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Vanderbilt Glaucoma Symposium Announced
With the generous support of the Glaucoma Research Foundation, the Vanderbilt Eye Institute is excited to host its 2008 symposium, “Neurodegeneration in Glaucoma: From Mechanisms to New Treatments.”
Goals of the symposium are:
- to promote the exchange of current information and ideas among basic, translational and clinical scientists.
- to foster new advances in our understanding of basic mechanisms of neurodegeneration in glaucoma and in the development of therapeutic interventions.
Special effort has been made to encourage new investigators to attend, to recruit established investigators with clinical, basic science, and industry backgrounds, and to provide ample opportunity for these groups to interact.
The meeting will be held in Nashville, TN on October 14-15, 2008, with a welcoming reception the evening of October 13. The program will have platform sessions, dedicated time for poster presentations, and several panel discussions. The program will include cutting-edge presentations on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, applications of new interventions, animal models of neurodegeneration, and novel therapeutic strategies from both academics and industry.
For more information, please visit the Vanderbilt Eye Institute 2008 Symposium Web site.