2nd Annual Winston Fellow Competition
Join us in Moore Auditorium at 4:00 p.m. to hear DOVS students and postdocs present their research and compete for the Winston Fellow Awards in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Reception to follow at 5:30 p.m. outside Moore Auditorium. The winner will be announced.
In-person attendance is strongly encouraged. To attend virtually, please contact Jenna Krizan (krizanj@wustl.edu).
Postdoctoral Finalists
Tim Lee, Apte Lab
“Apolipoprotein M attenuates dry age-related macular degeneration phenotypes via sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling and lysosomal lipid catabolism“
Pooja Rathaur, Bassnett Lab
“Structural organization and tensile strength of the human ciliary zonule”
Leo Volkov, Yoshimatsu Lab
“Müller glia regulate fovea-like cone specialization in zebrafish”
ITVS Graduate Student Finalists
Evelyn Craigen, Clark Lab
“Temporal cis-regulation of retinal cell fate”
Jade Enright, Clark Lab
“The long noncoding RNA Gm11454 regulates retinal development and photoreceptor function”
Chin I Lin, Kerschensteiner Lab
“Inhibition and arbor morphology shape dendritic integration and feature selectivity in the retina”
Interested in competing in future years?
Graduate students can apply to the ITVS pathway by June 14, 2024.
Postdocs should keep an eye out for the call for abstracts in early 2025.
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.
This 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.