Vanderbilt will host the 2024 Southeastern Vision Research Conference this fall. Organized by Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Emory University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the SVRC brings researchers and students from all over the world to learn, network, and connect with fellows peers in the field of vision research. With renowned […]
The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Randolph Blake with the 2024 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science. The Ken Nakayama Medal is in honor of Professor Ken Nakayama’s contributions to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations and excellence in the domain of vision sciences. The winner of the […]
The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Isabel Gauthier with the 2024 Davida Teller Award Congratulations to Isabel Gauthier, the twelfth recipient of the Davida Teller Award. The Teller Award was created to honor the late Davida Teller’s exceptional scientific achievements, commitment to equity, and strong history of mentoring. The award is given to […]
Major gift bolsters Vanderbilt’s retinal vision research efforts Sep. 22, 2022, 9:58 AM by Nancy Humphrey A $10 million gift from the International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) will establish a center dedicated to retinal vision research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) and a directorship to support a physician-scientist leader in the Department of Ophthalmology […]
David J. Calkins, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center David J. Calkins, PhD is one of the world’s leading authorities on the neurobiological roots of blinding eye disease and identification of new therapeutic targets based on neuronal protection, repair, and regeneration. Dr. Calkins has chosen to take a broad and systems-oriented approach to understanding retinal and […]
The VVRC is pleased to welcome Dr. Christos Constantinidis as its newest Investigator. Dr. Constantinidis’s lab’s overarching goal is to understand how neuronal activity in the cerebral cortex gives rise to cognitive functions. They address this question through designing behavioral tasks, acquiring experimental data via neurophysiological recordings and imaging, and computational analysis of the results. […]
Calkins named Assistant VP for Research at VUMC David Calkins, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt Vision Research Center and vice chair and director for Research of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been appointed Assistant Vice President for Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. David Calkins, PhD “Dr. Calkins is internationally recognized for […]
Boosting metabolism in optic nerves could slow neurodegeneration. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy. In doing so, however, the undamaged optic nerve becomes […]
Study points to potential new approach to treating glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy. […]
