Breakthroughs from Bench to Battlefield—and Beyond. MERI Director Dr. Dave Gamm and his team at UW–Madison are leading innovative research to treat vision loss caused by eye trauma—from battlefield injuries to everyday accidents. With $6M in support from the Department of

Final Reminder: We are accepting applications for our Kenzi Valentyn Vision Research Awards! These $7500 grants are funded by the Institute’s annual Cycle for Sight event. Application deadline: October 24th Details and application here: vision.wisc.edu/funding_opport…

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: vision.wisc.edu/current-semina…

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

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

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: vision.wisc.edu/funding_opport…

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

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: vision.wisc.edu/funding_opport…

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: vision.wisc.edu/current-semina…

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

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

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: vision.wisc.edu/current-semina…

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

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: youtube.com/watch?v=GFTbJf…

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: vision.wisc.edu/funding_opport…

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: vision.wisc.edu/current-semina…

MERI Members Jennifer Choy and Mikhail Kats, along with grad student Minjeong Kim, have developed a simple, low-cost structure that boosts light output from solid-state quantum materials like diamond without damaging their surface, a common issue with current light-extraction

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

MERI member Natascha Merten was recently interviewed by Wally Lucashinsky of the Hometown Today show on 95.3 WBEV (The Daily Dodge). Dr. Merten discussed the history of the Beaver Dam Offspring Study-Neurocognitive Aging Study (BOSS-NCAS), what has been learned from it and its

Join us in congratulating Prof. Ari Rosenberg (Dept. of Neuroscience), the McPherson ERI's newest Retina Research Foundation Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professor! You can learn about Dr. Rosenberg and his pioneering vision research here: rosenberg.neuro.wisc.edu