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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Symposium on Ocular Regeneration:  Cell Therapy and Regeneration in the Retina
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SUMMARY:Symposium on Ocular Regeneration:  Cell Therapy and Regeneration in the Retina
DESCRIPTION:<p>Program of the Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute and Harvard Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology</p><p>Presented in partnership with the Third International Biennial Symposium on AMD</p><p><a href="https://www.cvent.com/events/cell-therapy-and-regeneration-in-the-retina-symposium/registration-3ee6fb09ca2f489aacd0aa24e9bb11a1.aspx" data-url="https://www.cvent.com/events/cell-therapy-and-regeneration-in-the-retina-symposium/registration-3ee6fb09ca2f489aacd0aa24e9bb11a1.aspx">Click here</a> to register for this event.  Registration fee of $150.00 is waived for pre- and post-doctoral fellows.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Symposium on Ocular Regeneration: Cell Therapy and Regeneration in the Retina will present the current and future state of regeneration and stem cells in eye diseases. This one day meeting, organized by the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute, will bring together thought leaders in the field to discuss the latest advances, and the potential future of retinal regeneration.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Registration: $150.00<br> Free for pre and post doctoral trainees<br><br></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><div><strong>ORGANIZERS:<br> Michael Young, PhD</strong><br><em>Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School<br></em><em>Co-director, Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute</em></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br><strong>Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD</strong><br><em>Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School<br></em><em>Co-director, Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">KEYNOTE SPEAKER:</span></strong></div><div><strong><a href="http://web.mit.edu/bcs/sinha/home.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Pawan Sinha, PhD</span></a></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br><em>Professor of Vision and Computational Neuroscience,<br> Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">SPEAKERS:</span><br></strong></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Larry I. Benowitz, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br><em>Professor of Surgery and Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School<br> Director, Laboratories for Neuroscience Research in Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Constance L. Cepko, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br><em>Bullard Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience</em><em>, <br> Harvard Medical School</em><em><br> Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Dennis Clegg, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology</em></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><div><em>University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)</em></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Founder and Co-Director, UCSB Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering</em></span></div></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Robert M. Lavker, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></span><div><em>Jack W. Graffin, M.D. Research Professor; Professor in Dermatology</em></div><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine</em></span></div><div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Bruce R. Ksander, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br> A<em>ssociate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School<br> Co-director, Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology Ocular Oncology Center of Excellence; Associate Scientist, Mass. Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Deepak A. Lamba, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></span><div>Assistant Professor</div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Buck Institute for Research on Aging</span></div></div></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Neville Osborne, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br><em>Professor of Ocular Neurobiology, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">In-Hyun Park, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br><em>Assistant Professor of Genetics; Yale Stem Cell Center</em></span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Susanna S Park, MD, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California</em></span></div></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Budd A. Tucker, PhD</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br><em>Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Sciences, <br> The University of Iowa</em></span></div><div> </div></div><strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Sponsored by: </span></em></strong></span></div><strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></strong><strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Beryl David &amp; Harry N. Gorin Foundation • NeoStem • ReNeuron<span style="font-size: 1em;"> • Janssen • Genentech</span></em></span></span></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></div>
LOCATION:Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The Starr Center, 185 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20141023T120000Z
DTEND:20141023T210000Z
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