RETINAL GANGLION CELLS: DEVELOPMENT,
FUNCTION AND DISEASE
Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Leading basic and clinical scientists will share the latest research on retinal ganglion cells and their roles in vision and disease at this two-day meeting.
The goal is to take a comprehensive look at this critical and complex class of neurons, examining their development and establishment of axonal and dendritic connections, their diverse functions in processing signals from the outer retina and detecting light directly, how they are affected in glaucoma, optic nerve damage, and other disease conditions, and how our understanding of these processes can lead to novel therapeutic approaches. DON'T MISS OUT
Register today by completing the online registration form.
Academic Registration Fee - $355
Industrial Registration Fee - $520
Student Registration Fee - $220
Registration includes: - Access to all conference sessions
- Access to poster areas
- Abstract book available at the conference
- Mid-session refreshments as scheduled in the conference programme
- A Special issue of Vision Research
SESSIONS Leading world experts will be speaking at the sessions detailed below. View the full speaker line-up and programme here. Session 1. Pathogenesis/neuro-protection for ganglion cells
Session Chair: Robert Weinreb, University of California at San Deigo, USA Session 2: Optic nerve damage and regeneration
Session Chair: Thomas Reh, University of Washington, USA Session 3: Novel therapeutic approaches in glaucoma
Session Chair: Paul Kaufman, University of Wisconsin, USA Session 4: Ganglion cell development and axonal targeting
Session Chair: Carol A. Mason, Columbia University, USA Session 5: Signal processing by retinal ganglion cells
Session Chair: David Copenhagen, University of California, USA Session 6. Mechanisms of ganglion cell death/animal models
Session Chair: Richard Masland, Harvard University, USA Session 7: Gene defects associated with ganglion cell disease
Session Chair: Janey L. Wiggs, Harvard University, USA Session 8. Photosensitive ganglion cells
Session Chair: David Berson, Brown University, USA LOCATION Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Remember - you can register online and it only takes a few minutes of your time to fill in your details. | | ORGANISERS T. Wensel, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
W. Baehr, University of Utah, USA
S. Wu, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Organised and sponsored by Vision Research, Elseviers international journal for Functional Aspects of Vision. Co-sponsored by ARVO the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT Amy Hill, Elsevier, UK |
