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Past Events

Precision genome surgery for imprecision medicine

October 7, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Stephen H Tsang, M.D., Ph.D.
Laszlo Z. Bito Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University

Enrichment and application of early M/L cones from human pluripotent stem cells

September 30, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

David Gamm, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison

2024 Joram Piatigorsky Basic Science Lecture & Award

September 11, 2024 — 12:30 pm to 2:45 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) are pleased to announce that Rachel O. Wong, Ph.D., from University of Washington will deliver the second Joram Piatigorsky Basic Science Lecture and Award.

Deciphering lymphocyte regulomes in neurodegenerative diseases

August 15, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Han-Yu Shih, Ph.D.
Stadtman Investigator, Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit
National Eye Institute, NIH

Privacy considerations for retinal images

August 12, 2024 — 10:00 am to 11:00 am ET

Join the National Eye Institute's Office of Data Science and Health Informatics (ODSHI) for their upcoming event, Privacy Considerations for Retinal Images. 

Public misconceptions over ocular imaging, especially the conflation of iris imaging to “retinal scans” increases barriers to data sharing and advancement in the field. At this event we will gather key opinion leaders to discuss this important topic and brainstorm ideas for educating the public.

Last updated: February 21, 2023