Distinguished Speaker Series Home Distinguished Speaker Series Ophthalmology Research Seminar: Distinguished Speaker Series The Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) Distinguished Speaker Series, often referred to as the "Friday Seminars," is a premier platform for showcasing groundbreaking research in vision science and ophthalmology from around the globe. Since our foundation, the CTVR, in collaboration with the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, has hosted this esteemed series, highlighting cutting-edge developments in ophthalmology research. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when most academic seminars were canceled, we swiftly adapted and transformed our series to a virtual format via Zoom, ensuring continuity and even expanding our reach. Today, the series has evolved to feature expert lectures on a diverse array of topics, including Ophthalmology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neurobiology, Imaging, Computational Sciences, and Novel Ophthalmic Treatments. The seminar series has also grown in scope, drawing an international audience of 80-300 attendees each week, connecting scholars and professionals from across the U.S. and around the world. We invite you to join us every Friday from 8:30 am–10:00 am, both in person and online via Zoom, throughout the academic year. For more information and Zoom details, email: Anna Kiker, MBA, CRA or Grazyna Palczewska, PhD To stay updated with the latest details, Subscribe to our emails Speakers Mar 14, 2025 Disrupting the ciliary gradient of Arl3-GTP activity results in a photoreceptor nuclear migration defect Jillian Pearring, PhD, Assistant Professor, Skillman Early Career Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Cell & Developmental Biology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Profile view event details view recording Mar 07, 2025 Mechanosensation as a regulator of ocular homeostasis and dysfunction David Krizaj, PhD, John Frederick Carter Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology, University of Utah Profile view event details Feb 28, 2025 Fighting Blindness - Lessons from CRX Research Shiming Chen, PhD, Dr. Bernard and Janet R. Becker Distinguished Professor in Ophthalmology, Director, Molecular Genetics Core in Ophthalmology, Co-director, Interdisciplinary Training in Vision Science, DBBS, Washington University School of Medicine Profile view event details view recording Feb 21, 2025 The road to uncovering the real meaning of drusen Imre Lengyel, PhD, Professor of Translational Ophthalmology (QUB) and Honorary Senior Fellow (UCL), DFP Study Ophthalmology Lead, The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast Profile view event details view recording Feb 14, 2025 Maturation, structure and dynamics of human cone PDE6C important for photopic vision Nikolai Artemyev, PhD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Profile view event details view recording Feb 07, 2025 Molecular innovation at the CRISPR-transposon interface Samuel H. Sternberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Profile view event details view recording Jan 31, 2025 Physiological role of the vitamin A receptor RBPR2 in whole-body retinoid homeostasis Glenn Lobo, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota Profile view event details view recording Jan 24, 2025 Genetics of Human Inherited Retinal Diseases Rui Chen, PhD, Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine Profile view event details Jan 17, 2025 Mechanistic insights into retinal circuit function from correlative and comparative connectomics Kevin Briggman, PhD, Director, Dept. of Computational Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior, Bonn, Germany Profile view event details Jan 10, 2025 Biomaterials for the Delivery of Cells, RNA and Genome Editors Daniel G. Anderson, PhD, Joseph R. Mares [1924] Professor of Chemical Engineering, and a core member of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA Profile view event details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page ›› Last page Last » Previously Recorded Seminars If you missed some of our Distinguished Speaker Seminars, no worries! You can watch previously recorded seminars. 2024 Recorded Distinguished Speaker Seminars 2023 Recorded Distinguished Speaker Seminars 2022 Recorded Distinguished Speaker Seminars 2021 Recorded Distinguished Speaker Seminars 2020 Recorded Distinguished Speaker Seminars