Research is a critical part of our departmental mission; we seek to understand the eye in sickness and in health in order to help people with eye disease see better.
Vision research is thriving at UW! Scientists in the Department of Ophthalmology are fortunate to work in an environment which fosters innovation. Researchers at the University of Washington hold more than 48 NIH grants relating to vision and optic nerve research, making it one of the country’s leading institutions engaged in vision research. Our department faculty collaborates with their colleagues who are experts in fields as diverse as Engineering, Psychology, Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Structure and Genomics. In addition, as an international computer science and biotech center, the city of Seattle offers the opportunity to join forces with outstanding scientists and technicians from the private sector.
On May 19-20, 2010, The UW Medicine Eye Institute will host GAINED IN TRANSLATION, a Symposium for the Vision Science Community at UW.
The Schedule for the two -day event is as follows:
May 19, 2010
5:30 pm Dinner – Vista Café, Foege RMMM
6:30 pm Keynote address – Foege Auditoirum K1010
Genomics of Uveal Melanoma: Insights into the Metastatic Process
J. William Harbour, MD
Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Prof. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Washington University, St. Louis
May 20, 2010
R&T Auditorium, Harborview Medical Center
8:00 am Welcome Maureen Neitz, PhD, Professor, Ophthalmology
Conference Chair
8:15 am Photoreceptor activity patterns and the cause and prevention of myopia
Erin Herlihy, MD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Jay Neitz, PhD, Professor, Ophthalmology
9:10 am The Potential of Stem Cell Therapy in Retinal Degenerative Disorders
Jennifer Chao, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Deepak Lamba, MBBS, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Structure
10:05 am The Aging Lens / Molecular Aging in Cataract
Parisa Taravati, MD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
John Clark, PhD, Professor & Chair, Biological Structure
11:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Poster Session in R&T Building / Tours of UW Medicine Eye Institute
1:45 pm Glaucoma: Past, Present & Future
Philip Chen, MD, Professor, Ophthalmology
Philip Horner, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
2:40 pm Active Electronics for Ophthalmology Devices
Tueng Shen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Brian Otis, PhD Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
3:35 pm The conundrum of retinal circuitry in restorative ophthalmology
Russ Van Gelder, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair, Ophthalmology
Live-imaging of retinal circuits
Rachel Wong, PhD, Professor, Biological Structure
4:40 pm Concluding Remarks Russ Van Gelder, MD, PhD
Dinner on 5/19 and box lunch on 5/20 will be provided to all registered guests.
To register for this free event, email eyeinfo@uw.edu or 206.543.4899
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Within our own department, there is more than 6000 sf of dedicated lab space located in the heart of the University of Washington Medical Center. Animal facilities are located in adjacent towers. For 34 consecutive years, the University of Washington has held a NEI Vision Core Grant which is administered through the Department of Ophthalmology. The Core facilities serve to bring together researchers from across the university.
Currently a dedicated group of clinician-scientists and basic science researchers make up the core of the Ophthalmology Department’s research program. Our goal is to team with the outstanding facilities and faculty in our neighboring departments to build a vision research program that is truly university-wide.
Department of Ophthalmology based research labs:
The Department is grateful for the support of the research activities which comes from a variety of sources, including the NIH, Research to Prevent Blindness, the Allergan Foundation, Alcon, the Bishop Foundation, the Coulter Foundation.
