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SUMMARY: Special Vision Research Forum: Winston Fellow Postdoctoral Present
 ations
DESCRIPTION: Join us for the Special Vision Research Forum on Friday\, May 
 16\, 2025\, at 11:30 a.m. in the FLTC Holden Auditorium. Postdoctoral final
 ists for the Winston Fellow Award\, selected through abstract submission\, 
 will present their innovative vision science research. All presentations wi
 ll be evaluated for scientific merit by a distinguished panel of faculty ju
 dges. The […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p data-start="34" data-end="380">Join us for
  the Special Vision Research Forum on Friday\, May 16\, 2025\, at 11:30 a.m
 . in the FLTC Holden Auditorium. <span data-teams="true">Postdoctoral final
 ists for the Winston Fellow Award</span>\, selected through abstract submis
 sion\, will present their innovative vision science research.</p><p data-st
 art="382" data-end="916">All presentations will be evaluated for scientific
  merit by a distinguished panel of faculty judges. The winners of the prest
 igious <strong>Winston Fellow Awards</strong>—including the $5\,000 Graduat
 e Student Award and $2\,500 Postdoctoral Award—will be announced following 
 the <a href="https://ophthalmology.wustl.edu/calendar/event/winston-fellow-
 competition-2025/">Winston Fellow Competition</a> on Thursday\, May 29\, at
  Connor Auditorium. During this live competition\, ITVS Pathway students wi
 ll compete for the $5\,000 Winston Fellow Award. The awards reception will 
 follow at 5:15 p.m. in the FLTC Atrium.</p><h3 aria-level="2"><span data-co
 ntrast="none">Winston Fellow Award: Postdoctoral Finalists</span><span data
 -ccp-props="{"134245418":true\,"134245529":true\,"335559738":160\,"33555973
 9":80}"> </span></h3><h5 aria-level="4">Mahsa Bank-Tavakoli\, PhD</h5><p><s
 pan data-contrast="auto">Morgan Lab—Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sc
 iences</span><br /><i><span data-contrast="auto">Mitochondria-based deep le
 arning approach for automated detection of retinal ganglion cell boutons in
  electron microscopy images</span></i><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":72
 0}"> </span></p><h5 aria-level="4">Fatemah Didehvar\, PhD<span data-ccp-pro
 ps="{"134245418":true\,"134245529":true\,"335559738":80\,"335559739":40}"> 
 </span></h5><p><span data-contrast="auto">Franken Lab—Department of Neurosc
 ience</span><br /><i><span data-contrast="auto">Lightness computations in p
 rimate visual cortex</span></i><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720}"> </
 span></p><h5 aria-level="4"><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true\,"13424
 5529":true\,"335559738":80\,"335559739":40}">Ismael Hernández-Núñez\, PhD <
 /span></h5><p><span data-contrast="auto">Clark Lab—Department of Ophthalmol
 ogy & Visual Sciences</span><br /><i><span data-contrast="auto">Active DNA 
 demethylation is required for rod-photoreceptors fate determination and ret
 inal development</span></i><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720}"> </span
 ></p><h5 aria-level="4">Pooja Rathaur\, PhD</h5><p><span data-contrast="aut
 o">Bassnett Lab—Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences</span><br /><
 i><span data-contrast="auto">The architecture and biomechanics of the cilia
 ry zonule</span></i></p><h5 aria-level="4">Taku Yamamoto\,MD\, PhD</h5><p><
 span data-contrast="auto">Apte Lab—Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sci
 ences</span><br /><i><span data-contrast="auto">Immunosenescence of macroph
 age prolongs uveitis in aged mice by reducing induced regulatory T cells</s
 pan></i><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720}"> </span></p><div class="ca
 llout"><p class="disclaimer">In December 2022\, David (A&S ‘74) and Deborah
  Winston made a generous gift to establish the Winston Fellow Award in the 
 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.</p><p class="disclaimer">T
 his unique award will support graduate students who are receiving specific 
 training in vision science through the Interdisciplinary Training in Vision
  Sciences Pathway. The overall goal of the program is to attract a group of
  gifted\, well-trained biomedical scientists to careers in vision research 
 to continue unlocking the mysteries of eye disease.</p></div><p class="disc
 laimer">In-person attendance is strongly encouraged\, but virtual attendanc
 e is available upon request. For virtual access\, please contact Jenna Kriz
 an at <a rel="noopener" data-start="1066" data-end="1083">krizanj@wustl.edu
 </a>.</p>
CATEGORIES:All,Special Seminar,Vision Research
LOCATION:Holden Auditorium - Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
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