Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD)
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Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD) is an annual, one-day research conference devoted to bringing the vision research community of the Bay Area together to present and discuss new and exciting findings in the fields of ophthalmology, optometry, biology, neuroscience, visual psychophysics, and computer vision. What distinguishes BAVRD from other conferences was that it is primarily organized and run by graduate students from the Vision Science Graduate Group at the University of California, Berkeley. 2025 year marked the 37th annual BAVRD!
BAVRD 2025
This year, BAVRD took place at International House on Friday, September 12th, 2025.
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BBSome-Mediated Clearance of Ubiquitinated IMPG2 Defines a Constitutive Ciliary Retrieval Pathway in Photoreceptors
AAV-mediated gene therapy rescues cone dysfunction in mouse models of Pde6c cone disorder
Alterations in cone pathway function following severe rod loss in the mature mouse retina
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Triggers Inflammation-Driven RGC Degeneration in a Mouse Model of Optic Neuropathy
Searching for New Genes that Cause Usher Syndrome
Invisible image suppression across the visual hierarchy in binocular rivalry
Lipoxin B4 Mitigates TRPV4 Activated Muller Cell Gliosis During Ocular Hypertension
Revealing the diverse functions of primate retinal ganglion cells
Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy: (finally) coming of age
Discovery of Two New Visual Areas with Selectivity for Bodies Away from the Center of Gaze
Spatial organization of neural responses to agentive and physical movement dynamics is reflected in intrinsic functional connectivity
Depth-multiplexing spectral domain optical coherence tomography for full eye length imaging
Towards a Foundation Model for Primate Visual Cortex
Active perceptual serial dependence underlies slow change blindness
Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Teresa Puthussery
Associate Professor of Optometry & Vision Science, UC Berkeley
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Dr. Alfredo Dubra
Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University
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Dr. Chuan Hou
Senior Scientist, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
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Dr. Maxence Nachury
Professor of Ophthalmology, UCSF
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Dr. Anna La Torre
Associate Professor, UC Davis School of Medicine
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Lightning Talks & Posters
Lightning talks were 7 minutes long, followed by around 3 minutes of questions from the audience. Authors of selected abstracts had the opportunity to showcase their work in an afternoon poster session following the main talks. All applicants were expected to attend the event in person on the Berkeley campus.
Posters were expected to be 34 inches x 53 inches in landscape format. Tape was provided onsite. At least one author was expected to present the poster during the session. Posters used large fonts and minimal text, and text was readable from 5 feet away.
Location
This year's Bay Area Vision Research Day was held in-person at the International House on the UC Berkeley campus.
Where to Park
Where to Enter I-House