Preliminary Agenda

All speakers listed are confirmed

Iris of Cilia, by Dr. Abigail Moye *expanded photoreceptor cilia images, placed into a circle to look like an iris of an eye

5-6p Welcome Reception

6:15-7:15p Keynote 1

7:15-8:30p Dinner

8-10:30a | Session 1 | Retinal Cell Biology

Jillian Pearring, PhD, University of Michigan, Moderator

• Jillian Pearring, PhD, University of Michigan

• Michael Robichaux, PhD, West Virginia University

• Abigail Moye, PhD, IOB Switzerland

• David Williams, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

• Speaker selected from abstracts

10:30-11a | Coffee Break

11-1p | Workshop 1 | AI and ML in retina research

1:00-2p Lunch

2:00-4:30p | Session 2 | Photoreceptor Synapses

Kirill Martemyanov, PhD, University of Miami, Moderator

• Kirill Martemyanov, PhD, University of Miami

• Florentina Soto, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

• Melina Agosto, PhD, Dalhousie University

• Chen Zhao, PhD, University of Florida

• Speaker selected from abstracts

4:30-6p | Data Blitz

6-7:30 | Dinner

7:30-10p | Poster Session 1

8-10:30a | Session 3 | Retina Protein Biochemistry & Structure

Vishy Ramamurthy, PhD West Virginia University, Moderator

• Vishy Ramamurthy, PhD West Virginia University

• Jun Yang, PhD, University of Utah

• Andy Goldberg, PhD, Oakland University

• Kota Katayama, PhD, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan.

• Speaker selected from abstracts

10:30-11a Coffee

11-1:30 | Session 4 | Retinal Degeneration/Therapy

Alecia Gross, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Moderator

• Alecia Gross, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

• John Flannery, PhD, University of California, Berkley

• Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

• Speaker selected from abstracts

PM - Free time/Networking Activity

8-10:30a | Session 5 | Gene Regulation in Development

Joseph C. Corbo, MD/PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Moderator

• Joseph C. Corbo, MD/PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

• Juan Angueyra, PhD, University of Maryland

• Deborah Stenkamp, PhD, University of Idaho

• Miruna Ghinia-Tegla, PhD, The City College of NY

• Speaker selected from abstracts

10:30-11a Coffee

11-1:30p | Session 6 | RPE/Visual Cycle Macular Degeneration

Jennifer Chao, MD/PhD, University of Washington, Moderator

• Jennifer Chao, MD/PhD, University of Washington

• Goldis Malek, PhD, Duke University

• Soile Nymark, PhD, Tampere University Finland

• Valencia Fernades, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

• Speaker selected from abstracts

1:30-2:30p Lunch

3-5p - Workshop 2 - Career Opportunities and Funding

• Deepak Lamba, PhD, Genentech

• Juliette Wohlschlegel, PhD, Insitut De La Vision

• Diane Bovenkamp, Bright Focus

• Diana Friedman, Research to Prevent Blindness

• Additional panelists

5-6:30p Dinner

6:30-7:30p Keynote 2

7:30-10p Poster Session 2

8-10:30a | Session 7 | Physiology

Phyllis Robinson, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Moderator

• Phyllis Robinson, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County

• David Berson, PhD, Brown University

• Vladimir Kefalov, PhD, University of California, Irvine

• Samer Hattar, PhD, National Institute of Health

• Hideaki Kato, PhD, University of Tokyo

• Speaker selected from abstracts

10:30-11a Coffee

11a-12p Business Meeting

12p-1p Lunch

2-4:30p | Session 8 | Photoreceptor/Retina Regeneration

Levi Todd, PhD, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Moderator

• Levi Todd, PhD, SUNY Upstate Medical University

• Seth Blackshaw, PhD, Johns Hopkins

• Juliette Wohlschlegel, PhD, Insitut De La Vision

• Michel Cayouette, PhD, McGill University

• Speaker selected from abstracts

7-10:30p Reception - Award presentations

8-10:30a | Session 9 | Innovations in Vision Research

Frans Vinberg, PhD, University of California, Irvine, Moderator

• Frans Vinberg, PhD, University of California, Irvine

• Deepak Lamba, PhD, Genetech

• Rui Chen, PhD, University of California, Irvine

• Edward Pugh, University of California, Davis

• Gebhard Schertler, PhD, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

• Speaker selected from abstracts

10:30-10:45a Closing Remarks