The Hoon Research Laboratory, led by Mrinalini Hoon, PhD, assistant professor, has been awarded $500,000 by the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative Cohort for the project, “Imaging the Third Dimension at the Nanometer Resolution.” The award …
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The WAIVS Lab: Spotlight on a Collaborative Team
In January 2018, DOVS invited Betsy Rolland to give a presentation about team science at the departmental research retreat. Rolland, then the assistant director of Population Sciences for the UW Carbone Cancer Center, recalls the enthusiasm …
Making WAIVS at UW-Madison
a New Way of Imaging One of the most exciting new projects in vision research at UW-Madison is a groundbreaking group collaboration among the McPherson Eye Research Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, …
DOVS Research Specialist Reaches Wheel Gymnastics World Championships
Kristina Whisenhunt, lab manager and research specialist in the Young Lab in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, recently competed in the 13th Biennial Wheel World Championships in Magglingen, Switzerland on May 6-13. Kristina placed …
2017 International Initiative: Aline Martins
There are 5,342 miles between Madison, Wisconsin and São Paulo, Brazil. That is the journey international resident Aline Martins embarked on to further her studies in ophthalmology at the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmological and Visual …
Department Strengthens International Ties
Sima Das, MD, visited Madison and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in early October, to observe oculoplastics, clinics and surgeries, as part of the department’s growing exchange with Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital in …
Department Adds Presence to European Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Conference
UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chair Terri Young, MD, MBA, attends the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) in Athens, Greece, along with ophthalmic plastic …
Partnership with Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital Provides Global Experience to Residents
Three senior residents and two faculty members traveled to India in February 2016 for a two-week elective international rotation with Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital in New Delhi. This is the second consecutive year for …
International Ophthalmology Collaboration: Dr. Umang Mathur Speaks at May 13 Grand Rounds
A commitment to international health has long been a priority within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. This is no more evident than with the doctors and staff in the Department …