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SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW

Join this first-of-its-kind symposium on the use of implantable and wearable devices in ophthalmology. The organizing committee, Mark Humayun, MD, PhD; Yu-Chong Tai, PhD; Stan Louie, PharmD; and Amir Kashani, MD, PhD, have convened world experts in clinical care, biomedical research, engineering, industry and pharmaceutics. This two-day virtual conference will encourage world-renowned experts and up-and-coming scientists to connect, collaborate and pursue innovations that fundamentally advance vision science and patient care.

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SPEAKERS

SCHEDULE

Note: All times are Pacific Standard Time

Abiotic-Biotic Interfaces for Ophthalmology Symposium, Day 1: January 21, 2021

*All times are Pacific Standard Time

 7:00 – 8:25 AM:  Symposium Opening Ceremony & Session 1: Photopolymers and Drug Delivery

7:00-7:15 Opening Remarks

• Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, welcome and introductions
• USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, remarks
• Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, welcome message

7:15 – 7:40: Dan Schwartz, MD, Session 1 Plenary: “The Role of Physician Innovators”

7:40 – 8:25: Session 1: Panel discussion

Session 1 Panelists and Pre-Recorded Presentations

• Dan Schwartz, MD, UCSF & Caltech, Session 1 Plenary: “The Role of Physician Innovators”
• Justin Hanes, PhD, Johns Hopkins: “Polymeric Drug Delivery to the Eye: Concept to Clinical Success Stories”
• Erin Lavik, MS, ScD, UMBC: “Nanotechnology for Ocular Drug Delivery”
• Nicos Petasis, PhD, USC: “Ophthalmic Molecular Therapeutics”
• Stan Louie, Pharm.D, USC: “Development of Ocular Therapeutics and ‘Omics’”
• Amy Wang, PhD, President, Enspire Bio Inc
• Andy Corley, Principal, Yelroc Consulting, Inc.
• Ron Kurtz, MD, President and CEO, RxSight, Inc
• Ram Palanki, Pharm.D, Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Operations, REGENXBIO Inc.

8:25 – 8:30 AM: Break

8:30 – 10:10 AM: Session 2: Bioelectronic Implants

• Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, welcome and introductions
• Yu-Chong Tai, PhD, Keynote: “bio-MEMS for Ophthalmology”
• Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, Lifetime Achievement Award, Vision Research Prize Message
• Presentation of the Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award, Vision Research Prize to Yu-Chong Tai

9:25 – 10:10: Session 2: Panel Discussion

Session 2 Panelists and Pre-Recorded Presentations

• Yu-Chong Tai, PhD, Caltech, Keynote Lecture: “bio-MEMS for Ophthalmology”
• Manuel Monge, MS, PhD, USC: “Data Transfer for Implants and Wearables”
• James Weiland, PhD, UMich: “Retinal Responses to Electrical Stimulation”
• Lan Yue, PhD, USC: “Bioelectronic Color Vision”
• Marco Zarbin, MD, PhD, Rutgers: “Treating Blindness at the Nanoscale: Nanotechnologies as Treatments for Retinal Blindness
• Arup Roy, PhD, Consultant, Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
• Didier Sagan, Vice President of Engineering, Golden Eye Bionics, LLC.
• Terry Dagnon, Chief Operating Officer, Outlook Therapeutics
• Brooke Basinger, PhD, Chief of Staff and Head of Program Management for Devices, Verily

10:10 – 10:15 AM: Break and transition to Poster Session

10:15 – 11:30 AM: Day 1 Poster Session and Adjournment. Poster presenters give brief poster overviews

 

Abiotic-Biotic Interfaces for Ophthalmology Symposium, Day 2: January 22, 2021

*All times are Pacific Standard Time

 7:00 – 8:20 AM:  Symposium Opening Ceremony & Session 3: Wearable Electronics and Data Analysis

7:00-7:10 Opening Remarks

• Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, welcome and introductions
• Charles F. Zukoski, PhD, USC Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, remarks

7:10 – 7:40: Bodour Salhia, PhD, Session 3 Plenary: “Epigenetic Changes in Retina in Response to Electrical Stimulation”

7:40 – 8:25: Session 3: Panel Discussion

Session 3 Panelists and Pre-Recorded Presentations

• Bodour Salhia, PhD, USC, Session 3 Plenary: “Epigenetic Changes in Retina in Response to Electrical Stimulation”
• Gianluca Lazzi, PhD, MBA, USC: “Electromagnetic Fields at the Retina from Implantable and Wearable Electronics”
• Shrikanth Narayanan, MS, PhD, USC: “Human-Centered Multimodal Artificial Intelligence: Clinical Application Possibilities for Multimodal Sensor Data”
• Qifa Zhou, PhD, USC: “Therapeutic Ultrasound for the Eye”
• Mikhail Shapiro, PhD, Caltech: “Ultrasound Technologies for Non-Invasive Imaging and Control of Neural Activity”
• Cyrus Shahabi, MS, PhD, USC: “Wearable Data Acquisition and Analysis for Health Applications”
• Andrew Urazaki, President, Urazaki Corp
• Bradford A. Zakes, President & CEO, Cerevast Medical, Inc.
• Christian Gutierrez, PhD, Hardware Engineer, Verily
• Kyle Morrison, President, Sonic Concepts

8:25 – 8:30 AM: Break

8:30 – 10:10 AM: Session 4: Bioengineered Scaffolds

• Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, welcome and introductions

8:40 – 9:10: Dennis O. Clegg, PhD, Session 4 Plenary: “Development of Instructive Scaffolds for Implantation of Stem Cells”

9:10 – 9:55: Panel Discussion

Session 4 Panelists and Pre-Recorded Presentations

• Dennis O. Clegg, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Session 4 Plenary: “Development of Instructive Scaffolds for Implantation of Stem Cells”
• Kapil Bharti, PhD, NIH, National Eye Institute: “Autologous iPS Cell-Based Therapy for Macular Degeneration: From BENCH-TO-BENCHSIDE”
• Amir H. Kashani, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins: “Clinical Implementation of an Ultrathin Stem-Cell Derived RPE Monolayer in Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial for Geographic Atrophy”
• Raymond Iezzi, Jr., MD, Mayo Clinic: “Autologous Photoreceptor Sheet Transplantation using Femtosecond Laser Assisted Retinalmileusis (FLAIR)”
• Jane Lebkowski, PhD, President, Regenerative Patch Technologies
• Pete Adamson, Vice President and Retinal Disease Area Stronghold Leader, Janssen Research and Development
• Delbert L. White, President, Leap Biomed Innovators, LLC
• Melissa Carpenter, PhD, President, Carpenter Group Consulting

9:55 – 10:05 AM: Break and transition to Poster Session

 10:05 – 11:30 AM: Day 2 Poster Session, Best Poster Award, and Adjournment

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Closed-Door Session