2021 Distinguished Lectures in Vision Science Series

Below is a list of the 2021 Distinguished Lectures in Vision Science Series. All lectures will take place via zoom at 5pm – 6pm on Thursday.


February 18, 2021
J. Mark Petrash, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair for Research Department of Ophthalmology
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora CO

Web:
 https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/ophthalmology/research/laboratory-research/faculty/mark-petrash
Pub
Med: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Petrash+JM
Lecture Title:
 “Pathogenesis and Novel Therapies for Cataracts and Lens Disorders”
Host:
 Jack M. Sullivan, MD, PhD (js354@buffalo.edu)


March 11, 2021
Elia Duh, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Web:
 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/0008957/elia-duh
PubMed:
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=elia+duh
Lecture Title:
 “Semaphorin 6A and Vascular Health in Ischemic Retinopathies”
Host:
 Margaret DeAngelis, PhD (mmdeange@buffalo.edu)


April 15, 2021
Constance Cepko, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology
Bullard Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Web:
 https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/conniecepkohttps://www.hhmi.org/scientists/constance-l-cepko
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Cepko+C
Lecture Title:
 “Development and Degeneration of Retinal Photoreceptor Cells”
Host:
 Xiuqian Mu, MD, PhD (xmu@buffalo.edu)


May 20, 2021
Paul Sternberg, Jr., M.D.

G.W. Hale Professor & Chairman Department of Ophthalmology
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Web:
 https://www.vumc.org/ophthalmology/person/paul-sternberg-jr-md
PubMed:
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Paul+Sternberg+Jr
Lecture Title:
 “Regenerative Visual Neuroscience: How It Will Transform Eye Care”
Or “Anti-VEGF Treatment for Retinal Diseases: Past, Present, and Future”

Host:
 Steve Fliesler, PhD (fliesler@buffalo.edu)

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