Oxyopias Archive 2003

Basic, clinical, or applied vision topics hosted by the UCB School of Optometry.

Oxyopias Schedule

February 13, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Steve Burns, PhD The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston Host: Stanley Klein Title: "The wave aberrations of the eye: Are they random errors?" Abstract
February 14, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Tom Reh, PhD Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle Host: John Flannery Title: "Muller glia as retinal stem cells: Not too late for a change in fate" Abstract
February 21, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Mike Calford, PhD School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia Host: Christine Wildsoet Title: "Properties and source of ectopic receptive fields in cat primary visual cortex induced by laser lesions of the retina" Abstract
February 28, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Lenny Kontsevich, PhD Scientist, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Host: Larry Stark Title: "From Scanpath Model to true recognition" Abstract
March 7, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Geoffrey Lewis, PhD Neuroscience Research Institute, UC-Santa Barbara Host: John Flannery Title: "Plasticity in the adult mammalian retina: neuronal and glial remodeling following retinal detachment and reattachment" Abstract
March 14, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Mike Paradiso, PhD Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Host: Russell DeValois Title: "What is V1 really doing in natural visual situations?" Abstract
March 21, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Jeffrey B. Mulligan, PhD Nasa Ames Research Center Host: Marilyn Schneck Title: "The Eye-Movement Correlogram: A new physiological tool for probing the time course of visual processing" Abstract
April 4, 2003 12:30pm 489 Minor Hall	Bob Dougherty, PhD Senior Research Scientist, Psychology Department, Stanford University Host: Stanley Klein Title: "Cortical metrology: Measuring the human visual system with fMRI" Abstract
April 11, 2003 4pm 489 Minor Hall	David Fitzpatrick, PhD Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham Host: Yang Dan Title: "Columns, connections, and representations: a new look at the functional architecture of primary visual cortex." Abstract
April 14, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	James Elder, PhD Associate Professor, Center for Vision Research, York University, Ontario Host: Jack Gallant Title: "Visual processing of contours" Abstract
April 18, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Tadmiri Venkatesh, PhD Department of Biology, City University of New York Host: Christine Wildsoet Title: "Growth control and pattern formation in the developing Drosophila retina" Abstract
April 25, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Jeffrey D. Schall, PhD Vanderbilt University Host: Marilyn Schneck Title:"Neural Selection and Control of Gaze" Abstract
May 23, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Jean X. Jiang, PhD Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Host: Xiaohua Gong Title: "The unconventional role of gap junction-forming proteins, connexins, in cell differentiation and lens development" Abstract
June 13, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	David Williams, PhD Departments of Pharmacology & Neurosciences, UCSD Host: John Flannery Title: "Motor proteins in the retina: cell biology, blindness, and gene therapy" Abstract
June 23, 2003 Monday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Jimmy Bartlett, PhD Department of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Host: Christine Wildsoet Title: "Clinical studies on pirenzepine - A novel M1-receptor antagonist for retardation of myopia progression" Abstract
July 11, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Laura Walker Renninger, PhD Graduate (2003), Vision Science Program, University of California, Berkeley Host: Jitendra Malik (PhD mentor) Title: "Parts, objects and scenes: Psychophysics and computational models" Abstract
Sept. 5, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	John Flannery, PhD Professor of Optometry and Vision Science, UC Berkeley Host: Xiaohua Gong Title: "Gene therapy for Usher Syndrome" Abstract
Sept. 12, 2003 Noon 489 Minor Hall	Philip N. Sabes, PhD Department of Physiology and the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco Host: Marty Banks Title: "Sensory Integration During Motor Planning" Abstract
Sept. 19, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Marcus A. Bearse, Jr., PhD School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley Host: Tony Adams Title: "Functional retinal abnormalities preceding and associated with development of diabetic retinopathy" Abstract
Sept. 23, 2003 Tuesday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Zhaoping Li, PhD University College London, UK Host: Yang Dan Title: "A saliency map in primary visual cortex" Abstract
Sept. 26, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	David Ferster, PhD Smith Kettlewell Host: Stan Klein Title: "Assembly of receptive fields in cat visual cortex" Abstract
Oct. 10, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Robert Kim, PhD Genetech Host: John Flannery Title: "Anti-VEGF Therapy with Lucentis in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration" Abstract
Oct. 17, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Robert Dougherty, PhD Stanford Institute for Reading and Learning and Psychology,Stanford University Host: Pia Hoenig Title: "White Matter Structure Predicts Reading Performance in Children and Adults" Abstract
Oct. 31, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Erv Hafter, PhD Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley Host: Title: "Some where's, why's and what's of shared sensory attention" (Ervin Hafter, Anne-Marie Bonnel, and Erick Gallun) Abstract
Nov. 6, 2003 Thursday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Stephen D. McLeod, MD Vice Chairman, Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, UCSF Department of Ophthalmology and Francis I. Proctor Foundation Host: Title: "The Physiology of Accommodation and Presbyopia, and the Principles of Accommodating Intraocular Lenses" Abstract
Nov. 14, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Peter Lennie, PhD Center for Neural Science, New York University Host: Marty Banks Title: "Identifying Color Signals in Cortex" Abstract
Nov. 21, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Richard Mathias, PhD Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, SUNY at Stoneybrook, NY Host: Xioahua Gong Title: "Lens Transport and Transparency" Abstract
Nov. 25, 2003 Tuesday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Wei Ji Ma, PhD California Institute of Technology Host: Stanley Klein Title: "A quasi-feedforward model for the timing of visual perception" Abstract
Dec. 5, 2003 Friday, 4 PM 489 Minor Hall	Greg DeAngelis, PhD Dept. Anatomy/Neurobiology,Washington University Host: Ralph Freeman Title: "Contributions of area MT to stereoscopic depth perception in the alert primate" Abstract
Dec. 11, 2003 Thursday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Paul Morin, PhD Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics Host: Marty Banks Title: "The Geo Wall: Stereo Projection's Contribution to Earth Science Education" Abstract
Dec. 12, 2003 Friday, Noon 489 Minor Hall	Bruce Beutler, PhD Scripps Institute Host: Xiaohua Gong Title: "Innate immune sensing and its dissection with forward genetic methods" Abstract