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Arlene V. Drack, MD

Ronald Keech Professor of Pediatric Genetic Eye Disease Research
Director, Electrophysiology
Institute for Vision Research
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Iowa

Brenda Gallie, MD

Head, Retinoblastoma Programs, Hospital for Sick Children and Alberta Children’s Hospital
Associate Scientist, Techna Institute, University Health Network
Professor, Departments Ophthalmology, Medical Biophysics, Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto

J. Michael Jumper, MD

Vice Chairman and Retina Service Chief
California Pacific Medical Center

Richard A. Lang, PhD

Professor and Endowed Chair
Emma & Irving Goldman Scholar
Director, Visual Systems Group
Director, Center for Chronobiology
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
and Division of Developmental Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Paul Sieving, MD, PhD

Director, National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health

Funding

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by (1 R13 EY 029900 - 01) from the National Eye Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Supporters

The 2019 Advances in Pediatric Retina Course would like to thank its supporters: Knights Templar and the Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation.

Travel Grant

The Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation is offering Travel Grants for young doctors and researchers to attend the 2019 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting in Vancouver, BC, or the 2019 Advances in Pediatric Retina meeting.

The application deadline is April 15.