Medical Rehabilitation Research Speaker Series: Vision Recovery and Restoration

November 5, 2021 (Noon-1:00 p.m. ET)

Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s)

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR), NICHD

Location

NIH VideoCast; registration is free but required

Purpose

The Medical Rehabilitation Research Speaker Series provides an opportunity for selected NCMRR and NIH rehabilitation research grantees to share their research with colleagues from rehabilitation-related and other fields.

This second session features NCMRR grantees Krystel R. Huxlin, Ph.D., and Joseph Rizzo, M.D., presenting their advances in the fields of vision recovery and restoration following neurological injury or disease.

Dr. Huxlin directs a laboratory at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute, where she investigates how the damaged adult visual system can repair itself.

Dr. Rizzo is the director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of vision loss, improving diagnostic methods, and developing new treatments for blinding diseases.

Series events will include presentations from the grantees followed by a question-and-answer session.

Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this activity should contact Eliza Polk at eliza.polk@nih.gov or 301-242-0003 at least 5 days in advance.

Contact

For registration-related questions:
Liza Cook
Email: liza.cook@nih.gov

For webinar-related questions:
Dr. Theresa Cruz, NCMRR, NICHD
Phone: 301-496-9233
Email: cruzth@mail.nih.gov