Center for Visual Science Winter Retreat
WHEN: Feb 14 at 9:20 AM – Feb 15 at 1 PM
WHERE: Beaver Hollow Conference Center
1083 Pit Rd, Java Center, NY 14082
An optional overnight stay on Friday provides ample opportunity to take advantage of Beaver Hollow's amenities including a nighttime bonfire, a private pond, fitness amenities, indoor heated pool, and miles of hiking/snowshoeing/cross-country skiing trails.
Schedule
Friday, 2/14/2020
7:00—8:45: Travel to Beaver Hollow Conference Center
8:45—9:15: Poster setup
9:20—9:30: Opening remarks by CVS Director, David Williams, PhD
9:30—11:00: Invited talks (15min, 5min questions):
Martina Poletti, PhD, Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Modulations of foveal vision associated with motor preparation
Shanna Coop, Brain & Cognitive Sciences (Mitchell lab)
Neural mechanisms of pre-saccadic attention in the marmoset monkey
Mark Buckley, PhD, Biomechanical Engineering
Evaluation of surgical trauma to corneal endothelial cells
Juliette McGregor, PhD, Merigan Lab
Restoring foveal vision
11:00—12:00: Coffee break and 1st Poster Session
12:00—1:30: Invited talks (15min, 5min questions):
Krystel Huxlin, PhD, Flaum Eye Institute
Time is vision: a critical period for plasticity after V1 damage in humans
Rebecca Lowery, PhD, Neuroscience (Majewska lab)
Effects of Gestational 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Exposure on Microglia in Visual Cortex
Jesse Schallek, PhD, Flaum Eye Institute
New views in the retina: imaging single blood cells reveals retinal physiology in health and disease
Cherlyn Ng, PhD, Flaum Eye Institute (Yoon lab)
Neural adaptation as revealed by advanced optical correction
1:30—4:30: Lunch and afternoon activities (hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, swimming etc.)
4:30—5:15: Invited talks (15min, 5min questions):
Ed Lalor, PhD, Biomechanical Engineering/Neuroscience
Natural audiovisual speech encoding in the early stages of the human cortical hierarchy
Melissa Polonenko, PhD, Biomechanical Engineering/Neuroscience (Maddox lab)
Auditory spatial discrimination in chronic hemianopes
5:15—6:15: Happy hour and 2nd Poster Session
7:00—9:00: Dinner with CVS-Themed Trivia
9:00: Optional bonfire/games/free time
Saturday, 2/15/2020
7:45—8:45: Breakfast
8:45–10:15: Overview of Existing CVS Resources, Services, and Events
- Director Search Update
- Core Grant Support
- Grant Preparation
- Pilot Funding
- Technology Transfer
- Colloquia
- Undergraduate Opportunities
- Symposia and Conferences
- Training Grant Support
- Selection of New Trainees for Training Grant
- Poster Awards