McPherson Eye Research Institute

11/20/2025

MERI member Natascha Merten was recently interviewed by Wally Lucashinsky of the Hometown Today show on 95.3 WBEV. Dr. Merten discussed the history of the Beaver Dam Offspring Study-Neurocognitive Aging Study (BOSS-NCAS), what has been learned from it and its precursor studies, and future plans for continuing the study. You can watch Dr. Merten’s interview starting at min 31:50 on the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ZSydyNDB0&t=2584s

11/19/2025

Dr. Cindy Cai (John Hopkins University) will be giving a virtual UW Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Grand Rounds this Friday, November 21st! Her lecture, entitled "The role of social determinants of health and big data in addressing vision loss from diabetic retinopathy", will begin at 7am CST on Zoom. If you'd like to attend, you can find the zoom link here: https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/214733

11/18/2025

Join us for our Dec 9th McPherson ERI Seminar Series! The lectures will be held in Biotech 1360 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/

11/14/2025

FINAL 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/

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/