12th Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium

Sat, Feb 20 2027, 7:30am - 6pm

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617

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Event Details

Date:

February 19, 2027

Location:

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617

Topics:

Emerging Ocular Therapies
Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
Ocular Aging and Disease
Retinal Neurology and Disease
Ocular Immunology and Therapy

Keynote Speaker:

James T. Handa, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Wilmer Eye Institute Research | Johns Hopkins University

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.

Featured

James Handa, MD

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Professor of Ophthalmology
Wilmer Eye Institute Research | Johns Hopkins University

Marissa Hirt

Stuart I. Brown MD Chair in Ophthalmology in Memory of Donald P. Shiley
Accessible Marketing Professional & Disability Advocate

Kimberly Gokoffski, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
UCI Center for Translational Vision Research
UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

Sun Young Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
University of Southern California

James Jester, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

Pratik Shah, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Pathology
University of California, Irvine

Vsevolod "Seva" Katritch, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Quantitative & Computational Biology
University of Southern California

Linda Zingwell, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
University of California, San Diego

Michael Gorin, M.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
UCLA Stein Eye Institute
University of California, Los Angeles

Catherine Bowes Rickman, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
Duke University

Vladimir Kefalov, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
UCI Center for translational Vision Research
Vice Chair of Research
UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Professor, Physiology and Biophysics
University of California, Irvine

Radha Ayyagari, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
University of California, San Diego

Alfredo Sadun, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
Doheny Eye Institute
University of California, Los Angeles

Vinit B. Mahajan M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
Byers Eye Institute
Stanford University

Aparna Lakkaraju, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
University of California, San Francisco

Daniel Saban, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology
Duke University

Michael Hill

Managing Director
OCTANE Capital Markets

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
UCI Center for Translational Vision Research
UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
University of California, Irvine

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

Parking is free

Organizer Contact

Need to reach out to us for questions regarding the event? Or, are you interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor? Please contact us for more information.

Angelina Nozinich | anozinic@hs.uci.edu

Melody Yang | melodyhy@hs.uci.edu

More Info

At UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology of Visual Sciences, our faculty of internationally recognized physicians, surgeons and scientists provide highly specialized training to future ophthalmologists, access to leading-edge clinical trials as well as sight-saving treatments and therapies for virtually any eye disorder.

Mission Statement
Discover • Teach • Heal • Your Vision, Our Passion

Our Vision
Advancing the global standard for innovative vision care, research, and teaching

Achieving the Vision
This mission will be accomplished in cooperation with medical professionals, industry, and our community by:
• Giving patients the most advanced medical and surgical eye care • Educating the finest ophthalmologists and researchers in the nation • Pushing the boundaries of eye care research in collaboration with the medical industry and the community