CEVO Launch Symposium: Center for Engineering in Vision and Ophthalmology

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Center for Engineering in Vision and Ophthalmology Launch Symposium

Friday, June 14th, 2024

CEVO celebrated its formal launch with a full-day speaker and research presentation program on June 14th, 2024. Featuring talks from six renowned visiting speakers, research highlights from CEVO's faculty, and snapshots of the seed projects CEVO will be supporting as part of its launch, the event highlighted the impact CEVO can have in driving research outcomes in the field of engineering in vision and ophthalmology.

Read the full McCormick Engineering News story on the event here.

Featured Speakers:

David Huang, Professor of Ophthalmology, World Family Chair in Ophthalmic Imaging, Oregon Health and Science University

Seeing Small and Aiming Big: the Development and Clinical Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography

Diane Bovenkamp, Vice President of Scientific Affairs, BrightFocus Foundation

BrightFocus Foundation: Opportunities in Eye and Brain Neurodegenerative Disease Research Funding

Steven Feldon, Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Founding Director of the David and Ilene Flaum Eye Institute; Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Vision Science, University of Rochester

From ‘Eyedeas’ to Invention

Yali Jia, Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering; Jennie P. Weeks Professor of Ophthalmology, associate director of the Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Oregon Health and Science University; Co-founder of International Ocular Circulation Society

Artificial Intelligence in OCT Angiography

SriniVas Sadda, President and Chief Scientific Officer, Stephen J. Ryan-Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Endowed Presidential Chair, Doheny Eye Institute; President, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Pushing the Boundaries of Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy for In Vivo Metabolic Assessment

Joel Schuman, Vice Chair for Research Innovation; Co-director, Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital

Vis-OCT for Glaucoma: Results, Opportunities, and Challenges

Schedule

Friday, June 14th
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration and breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome Remarks Michael Schill President, Northwestern University Christopher Schuh Dean, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Hao Zhang Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Center for Engineering Vision in Ophthalmology, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	“Pushing the Boundaries of Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy for In Vivo Metabolic Assessment” SriniVas Sadda President and Chief Scientific Officer, Stephen J. Ryan-Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Endowed Presidential Chair, Doheny Eye Institute; President, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Introduction: Nicholas Volpe
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	“Artificial Intelligence in OCT Angiography” Yali Jia Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, Jennie P. Weeks Professor of Ophthalmology, Associate Director of the Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Oregon Health and Science University; Cofounder, International Ocular Circulation Society Introduction: Hao F. Zhang
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM	“Vis-OCT for Glaucoma: Results, Opportunities, and Challenges” Joel Schuman Vice Chair for Research Innovation and Codirector, Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital Introduction: Mark Johnson
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	“From ‘Eyedeas’ to Invention” Steven Feldon Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Founding Director, David and Ilene Flaum Eye Institute; Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Vision Science, University of Rochester Introduction: Nicholas Volpe
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Keynote Presentation: “Seeing Small and Aiming Big: the Development and Clinical Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography” David Huang Professor of Ophthalmology, World Family Chair in Ophthalmic Imaging, Oregon Health and Science University Introduction: Hao F. Zhang
1:15 PM - 1:50 PM	Seed grant award presentations Introduction: Yali Jia
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	“BrightFocus Foundation: Opportunities in Eye and Brain Neurodegenerative Disease Research Funding” Diane Bovenkamp Vice President of Scientific Affairs, BrightFocus Foundation Introduction: Rukhsana Mirza
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	“What Limits Us From Taking Medical Problems and Making New Technologies” Randy Christopher Bowen Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine Introduction: Hao F. Zhang
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM	Lightning Talk Introductions: Diane Bovenkamp
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM	Lightning Talk: Jake Bhoi, Schmidt Lab member
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM	Lightning Talk: Raymond Fang, Zhang Lab member
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM	Closing Remarks Nicholas Volpe George W. and Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine; Codirector of the Center for Engineering Vision in Ophthalmology
3:50 PM - 6:00 PM	Reception and poster session

CENTER FOR ENGINEERING IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGYAT MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING