The Lowy Medical Research Institute is hosting a public scientific symposium with a focus on vision research and vascular disease. Distinguished speakers include experts in the field of vision and cardiac research, with an emphasis diseases with a vascular component.

The symposium is free, but registration is required. A reception with complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres will immediately follow the symposium.

Symposium location: Committee Lecture Hall at The Scripps Research Institute. Skaggs Institute (Molecular Biology Building), 2nd floor.

Speakers:

Martin Friedlander, MD, PhD

President; Lowy Medical Research Institute

Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine; The Scripps Research Institute

Chief, Retina Services, Department of Ophthalmology; Scripps Clinic

John Dowling, PhD

Gordon and Llura Gund Research Professor of Neurosciences

Harvard University

Kevin Eade, PhD

Staff Scientist

Lowy Medical Research Institute

Lois Smith, MD, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Harvard Medical School

Boston Children’s Hospital

Marin Gantner, PhD

Staff Scientist

Lowy Medical Research Institute

Robert Graham, AO, FAA, MD

Executive Director, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI)

Sydney Des Renford Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales