Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
The path of stem cell discovery in the past 20 years, starting with groundbreaking work in James Thomson’s lab, has been a remarkable story of cutting-edge research and future potential. Read about the highlights in this story from the Morgridge Institute for Research.
Why do we have plant pigments in our eyes? Professor Julie Mares’ (PhD) research team has asked this question for the past twenty years. In fact, the question goes back over two hundred years, since a yellow spot was first noticed in post-mortem specimens of human eyes. In recent decades, researchers have confirmed that these …
The McPherson ERI Research Committee has announced two new recipients of David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards. These awards provide funds for graduate students and postdocs from McPherson ERI members’ research groups to attend conferences to present vision-related work, and to advance educational and professional development opportunities. Award-winners for spring 2018 are Pawan Kumar Shahi, postdoctoral …
The McPherson Eye Research Institute is pleased to announce its second annual research grant competition for trainees whose principal investigator mentors are McPherson ERI members at UW–Madison or at another Wisconsin institution. This includes trainees under members at UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University, and Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation. Trainees invited to …
Applications for Spring 2018 David G. Walsh Research Travel Awards are due by March 7, 2018. Application requirements and the application form are linked within.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – WIMR II conference room 3571 Ground Squirrel as a Model for Human Vision Dana Merriman, PhD (Biology, UW-Oshkosh) A ground squirrel primer Benjamin Sajdak, Doctoral Student & trainee member (Advanced Ocular Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin; Carroll Lab) Retinal imaging in the 13-lined ground squirrel Tuesday, February …