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Symposium on AMD
Event of the Harvard Medical School - Department of Ophthalmology
Symposium on AMD
Event of the Harvard Medical School - Department of Ophthalmology
Datum
29.09.2023, 07:00 - 30.09.2023, 16:00
Symposium
Boston
Sprache
Englisch
Gebühren ab
150.00 USD
Veranstalter
Harvard Medical School - Department of Ophthalmology
Organisator
Harvard Medical School - Department of Ophthalmology
25 Shattuck Street
US - MA 02115 Boston
Tel.: +1 (0)617 5733719
The 6th Biennial International Symposium on AMD, which will take place at The Starr Center at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear in Boston on September 29-30, 2023, is one of the field’s most highly praised and popular events for its in-depth and thoughtful discussions of the pathogenesis of AMD.
National and international experts in a broad array of topics as well as leaders in related disciplines outside ophthalmology will be participating.
National and international experts in a broad array of topics as well as leaders in related disciplines outside ophthalmology will be participating.
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Basisinformation
Datum29.09.2023, 07:00 - 30.09.2023, 16:00SymposiumBostonSpracheEnglischGebühren ab150.00 USDVeranstalterHarvard Medical School - Department of Ophthalmology
OrganisatorHarvard Medical School - Department of Ophthalmology
25 Shattuck Street
US - MA 02115 Boston
Tel.: +1 (0)617 5733719 -
VERANSTALTUNGSORT
The Starr Center
185 Cambridge Street
MA 02114 Boston, US -
Programm
Friday, September 29
Welcome Breakfast and Registration
The Starr Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston
7:00-8:00 am8:00 am Welcome 8:05 am Opening Address Robyn Guymer, PhD
Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia; Head of Macular ResearchThe search for an early anatomical endpoint in atrophic AMDOmics
Moderator: Margaret DeAngelis, PhD8:30 am Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Director, J. Terry Ernest Ocular Imaging Center, University of Chicago MedicineGut Microbiome and AMD; insights from germ-free and gnotobiotic animal models8:55 am Milam Brantley, MD, PhD
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs; Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt School of MedicineAMD Metabolomics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Next Steps9:20 am Robert Mullins, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineWhat can we learn about atrophic and neovascular AMD from choroidal transcriptomics?9:45 am Panel Discussion Break (10:25am)
Immunity
Moderator: Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD10:45 am
Andrew Dick, MD, PhD
Duke Elder Chair and Director of Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London; Professor of Ophthalmolgy, Bristol Medical SchoolRegulating innate immunity in the RPE11:10 am Wei T. Wong, MD, PhD
Vice President, Retinal Disease, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & JohnsonNeuroinflammatory targets and strategies for AMD therapies11:35 am Heping Xu, MD, PhDProfessor, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast; Aier Institute of Optometry and Vision Science, Aier Eye Hospital Group, Changsha, ChinaAging and neovascular AMD-mediated macular fibrosis12:00 pm Panel Discussion Lunch (12:40pm)
Oxidative Stress
Moderator: Goldis Malek, PhD1:40 pm
Andrey Y. Abramov, PhD
Professor, University College, LondonThe role of reactive oxygen species in physiology and pathology2:05 pm Pamela Martin, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Biochemisty and Molecular Biology, Medical College of GeorgiaMetabolite signaling and oxidative stress in aging RPE2:30 pm James T. Handa, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, John Hopkins MedicineOxidative Stress: What role does it play and when is it involved in AMD?2:55 pm Panel Discussion Break (3:35pm)
4:00 pm
Introduction to Friedman Lecture Evangelos S. Gragoudas, MD
Charles Edward Whitten Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear4:10 pm Introduction to speaker Joan W. Miller, MD
Chair, Harvard Ophthalmology
Chair Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Brigham and Women's Hospital4:15 pm Friedman Lecture
Cathy Bowes Rickman, PhD
Professor of Opthalmology and of Cell Biology Duke University School of MedicineGala Dinner and Poster Contest
The Liberty Hotel
6:00-10:00 pm
(registration required)Saturday, September 30
Welcome Breakfast
The Starr Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston
7:30-8:30 am8:30 am
Welcome back Ivana K. Kim, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and EarAging
Moderator: Maria Grant, MD, FARVO8:40 am
Yuancheng “Ryan" Lu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitehead InstituteA genomic search for novel anti-AMD interventions: partial reprogramming and beyond9:05 am Toren Finkel, MD, PhD
Director; Professor of Medicine, G. Nicholas Beckwith III and Dorothy B. Beckwith Chair in Translational Medicine, Aging Institute of UPMC Senior Services and the University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh, Division of Cardiology8:30 am Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, IrvineAge-related changes in molecular interaction between RPE and neuroretina9:55 am Panel discussion Break (10:35 am)
RPE
Moderator: Silvia Finneman, PhD10:45 am
Raj Apte, MD, PhD
Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vice Chair for Innovation and Translation
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineExploring Immune Vascular Interactions to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets11:10 am Deb Ferrington, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA
Chief Scientific Officer, Doheny Eye InstituteHuman RPE proteomic analysis reveals altered pathways and potential targets for treatment11:35 am Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of California, San FranciscoTarget-based drug repositioning preserves RPE health and prevents vision loss in macular degeneration12:00 pm Panel Discussion Lunch (12:40-1:40 pm)
In Vitro Models
Moderator: Catherine Bowes Rickman, PhD1:40 pm
Valeria Canto-Soler, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Colorado University School of MedicineBuilding a 3D human model of AMD in a dish2:05 pm Kapil Bharti, PhD
Senior Investigator, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of HealthModeling age-related macular degeneration with 2D and 3D iPSC-derived outer blood-retina barrier2:30 pm Ruchira Singh, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Genetics
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryUsing iPSCs to decipher AMD pathobiology2:55 pm Panel Discussion 3:20 pm Closing Remarks Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA
Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair, Basic and Translational Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School -
Gebühren
Ärzte/-innen in WeiterbildungGebühren ab150,00 USDStudenten/-innenGebühren ab150,00 USDIndustriemitarbeiter/-innenGebühren ab500,00 USDPlease contact the organizer for further information.
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Buchung / Anmeldung
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Zertifizierung
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