Objectives & Description

Our visual sciences community at UofL continues to expand and has become one of the largest in academic universities. Our research efforts are housed within the departments of: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Psychological & Brain Sciences and Bioengineering. We are supported by both Federal agencies (NIH, DOD) as well as Research to Prevent Blindness.

The Visual Sciences Retreat (VSR) will highlight the research topics being explored at UofL. We will discuss the resources present in our vision science community as well as the specific topics of the research in our laboratories.
Our goal is to continue to increase awareness and foster collaborations within our vision community.

VSR-2017 will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in the Clinical Translational Research Building (rooms 101 and 102) 505 S Hancock St, Louisville, KY 40202

Schedule
11:30 am Lunch
12:25pm Welcome and opening remarks by Dr. Henry Kaplan Chairperson & Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
12:30 William Guido, PhD Chairperson & Professor, Anatomical Science & Neurobiology
12:40 Ron Gregg, PhD Chairperson & Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetic
12:50 Henry Kaplan, MD Chairperson & Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
1:00 Douglas Borchman, PhD Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
1:10 Bart Broghuis, PhD Assistant Professor, Anatomical Science & Neurobiology
1:20 Discussion
1:35 Break
2:00 Qiutang Li, PhD Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
2:10 Aaron McGhee, PhD Assistant Professor, Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
2:20 Hui Shao, PhD Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
2:30 Martha Bickford, PhD Professor, Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
2:40 Maureen McCall, PhD Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
2:50 Qingxian Lu, PhD Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
3:00 Shigeo Tamiya, PhD Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
3:10 Wei Wang, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
3:20 Discussion
3:35 Break
4:00-5:00 Keynote address presented by Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel “Cone-Directed Strategies in Retinal Dystrophies”
5:30-7:30 Evening Reception (see back panel for additional info)