Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference
Retinal ganglion cells: development, function, and disease
30 April - 1 May 2010, Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference

This conference aims to bring together leading basic and clinical scientists to share the latest research on retinal ganglion cells and their roles in vision and disease. The goal is to take a comprehensive look at this critical and complex class of neurons, examining their development and establishment of axonal and dendritic connections, their diverse functions in processing signals from the outer retina and detecting light directly, how they are affected in glaucoma, optic nerve damage, and other disease conditions, and how our understanding of these processes can lead to novel therapeutic approaches.

Topics include:

  • Signal processing by retinal ganglion cells
  • Photosensitive ganglion cells
  • Ganglion cell development and axonal targeting
  • Optic nerve damage and regeneration
  • Mechanisms of ganglion cell death/animal models
  • Pathogenesis/neuro-protection for ganglion cells
  • Gene defects associated with ganglion cell disease
  • Novel therapeutic approaches in glaucoma


Call for poster presentations deadline: 3 February 2010

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Sessions

Session 1: Signal processing by retinal ganglion cells
Session Chair: David Copenhagen, University of California at San Francisco, USA

Session 2. Photosensitive ganglion cells
Session Chair: David Berson, Brown University, USA

Session 3: Ganglion cell development and axonal targeting
Session Chair: Carol A. Mason, Columbia University, USA

Session 4: Optic nerve damage and regeneration
Session Chair: Thomas Reh, University of Washington, USA

Session 5. Mechanisms of ganglion cell death/animal models
Session Chair: Richard Masland, Harvard University, USA

Session 6. Pathogenesis/neuro-protection for ganglion cells
Session Chair: Robert Weinreb, University of California at San Deigo, USA

Session 7: Gene defects associated with ganglion cell disease
Session Chair: Janey L. Wiggs, Harvard University, USA

Session 8: Novel therapeutic approaches in glaucoma
Session Chair: Paul Kaufman, University of Wisconsin, USA

The Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference series is a two day satellite meeting prior to 2010 ARVO. It is organized by Elsevier, publishers of Vision Research, and is co-sponsored by ARVO, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

 

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The Sponsoring Journal
Vision Research is a journal devoted to the functional aspects of human, vertebrate and invertebrate vision and publishes experimental and observational studies, reviews, and theoretical papers firmly based upon the current facts of visual science.
Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference - Retinal ganglion cells: development, function, and disease