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11th Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium

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Location
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617
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11th Annual Bench to Bedside Event Details

Topics:

  • Ocular Circuitry
  • Ocular Genetics
  • Ocular Metabolism
  • Ocular Surface
  • Novel Therapeutic Technologies

Keynote Speaker:

Susan Ackerman, PhD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Stephen W. Kuffler Chair in Biology 
Distinguished Professor, Neurobiology
University of California, San Diego

Poster Presentation:

Posters will be presented throughout the day to encourage interactions between post-doctoral fellows, scientists and industry experts. The top three outstanding posters, selected by a panel of judges, will be awarded:

  • $500 First Prize
  • $300 Second Prize
  • $200 Third Prize

*Registration required to participate in poster presentations.

  • 7:30 - 8:25 AM: Registration / Continental Breakfast

    Lobby and Dining Room


    8:25 - 8:30 AM: Welcome

    Vladimir Kefalov, Ph.D., Professor, Ophthalmology, Physiology & Biophysics; Vice Chair of Research, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute


    8:30 - 09:30 AMSession #1 

    Ocular Metabolism 

    Moderator: Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute; Associate Professor Physiology & Biophysics, UCI 

    • Bruch's membrane Heparan Sulfate regulates lipoprotein retention in the early stages of AMD | Christopher Toomey, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego
    • Oxygen metabolism in diabetic retinopathy, sickle cell retinopathy and glaucoma | Mahnaz Shahidi, Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, Riffenburgh Professor in Glaucoma Research, Research Director and Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California
    • Restoring retinal function by targeting ceramide in AdopR1-deficient mice | Philip Kiser, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institut Associate Professor Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine

    9:30 - 10:15 AM: Morning Break and Poster Viewing

    Atrium


    10:15 - 11:15 AM: Session #2

    Ocular Genetics

    Moderator: Audrone Lapinaite, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

    • Single-cell multiomics of the human retina | Rui Chen, Ph.D., Professor, Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, Professor, Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine,
    • Molecular regulation of visual system wiring | Susana Cohen-Cory, Ph.D., Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine

    11:15 - 12:50 PM: Lunch and Poster Viewing

    Dining Room


    12:50 - 2:10 PM: Session #3

    Ocular Circuitry

    Moderator: Charlotte Gore, M.D.Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 

    • Visual circuit plasticity after injury | Robert Hunt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Director, Epilepsy Research Center, University of California, Irvine
    • Cristina M. Kenney Memorial Lecture: Molecular pathways for maintaining homeostasis in the developing and aging nervous system | Susan Ackerman, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Stephen W. Kuffler Chair in Biology, Distinguished Professor, Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego
    • Light adaptation of retinal rod bipolar cells | Alapakkam 'Sam' Sampath, Ph.D., Grace and Walter Lantz Professor & Associate Director, Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

    2:10- 2:40 PM: Afternoon Break and Poster Viewing

    Atrium


    2:40 - 3:40 PM: Session #4

    Ocular Surface

    Moderator: Olivia Lee, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

    • Advances in drug therapy and delivery for cataract treatment | Natalie Afshari, M.D., Stuart I. Brown MD Chair in Ophthalmology in Memory of Donald P. Shiley, Professor of Ophthalmology, Shiley Eye Institute University of California, San Diego
    • Bacterial and fungal keratitis - new insights | Eric Pearlman, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Immunology, Professor, Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine
    • Limbal stem cell therapy | Sophie X. Deng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Ophthalmology, Walton Li Chair in Cornea and Uveitis, Co-Chief, Cornea Division, Vice Chair for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UCLA Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

    3:40 - 4:40 PM: Session #5

    Novel Therapeutic Technologies

    Moderator: Seanna Grob, M.D., Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, UCI, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

    • Topic to be announced | Botir Sagdullaev, Ph.D., Head of Ophthalmology Research, Regeneron
    • Advancing ocular drug discovery | Claire Gelfman, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
    • Femtosecond lasers in ophthalmology | Tibor Juhasz, Ph.D.,  Professor, Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine

    4:40 - 6:00 PM: Best Poster Awards and Reception

    Atrium

Featured


Susan Ackerman, Ph.D.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
  • Stephen W. Kuffler Chair in Biology 
  • Distinguished Professor, Neurobiology
  • University of California, San Diego

Natalie Afshari, M.D.
  • Stuart I. Brown MD Chair in Ophthalmology in Memory of Donald P. Shiley
  • Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Shiley Eye Institute
  • University of California, San Diego

Rui Chen, Ph.D.
Rui Chen, Ph.D.
  • Professor, Ophthalmology
  • Center for Translational Vision Research
  • Professor, Ophthalmology
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • University of California, Irvine

Susana Cohen-Cory, Ph.D.
Susana Cohen-Cory, Ph.D.
  • Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
  • School of Biological Sciences
  • University of California, Irvine

Sophie Deng, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Professor, Ophthalmology
  • Walton Li Chair in Cornea and Uveitis
  • Co-Chief, Cornea Division
  • Vice Chair for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • UCLA Stein Eye Institute
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Claire Gelfman, Ph.D.
Claire Gelfman, Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • University of California, Irvine

Robert F. Hunt, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology
  • Director, Epilepsy Research Center
  • University of California, Irvine

Tibor Juhasz, Ph.D.
Tibor Juhasz, Ph.D.
  • Professor, Ophthalmology
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • University of California, Irvine

Philip Kiser, PhD
Philip Kiser, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics and Ophthalmology
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • University of California, Irvine

Eric Pearlman, Ph.D.
Eric Pearlman, Ph.D.
  • Director, Institute for Immunology
  • Professor, Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • University of California, Irvine

Botir Sagdulaev, Ph.D.
  • Head of Research
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • Regeneron

Alapakkam Sampath, Ph.D.
  • Grace and Walter Lantz Professor & Associate Director
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • UCLA Stein Eye Institute
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Mahnaz Shahidi, Ph.D.
  • Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Riffenburgh Professor in Glaucoma Research
  • Research Director and Vice Chair for Translational Research
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • Roski Eye Institute
  • University of Southern California

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • University of California, Irvine

Christopher Toomey, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
  • Shiley Eye Institute
  • University of California, San Diego

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center 100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617
949-721-2200

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