NEI Intramural Events
2012 Focus on Fellows Program
Program
Thursday, October 25, 2012
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM-9:00 AM | Name badges and program booklets will be distributed |
| 9:00 AM-9:15 AM | Opening Remarks Sheldon Miller, Ph.D., Scientific Director, and Sarah Sohraby, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director, NEI |
| 9:15 AM-10:15 AM | Keynote Lecture: "New Frontiers in Fluorescent Imaging" Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Cell Biology & Metabolism Branch, NICHD |
| 10:15 AM-10:25 AM | Break |
| NEI TRAINEES PRESENTATIONS | |
| 10:25 AM-10:30 AM | Overview of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications Frederick Ferris III, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Director, NEI |
| 10:30 AM-10:55 AM | Reticular Drusen: Natural History and Effect on Retinal Function Benjamin Nicholson1, Divya Nigam1, Mei Zhou2, Brett Jeffrey3, Wai Wong4, Elvira Agron5, Emily Chew1 1Clinical Trials Branch, Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Application, NEI; 2Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago; 3Ophthalmic Genetics & Visual Function Branch, NEI; 4Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, NEI; 5Biostatistics Branch, Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Application, NEI |
| 10:55 AM-11:00 AM | Overview of the Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., Laboratory Chief |
| 11:00 AM-11:25 AM | Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Macular Degeneration using Exome Sequencing Rinki Ratna Priya1, Xiaowei Zhan2, Robert Fariss3, Christina Chakarova4, Milton English1, Yuri Sergeev5, Kari Branham6, Mercedes Campos4, Margaux Morrison7, Naushin Waseem4, James Friedman8, Matthew Brooks1, Harsha Rajasimha1, Samuel Jacobson9, Raman Sood10, Paul Liu10, Michael Klein11, Emily Chew12, Dwight Stambolian113, Margaret DeAngelis7, Shomi Bhattacharya4, John Heckenlively6, Goncalo Abecasis2, Anand Swaroop1 1Retinal Development & Genetics Section, Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory, NEI; 2Center for Statistical Genetics, Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Michigan; 3Biological Imaging Core, NEI; 4Dept of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology, United Kingdom; 5Ophthalmic Genetics & Visual Function Branch, NEI; 6Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan; 7Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Utah; 8Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus; 9Scheie Eye Institute, Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania; 10Genetics & Molecular Biology Branch, NHGRI; 11Macular Degeneration Center, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University; 12Clinical Trials Branch, Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Application, NEI; 13Depts of Ophthalmology & Genetics, University of Pennsylvania |
| 11:25 AM-11:30 AM | Overview of the Laboratory of Immunology Sarah Sohraby, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director |
| 11:30 AM-11:55 AM | Role of Interleukin-27 and IRF Transcription Factors in the Regulation of Complement Factor H (CFH) Expression in the Retina and Intraocular Inflammation Sung-Hye "Grace" Kim, Ahjoku Amadi-Obi, Cheng-Rong Yu, Ivy Dambuza, Bernadette Marrero, Charles Egwuagu Molecular Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunology, NEI |
| 11:55 AM-12:05 PM | Break |
| 12:05 PM-12:55 PM and 12:25 PM-1:45 PM |
Lunch: Career development round table discussions Careers in Academia Donald Zack, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University Careers in Industry Anna Hansen, Scientist II, MedImmune Careers in Scientific Review Annie Schaffner, Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, NEI Grants: Improving Your Chances for Funding Thomas Greenwell, Program Director for Retinal Neuroscience, Division of Extramural Research, NEI A Scientist's Transferable Skills for Other Career Paths Jennifer Mehren, Health Science Program Manager, Office of Program Planning & Analysis (OPPA) & Christopher Thomas, Science Writer, Office of Communications & Public Liaison, NINDS Becoming a Great Mentor Sharon Milgram, Director, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH Linking Basic Research to Clinical Work Kapil Bharti, Earl Stadtman Tenure-track Investigator, Unit on Ocular Stem Cells & Translational Research, NEI For Clinical/Translational Research, M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. Wai Wong, Tenure-track Investigator, Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, NEI & Rachel Bishop, Chief, Consult Services Section, Office of the Clinical Director, NEI Transitioning to Graduate or Professional School Phil Ryan, Director of Student Services, Graduate Partnerships Program, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH How to determine the Next Step in Your Career Lori Conlan, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH Starting a Lab & a Tenure-track Career Tudor Badea, Tenure-Track Investigator, Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory, NEI Networking Sarah Sohraby, Deputy Scientific Director, and Cesar Perez-Gonzalez, Program Manager, Office of the Scientific Director, NEI |
| 1:45 PM-1:55 PM | Break |
| 1:55 PM-2:55 PM | Scientific Presentation: "Use of High Content Screening Approaches to Identify Candidate Neuroprotective Molecules for the Treatment of Glaucoma and the Retinal Degenerations" Donald Zack, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University |
| 2:55 PM-3:05 PM | Break |
| NEI TRAINEES PRESENTATIONS | |
| 3:05 PM-3:10 PM | Overview of the Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research Bruce Cumming, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory Chief |
| 3:10 PM-3:35 PM | Believing is Seeing: Constructing the Visual World with Cortical Neurons Ali Moeeny, Bruce Cumming Vision Section, Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, NEI |
| 3:35 PM-3:40 PM | Overview of the Laboratory of Retinal Cell & Molecular Biology T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D., Laboratory Chief |
| 3:40 PM-4:05 PM | Sterculic Acid Inhibits 7-ketocholesterol-mediated Corneal Angiogenesis Joshua Chou, Juan Amaral, Ignacio Rodriguez Mechanisms of Retinal Disease Section, Laboratory of Retinal Cell & Molecular Biology, NEI |
| 4:05 PM-4:30 PM | Low-hydration, Compact Structure in Solution is a Conserved Property of Diverse γ-Crystallins from Fish to Mammals Yingwei Chen1, Huaying Zhao2, Peter Schuck2, Graeme Wistow1 1Molecular Structure & Functional Genomics Section, NEI; 2Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, NIBIB |
| 4:30 PM-4:55 PM | Role of CEP290 in Ciliogenesis in Photoreceptors and Other Cells Erin Yamamoto1, Rivka Rachel1, Helen May-Simera2, Tiansen Li2, Lijin Dong3, Anand Swaroop1 1Retinal Development & Genetics Section; 2Retinal Cell Biology & Degeneration Section, Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory; 3Genetic Engineering Facility, NEI |
| Friday, October 26, 2012 | |
| Time | |
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Keynote Lecture: "Genome Cell Biology" Tom Misteli, Ph.D. Senior Investigator, NCI, NIH |
| 10:00 AM-10:20 AM | Group Photo of Trainees and Break |
| 10:20 AM-10:45 AM | Career Development Talk: "NEI Training Opportunities for Postdocs & Clinician Scientists" Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D., Program Director for Research Training & Career Development, Division of Extramural Research, NEI |
| 10:45 AM-10:55 AM | Break |
| 10:55 AM-11:45 AM | Special Lecture: "Making the Invisible, Visible: Discoveries Between Art and Science" Rebecca Kamen, Artist, Professor of Art, Northern Virginia Community College |
| 11:45 AM-12:30 PM | Lunch and Panel Discussion on Art and Science Rebecca Kamen Joram Piatigorsky, Scientist Emeritus, NEI Sarah Sohraby, Deputy Scientific Director, NEI |
| 12:30 PM-12:35 PM | Break |
| NEI TRAINEES PRESENTATIONS | |
| 12:35 PM-12:40 PM | Overview of the Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch Sarah Sohraby, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Branch Chief |
| 12:40 PM-1:05 PM | Nlz1 is Required for Cilia Formation and Regulated by Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Sunit Dutta, Shahila Sriskanda, Ramakrishna Alur, Brian Brooks Unit on Pediatric, Developmental & Genetic Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Genetics & Visual Function Branch, NEI |
| 1:05 PM-1:30 PM | Cone Photoreceptor Afferents and Dendritic Development of S-cone Bipolar Cells in the Mouse Retina Li Jia, Wei Li Unit on Retinal Neurophysiology, NEI |
| 1:30 PM-1:55 PM | Multiple Roles of Olfactomedin Domain-containing Proteins (Olfm1-3) in Vision, Olfaction, Motor Functions and Anxiety Afia Sultana, Naoki Nakaya, Stanislav Tomarev Section on Retinal Ganglion Cell Biology, Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology, NEI |
| 1:55 PM-2:05 PM | Break |
| 2:05 PM-3:05 PM | Career Development Talk: "Autonomy Dramas and Other Tales From the Lab" Howard Gadlin, Ph.D., Director, Center for Cooperative Resolution, NIH |
| 3:05 PM-3:15 PM | Break |
| NEI TRAINEES PRESENTATIONS | |
| 3:15 PM-3:40 PM | Epigenetic Regulation of Photoreceptor Gene Expression Hyun-Jin Yang, Anand Swaroop Retinal Development and Genetics Section, Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory, NEI |
| 3:40 PM-4:05 PM | Diagnostic Procedures in Primary Intraocular Lymphoma (PIOL) Monica Dalal1, Megan Casady2, Emily Moriarty3, Lisa Faia4, Robert Nussenblatt1, Chi-Chao Chan5, H. Nida Sen1 1Clinical Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunology, NEI; 2University of Maryland School of Medicine; 3Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center; 4Riverside Eye Center, Detroit, MI; 5Immunopathology Section, Laboratory of Immunology, NEI |
| 4:05 PM-4:30 PM | Robust Memory of Stable Object Values in the Oculomotor Basal Ganglia Masaharu Yasuda1, Shinya Yamamoto2, Okihide Hikosaka1 1Neuronal Networks Section, Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, NEI; 2AIST, Tsukuba, Japan |
| 4:30 PM-4:45 PM | "The Sweet Lobby" Cupcake Social |
| 4:45 PM-5:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Awards Presentation Deborah Carper, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Sheldon Miller, Ph.D., Scientific Director, and Sarah Sohraby, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director, NEI |
