[vslist] The Mouse Visual System: From Photoreceptors to Cortex
Karen Purvis
Karen Purvis" <bluezulu@dial.pipex.com
Mon Jan 12 12:52:00 2004
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Eighth Annual Vision Research Conference
THE MOUSE VISUAL SYSTEM: FROM PHOTORECEPTORS TO CORTEX
April 23-24, 2004 * Fort Lauderdale, USA
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http://www.visionresearch-conference.elsevier.com
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Call for Posters Deadline: February 6, 2004
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Organized by Elsevier / Vision Research this two-day conference prior to =
the 2004 ARVO Annual Meeting will review some of the most recent =
advances in mouse visual system function, development and diseases, with =
special emphasis on molecular, cellular and synaptic events and genetic =
models.
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Session topics and chairs include:=20
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>>> Photoreceptor function
Fred Rieke, University of Washington, USA=20
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>>> Synaptic transmission and functional organization
Samuel Wu, Baylor College of Medicine, USA=20
Stewart Bloomfield, New York University, USA=20
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>>> Development of the mouse retina
Connie Cepko, Harvard University, USA=20
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>>> Retina/RPE transgenic/knockout mouse models
Roderick McInnes, University of Toronto, Canada
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>>> Development of mouse Superior Colliculus and LGN
Mike Crair, Baylor College of Medicine, USA=20
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>>> Development of the mouse visual cortex
Mark Bear, MIT, USA=20
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>>> Mouse visual psychophysics/VOR=20
Glen Prusky, University of Alberta, Canada
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For details of session speakers and to submit an abstract for poster =
presentation visit www.visionresearch-conference.elsevier.com or contact =
n.woods@elsevier.com
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Photoreceptor function<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Synaptic transmission and functional organization<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Development of the mouse retina<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN=20
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Development of mouse Superior Colliculus and LGN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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