[visionlist] Jackson Lab Vision Research Meeting and Scholarship Announcement

[Nancy Place]

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To be held September 27 - 30, 2006 in Bar Harbor, Maine
This conference will provide a forum that brings together investigators who have a common interest in the use of the laboratory mouse in vision research as a tool for understanding human visual system biology and disease, with an emphasis on retina. Hands-on workshops and seminar based information focus on basic technical aspects of using the mouse for studies of visual function and are a unique feature of this meeting. This dual format provides an opportunity for interaction and for exchange of ideas focused upon the use of the laboratory mouse and molecular genetics to study the retina, its associated diseases, as well as their relation to extra retinal visual function. The intimate nature of the conference and the inclusion of scientists from different sub-disciplines, promotes a degree of interaction rarely found at larger conferences. 

Topics for three platform sessions (held each morning) are broad, ranging from development, processing and disease in the RPE/photoreceptors and inner retina to the central visual nervous system. Afternoon workshops include:
Basic Tools for Working with Mice Behavioral Assessment Clinical Assessment: indirect ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp biomicroscopy, etc. Electrophysiological Assessment Genetic Mapping/Modifiers Histological Assessment and Imaging Microarray Experiment Design and Analysis Retinal explants and Electroporation Visual Cortical Recordings 

Abstract submissions will be reviewed and selections made for presentations and poster session. Abstract Deadline: August 27, 2006 

Postdoctoral and graduate students are encouraged to attend. 
A number of travel scholarships to partially defray conference costs are available for students, postdocs and medical research fellows.

For complete information, including schedule, speaker list and on-line registration, please visit: http://www.jax.org/courses/events/coursedetails.do?id=212&detail=scope

Please email nancy.place at jax.org for more information or to submit an abstract.

Participation by women, minorities, and persons with disabilities is strongly encouraged.



Nancy Place Course & Conference Coordinator The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1500 Telephone - (207) 288-6257 Fax - (207) 288-6080 http://www.jax.org/courses
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