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The Division of Intramural Research Seminar Series

A public lecture series, hosted by the NEI Intramural Research Program on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

Past Seminars

Mature retina is resilient to partial photoreceptor loss

February 22, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Felice Dunn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
University of California, San Francisco

Hybrid event

Orienting eye movements in dreams and wakefulness

February 1, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Massimo Scanziani, Ph.D.
Professor/HHMI Investigator
University of California, San Francisco/HHMI

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

Water's at the Heart of Vision: how water movement in opsins allows phototransduction to be investigated in photoreceptors in vivo

December 14, 2023 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Edward Pugh, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
University of California, Davis

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

Echolocation in blind and sighted humans

November 30, 2023 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Lore Thaler, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Durham University

Please note: This seminar will be virtual only.

Brain in Silico

November 2, 2023 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Kwabena Boahen, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering & Electrical Engineering
Stanford University

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

Last updated: September 11, 2025