McPherson Eye Research Institute

11/13/2025

Thank you to Dr. Allison Sekuler and all those who were able to attend the 17th Annual Vision Science Symposium! If you missed Dr. Sekuler's lecture, you can now watch it here:

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11/10/2025

On Thursday, November 13th at 12 pm, the Department of Neuroscience will be hosting a special in-person seminar with Kristine Krug (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany) in WIMR room 3571. Dr. Krug's talk will be titled "Cortical Codes for Generating Three-Dimensional Experience". See more details below.

11/10/2025

Join us TOMORROW for our Nov. 11th McPherson ERI Seminar Series! The lectures will be held in WIMR 3571 from 12-1 pm. A pizza lunch will be provided. RSVP and directions to the venue available here: https://vision.wisc.edu/current-seminar-series/

11/07/2025

Final Reminder: We are accepting applications for our 2025 Grant Accelerator Program (GAP)! This year, we are offering up to six $50k GAP awards to broadly support vision research at UW-Madison, as well as one additional $50k Brandt AMD GAP award specifically designed for research in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Details and application here: https://vision.wisc.edu/funding_opportunities/grant-accelerator-program/

11/05/2025

TOMORROW: Join us for the 3rd Annual Daniel M. Albert Lecture! This year's lecture will be given by Dr. M. Roy Wilson (President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, Wayne State University), who will deliver the following lecture: “Why Do Some People Go Blind from Glaucoma and Others Do Not? Rethinking the Role of Race”.

Prior to the lecture, there will be a catered reception from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the HSLC Atrium. For more information, visit our website here: https://vision.wisc.edu/annual-daniel-m-albert-lecture/

11/04/2025

Join us next Tuesday for our Nov. 11th McPherson ERI Seminar Series! The lectures will be held in WIMR 3571 from 12-1 pm. A pizza lunch will be provided. RSVP and directions to the venue available here: https://vision.wisc.edu/current-seminar-series/

11/03/2025

Reminder: Now accepting applications for our Distinguished Paper Awards! These competitive annual awards recognize impactful research by MERI trainees. Applications are due by November 21st. See our website for more details and to apply: https://vision.wisc.edu/funding_opportunities/distinguished-paper-awards/

10/30/2025

Next Week! The 3rd Annual Daniel M. Albert Lecture is on Thursday, November 6th. This year's lecture will be given by Dr. M. Roy Wilson (President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, Wayne State University), who will deliver the following lecture: “Why Do Some People Go Blind from Glaucoma and Others Do Not? Rethinking the Role of Race”.

Prior to the lecture, there will be a catered reception from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the HSLC Atrium. For more information, visit our website here: https://vision.wisc.edu/annual-daniel-m-albert-lecture/

10/28/2025

Congratulations to this semester's David G. Walsh Travel Award winners Miral Abdalaziz, Madison Dillerud, and Yuheng Wu! Each will receive $1500 to attend and present vision-related research at a professional conference or symposium. Read more here: https://vision.wisc.edu/funding_opportunities/david-walsh-travel-awards/recipients/?preview_id=6553&preview_nonce=2487def849&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true

10/23/2025

Reminder: The 3rd Annual Daniel M. Albert Lecture is on Thursday, November 6th! This year's lecture will be given by Dr. M. Roy Wilson (President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, Wayne State University), who will deliver the following lecture: “Why Do Some People Go Blind from Glaucoma and Others Do Not? Rethinking the Role of Race”.

Prior to the lecture, there will be a catered reception from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the HSLC Atrium. For more information, visit our website here: https://vision.wisc.edu/annual-daniel-m-albert-lecture/

10/22/2025

Thank you to all of the attendees and presenters at our 17th Annual MERI Vision Science Symposium and Poster Session! This year, Andrew Miller took home the Best Trainee Poster Presentation award, and Lauren Kresser and Rabeeya Hamid both received honorable mentions.

See the full announcement here: https://vision.wisc.edu/poster-presentation-award-recipients/

10/21/2025

Join us for our Nov. 11th McPherson ERI Seminar Series! The lectures will be held in WIMR 3571 from 12-1 pm. A pizza lunch will be provided. RSVP and directions to the venue available here: https://vision.wisc.edu/current-seminar-series/