Preliminary scientific program
Monday, July 20, 2020
17:00-18:30 Arrival at venue and check-in
18:30-19:30 Reception and welcoming remarks by Dr. Michel Cayouette (Director, VHRN)
19:30 Welcome dinner
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
7:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:30-8:45 Opening remarks: Adriana Di Polo (Professor, University of Montreal, Canada)
8:45-9:45 Darlene Dartt (Professor, Harvard University, United States)
“Pain, Dry Eye”
9:45-10:45 Rachel Wong (Professor, University of Washington, United States)
“Retina – inner retina”
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break/Posters
11:15-12:00 Flash talks students (selected, 3 x 5 min each)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 May Griffith (Professor, University of Montreal, Canada)
“Corneal regeneration”
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break/Posters
15:30-16:30 Michel Cayouette (Professor, IRCM/University of Montreal, Canada)
“Retina – photoreceptors”
16:30-18:30 Free time (Outdoor activities or other)
18:30-19:30 Poster session
19:30 Dinner BBQ
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
7:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:45-9:45 Gautam Awatramani (Professor, University of Victoria, Canada)
“Retina – function”
9:45-10:45 Adriana Di Polo (Professor, University of Montreal, Canada)
“Retina – neurovascular”
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break/Posters
11:15-12:00 Flash talks students (selected, 3 x 5 min each)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Stuart Trenholm (Professor, McGill University, Canada)
“Brain and perception”
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break/Posters
15:30-16:00 Class Photo Shoot
16:00-18:00 Free time (Outdoor activities or other)
8:00-19:00 Krystel Huxlin (Professor, University of Rochester, United States)
“A vision for the future: How to recruit neural plasticity for sight restoration after stroke ”
19:00-19:30 Poster Session
19:30 Gala Dinner
Thursday, July 23, 2020
7:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-10:30 Walter Wittich (Assistant Professor, University of Montreal, Canada)
“An overview of Vision Rehabilitation: What we can do now while we wait for the ‘cure’?”
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Martin Deterre (Ph.D., Pixium Vision, Paris, France)
“Retinal prosthetics, from product design to patient rehabilitation”
12:00-12:15 Closing comments and wrap-up
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Bus departure to Montreal