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Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology: is a branch of medicine and surgery, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in ophthalmology. The credentials include a degree in medicine, followed by additional four to five years of ophthalmology residency training.
AUG 07, 2020 | 12:00 PM
In this presentation Shameema Sikder will discuss her career trajectory starting as an undergraduate studying chemical engineering and biochemistry to an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology...
APR 22, 2020 | 12:00 AM
The introduction of improved, more cost efficient target capture technologies has accelerated the adoption of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in clinical diagnostics. The ability to provide mor...
MAR 11, 2020 | 12:00 PM
Mechanistic understanding of neural systems is daunting to achieve in large part due to the heterogeneity of the neuronal elements in both form and function and the complexity of the circuit...
JUN 20, 2019 | 8:00 AM
DATE: June 20, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDTRetinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are projection neurons that process and transmit visual information from the retina to the brain. In a group of disea...
APR 23, 2019 | 11:00 AM
DATE: April 23, 2019TIME: 11:00am PDT, 2:00pm EDT Cataract, a clouding of the ocular lens, is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Currently the only means of treatment i...
JAN 31, 2019 | 1:30 PM
Development of novel types of therapeutics require adaptation of traditional bioprocessing applications to include the use of primary cells, such as stem cells, fibroblasts, astrocytes and ne...
OCT 03, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Decoding human genetic disease allows us to develop models of the pathology that can be directly tested with gene correction or targeted drug therapy. Dominant negative mutations are pa...
SEP 13, 2018 | 6:00 AM
The Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research (CMMR) at Baylor College of Medicine is pursuing numerous research and development efforts in the study of how the microbiome impacts...
MAR 15, 2018 | 9:00 AM
The inability of neurons to regenerate damaged axons within the CNS has dire consequences for victims of traumatic or ischemic brain injury and multiple neurodegenerative diseases. Like other...
