Join us on a multidisciplinary learning adventure at our Vision Research Seminars, where experts from diverse fields explore the boundless potential of eye and brain research. These seminars feature visionary scientists, clinicians, engineers, psychologists, and epidemiologists at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries. Our seminars take place virtually. To join, contact us or follow updates on the Events page.
Vision Research Seminar Schedule 2023-2024
September 9 | 4:30-5:30 pm
Host: TBD
Speaker 1: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno
Title: TBD
Speaker 2: Dr. Johan Foster
Title: TBD
Speaker 3: Dr. Roza Vaez Ghaemi
Title: A biomaterial-based approach for corneal stromal replacement
Speaker 4: TBD
October 25 | 4:30-5:30 pm
Host: Dr. Zahra Kheradmandsaadi
Speaker 1: Dr. Sungjun Joo
Title: Reading: A Platform to Study Learning and Brain Plasticity
Speaker 2: Dr. Helge Rhodin
Title: Neural Network with Dyslexia
Speaker 3: Dr. Hee Yeon Im
Title: Mapping Whole-Brain Functional Connectomes in Dyslexia
December 6 | 12:00-1:00pm
Host: Dr. Orson Moritz
Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Calvert
Title: Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Outer Segment Assembly
January 9 | 12:00-1:00pm
Host: Khola Bilal
Speaker 1: Dr. Kendall Ho
Title: 811 Virtual Care and Using Data Science to Improve Healthcare
Speaker 2: Hoyoung Jung and Dr. Zaid Mammo
Title: Diabetic Retinopathy Telescreening in British Columbia
February 7 | 12:00-1:00pm
Host: Dr. Ruanne Lai
Speaker 1: Dr. Miriam Spering
Title: Eye Movements as a Window Into Cognition
Speaker 2: Philipp Kreyenmeier
Title: Eye movements as a continuous indicator of sensorimotor integration
March
No seminar in March. Good luck with CIHR applications!
April
No seminar in April. Please join us at our collaborative event with Fighting Blindness Canada. More info TBA.
May
No seminars in May. Please join us at the Canadian Networking Reception at ARVO!
June 7 | 12:00-1:00pm
Moderator: TBD
Speaker 1: Dr. Joanne Matsubara
Title: TBD
Speaker 2: TBD
Title: TBD
Speaker 3: TBD
Title: TBD
Vision Research Seminar Schedule 2022-2023
September 14 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Ruanne Lai
Speaker 1: Dr. Orson Moritz, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Title: Investigating photoreceptor cell biology and retinal disease using genetically modified Xenopus laevis
Speaker 2: Dr. Myeong Jin Ju, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and School of Biomedical Engineering
Title: Advanced optical imaging technology for vision research
Speaker 3: Dr. Ipek Oruç, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Title: Artificial intelligence as a gateway to scientific discovery: Uncovering features in retinal fundus images that allow classification of patient sex via deep learning
September 27 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Joanne Matsubara
Guest Speaker: Dr. Blair Leavitt, Department of Medical Genetics
Title: Lipid nanoparticle mediated delivery of genetic therapy to the eye
October 26 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Joanne Matsubara
Guest Speaker: Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai, CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Research
Title: Accessibility and inclusion principles in biomedical research
December 14 | 4:30-5:30 pm
Host: Dr. Akosua Kesewah Asare
Speaker 1: Dr. Jane Gardiner, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Title: The current state of paediatric vision screening in British Columbia
Speaker 2: Dr. Deborah Giaschi, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Title: What we can learn about visual processing by studying developmental disorders
January 25 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Orson Moritz
Guest Speaker: Dr. Tom Pfeiffer, Life Sciences Institute, UBC
Title: Bio!’s Toolbox for High Throughput Biology and Drug Discovery
March 8 | 4:30-5:30 pm
Host: Dr. Joanne Matsubara
Speaker 1: Dr. Mary Lou Jackson, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Title: What is vision rehabilitation? A brief look at the AAO vision rehabilitation preferred practice pattern and the WHO World Report on vision
Speaker 2: Dr. Mahyar Etminan, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and Department of Medicine (Neurology)
Title: Ocular adverse events with chemotherapy and endocrine therapy in women with breast cancer
April 5 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Orson Moritz
Guest Speaker: Dr. Kevin Schey, Vanderbilt University
Title: Imaging mass spectrometry: a molecular microscope for ocular tissues
May 10 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Orson Moritz
Speaker 1: Dr. Doug Altshuler, Department of Zoology
Overview of Altshuler Lab's Research
Speaker 2: Jolan Theriault, Department of Zoology
Title: The optomotor response varies across the visual field during hovering flight in hummingbirds
Speaker 3: Eric Press, Department of Zoology
Title: Investigating the neural processing of optic flow in flying zebra finches
June 7 | 12:00-1:00 pm
Host: Dr. Ruanne Lai
Speaker 1: Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, Department of Medical Genetics
Title: CRISPR base editor corrects Pax6-aniridic variant
Speaker 2: Zeinab Mirjalili Mohanna, Department of Medical Genetics
Title: rAAV9 transduces aniridic limbal stem cells