2023-2024 Seminar Archive
Distinguished Speaker Series 2023-24
| Date | Speaker | Topic | WSU Host | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 7, 2023 | Anthony St. Leger, Ph.D. | Exploiting the ocular microbiome and neuroimmune axis during blinding ocular surface disease. | Shunbin Xu | |
| Oct. 5, 2023 | Ning Tian, Ph.D. Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Utah | Immune proteins in RGC development and protection View recorded seminar | Zhuohua Pan | |
| Oct. 19, 2023 | Justin Kenney Assistant professor Biological Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, WSU | Identifying the neural and molecular basis for individual differences in the exploratory behavior of zebrafish | Ryan Thummel | |
| Nov. 2, 2023 | Ryan Thummel, Ph.D. Renu Kowluru, Ph.D. | Bedside to Bench: Examples of Enhanced Training Opportunities in OVAS/KEI
Diabetic macular edema: Anti-VEGF therapy and epigenetically modified mitochondrial DNA | ||
| Nov. 16, 2023 | Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. Professor Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences WSU School of Medicine | Mitigating threats to sight with translational mitochondrial biomarker imaging | ||
| Nov. 30, 2023 | Mary Marquart, Ph.D. Professor Cell and Molecular Biology University of Mississippi Medical Center | Innovative Cold Atmospheric Plasma (iCAP) for the Treatment of Microbial Keratitis | Ashok Kumar | |
| Dec. 14, 2023 | Bart Borghuis, Ph.D. Associate professor Anatomical Sciences & NeurobiologyInstitute: University of Louisville | Understanding retinal visual function using live imaging and targeted electrophysiology | Tomomi Ichinose | |
| Jan.18, 2024 | Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Ophthalmology UT Southwestern Medical Center | Mitochondria as mediators of host defense in the cornea: implications for contact lens-related bacterial keratitis View recorded seminar | Fu-shin Yu | |
| Feb. 1, 2024 | Przemyslaw (Mike) Sapieha, Ph.D. Wolfe Professor in Translational Research FROUM Endowed Chair Canada Research Chair in Retinal Cell Biology Member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada Professor of Ophthalmology, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Montreal | Targeting Cellular Senescence in the Retina: From dish to Clinic | Ahmed Ibrahim | |
| Feb. 29, | Vladimir Jivkov Kefalov, PhD Professor Ophthalmology University of California Irvine | From a cone-specific visual cycle to prevention of retinal degeneration | Bruce Berkowitz | |
| March 28, 2024 | Monica Vetter, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Neurobiology University of Utah School of Medicine | Pathways for generation and elimination of retinal ganglion cells | Ryan Thummel | |
| April 11, 2024 | Akihiro Ikeda, Ph.D. Professor Genetics College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health University of Wisconsin, Madison | Genetics of retinal aging and lipid metabolism ~ role of perixisomes and mitochondria | Nikhlesh Singh | |
| April 25 2024 | Samer Hattar, Ph.D. Chief and Senior Investigator Head of the Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms (SLCR) Intramural Research Program National Institute of Mental Health | Beyond vision ~ The impact of light on animal behavior | Bruce Berkowitz | |
| September 19, 2024 | Director, Institute for Immunology; Professor Physiology & Biophysics, Ophthalmology | Neutrophil activation and cell death in Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis | Shunbin Xu | Distinguished Speaker |
| October 17, 2024 | Associate Professor Ophthalmology | Mechanobiology of Retinal Vascular Inflammation and Degeneration in Diabetes. | Ahmed Ibrahim | Distinguished Speaker |
| November 7, 2024 | Assistant Professor Ophthalmology, immunonology and genetic medicine | Novel Therapies for Retinal Atrophy in Dry AMD and Stargardt Disease | Nikhlesh Singh | Distinguished Speaker |
| November 21, 2024 | Professor Ophthalmology & Neuroscience | The cone synapse at nanoscale: single protein localization and single vesicle transmission. | Tomomi Ichinose | Distinguished Speaker |
| December 5, 2024 | Mary and Marian Robinson Chair in Macular Degeneration, Associate Professor and Research Director Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neuroscience | The Norrin/Frizzled4 signaling pathway controls the blood-retina barrier and is a target for therapeutic intervention | Nikhlesh Singh | Distinguished Speaker |
Translational research updates 2023-24
| Date | Speakers | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2, 2023 | Ryan Thummel, Ph.D. Renu Kowluru, Ph.D.
| Bedside to Bench: Examples of Enhanced Training Opportunities in OVAS/KEI
Diabetic macular edema: Anti-VEGF therapy and epigenetically modified mitochondrial DNA
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| Nov. 16, 2023 | Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. Professor Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences WSU School of Medicine | Mitigating threats to sight with translational mitochondrial biomarker imaging |
Trainee Seminars 2023-24
| Date | Speakers | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Previous Trainee Seminar(s) | ||
| Feb 15, | Nan Gao Research scientist | The role of exosomes in mediating corneal wound healing in normal and diabetic mice |
| Feb 15, | Nicole Oska MD candidate | Retinal endothelial barrier and bioenergetics |
| Sept. 21, | Jeremy Bohl | Long-Distance Cholinergic Feedback-
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| Sept. 21, | Zeeshan Ahmed Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Host NAD+ Metabolism Perturbation in Bacterial Endophthalmitis |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | Ryan Insolera Tomomi Ichinose | Application and validation of a novel mitophagy reporter in Drosophila melanogaster Cellular mechanisms of pupil light reflex in the mouse retina |