eyesSpeaker 2: Kelsey Jenkins, PhD, Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University; Smithsonian MuseumTalk title: Opening the Third Eye: The fossil record’s story of sensory evolution

    June 1, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium (Rm 1111, 425 Henry Mall) Click here for more information and livestream link

    After the presentations: Enjoy refreshments, talk with our presenters, and see live reptiles and other specimens!

  • Apr 1
    Application Deadline: MERI Expanding Our Vision Award

    Opportunity for UW Faculty and Permanent PIs

    April 1, 2024 (all day) Click here for Application and Guidelines

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