Annual Meeting Program Committee
Annual Meeting Program Committee
Description
The Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC), under the direction of the Executive Vice President, is responsible for the content of the scientific portion of the ARVO Annual Meeting.
Composition
The members of each Scientific Section and Cross-sectional Group elect an AMPC member from the lists of current ARVO voting members (Regular, Sustaining, or Life members) each year. The Executive Vice President serves as the Committee Chair. Ordinarily, members of the AMPC serve staggered terms of three or four years, with the most senior member serving as the Section Chair.
Qualifications
In compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) guidelines, AMPC members may not be owners or employees of ACCME defined commercial interests.
Meetings
The AMPC conducts online abstract reviews between mid-December and mid-January each year and then meets at the end of January to plan the current year's Scientific Program. The AMPC also meets at the Annual Meeting to initiate plans for the subsequent year's program and conducts business via ARVOConnect and e-mail and if needed by conference call during the year.
Past members
Roster
Chair
Justine R. Smith, MBBS, PhD, FARVO
Section: Immunology and Microbiology
Flinders University
Adelaide , South Australia
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/05/2022
AP Co-chair (Anatomy)
Alexandra Benavente-Perez, MCOptom, MS, PhD
Section: Anatomy and Pathology
SUNY College of Optometry
Brooklyn , N.Y.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
AP CO-chair (Pathology/Oncology)
Timothy W. Corson, PhD
Section: Anatomy and Pathology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis , Ind.
Term: 05/24/2016 - 05/02/2019
AP Member (Anatomy)
Regan Scott Ashby, PhD
Section: Anatomy and Pathology
ARC Centre of Excellence in Vision Science, University of Canberra
Canberra, ACT , Australia
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
AP Member (Anatomy)
Xiaoying Zhu, OD, PhD, MD, MS
Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
State University of New York College of Optometry
New York , N.Y.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
AP Member (Pathology/Oncology)
Colleen M. Cebulla, MD, PhD
Section: Anatomy and Pathology
The Ohio State University
Columbus , Ohio
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
AP Member (Pathology/Oncology)
Mohamed H. Abdel-Rahman, MD, Phd
Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
Ohio State University
Dublin , Ohio
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
BI Chair
Luminita I. Paraoan, PhD
Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, England , United Kingdom
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
BI Member
Astra Dinculescu, PhD
Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Florida
Gainesville , Fla.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
BI Member
Elfride De Baere, MD, PhD
Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital
Ghent , Belgium
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
CL Chair
Bonnielin K. Swenor, MPH, PhD
Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute
Baltimore , Md.
Term: 05/24/2016 - 05/02/2019
CL Member
Ecosse L. Lamoureux, MSc, PhD
Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
Singapore National Eye Research Institute
, Singapore
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
CL Member
Nicole Ann Carnt, PhD, BOptom
Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW
Canterbury, NSW , Australia
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
CL Member
Robert Finger, PhD
Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
University of Bonn
Bonn , Germany
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
CO Co-chair (Basic Scientist)
Audrey M. Bernstein, PhD
Section: Cornea
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse , N.Y.
Term: 05/24/2016 - 05/02/2019
CO CO-chair (Clinical Scientist)
Noriko Koizumi, MD, PhD
Section: Cornea
Doshisha University
Kyotanabe City, Kyoto , Japan
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
CO Member (Basic Scientist)
Shiva K. Swamynathan, PhD
Section: Cornea
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh , Pa.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
CO Member (Basic Scientist)
Thomas A. Fuchsluger, MD, PhD, FEBO, MSc
Section: Cornea
Friedrich-Alexander-University
Erlangen , Germany
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
CO Member (Clinical Scientist)
Cintia S. De Paiva, MD, PhD
Section: Cornea
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston , Texas
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
CO Member (Clinical Scientist)
Anat Galor, MD
Section: Cornea
Bascom Palmer
Miami , Fla.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
CO Member (Clinical Scientist)
Takefumi Yamaguchi, MD
Section: Cornea
Tokyo Dental College
Chiba , Japan
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
EY Co-chair
Donny W. Suh, MD
Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
University of Nebraska
Omaha , Neb.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
LE Co-chair
Paul D. Gamlin, PhD, FARVO
Section: Eye Movements, Strabismus, Amblyopia and Neuro-ophthalmology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham , Ala.
Term: 05/07/2015 - 05/02/2019
EY Member
Zia Chaudhuri, FRCS, MS
Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology Member
Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi
Delhi , India
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
EY Member
Jingyun Wang
Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
Salus University Pennsylvania
Elkins Park , Pa.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
GL Co-chair
Murray Fingeret
Section: Glaucoma
VA NY Health Care System
Hewlett , N.Y.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
GL Co-chair
Tony Realini, MD, MPH
Section: Glaucoma
WVU Eye Institute
Morgantown , W.Va.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
GL Member
Tatjana C. Jakobs, MD
Section: Glaucoma
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Cambridge , Mass.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
GL Member
M. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, PhD
Section: Glaucoma
Imperial College, UCL IOO, Western Eye Hospital
London, England , United Kingdom
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
GL Member
Ross C. Ethier, PhD, FARVO
Section: Glaucoma
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta , Ga.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
IM Chair
Mary E. Marquart, PhD
Section: Immunology & Microbiology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson , Miss.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
IM Member
Richard W. J. Lee, MRCS, MRCOphth, PhD
Section: Immunology & Microbiology
Bristol and Moorfields (NIHR BRC)
London, England , United Kingdom
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
IM Member
Daniel R. Saban, PhD
Section: Immunology and Microbiology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham , N.C.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
LE Chair
Kevin L. Schey, PhD
Section: Lens
Vanderbilt University
Nashville , Tenn.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
LE Member
Salil Anil Lachke, PhD
Section: Lens
University of Delaware
Newark , Del.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
LE Member
Vasanth Rao, PhD
Section: Lens
Duke University
Durham , N.C.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
GL Member
Hani Levkovitch-Verbin, MPA, MD
Section: Glaucoma
Tel-Aviv University
Tel-Hashomer , Israel
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
PH Chair
Claudio Bucolo, PhD, FARVO
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Catania
Catania , Italy
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
PH Member
Haiyan Gong, MD, PhD
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston , Mass.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
PH Member
Brian C. Gilger, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, Dipl. ABT, FARVO
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh , N.C.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
RE Co-chair (non-U.S.)
Netan Choudhry, MD, FRCS(C)
Section: Retina
Vitreous Retina Macula Specialists of Toronto
Etobicoke, Ontario , Canada
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
RE Member (non-U.S.)
Mineo Kondo, MD, PhD, FARVO
Section: Retina
Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
Tsu Mie , Japan
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
RE Member (non-U.S.)
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD, FARVO
Section: Retina
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna , Austria
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
RE Member (non-U.S.)
Akitaka Tsujikawa, MD
Section: Retina
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Kyoto , Japan
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
RE Co-chair (U.S.)
Amani A. Fawzi, MD
Section: Retina
Northwestern University
Chicago , Ill.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
RE Member (U.S.)
Stephen R. Russell, MD
Section: Retina
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Iowa City , Iowa
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
RE Member (U.S.)
Allen C. Clermont, MS
Section: Retina
Harvard University
Cambridge , Mass.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
RC Co-chair
Magali Saint-Geniez, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge , Mass.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
RC Co-chair
Alan W. Stitt, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Queens University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland , United Kingdom
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
RC Member
James M. Fadool, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Florida State University
Tallahassee , Fla.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
RC Member
Goldis Malek, PhD, FARVO
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Duke University
Durham , N.C.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
RC Member
Neena B. Haider, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Schepens Eye Research Institute/MEEI
Boston , Mass.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
RC Member
Brian D. Perkins, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland , Ohio
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
VI Chair
Thomas W. Raasch, OD, PhD, FARVO
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
Ohio State University
Columbus , Ohio
Term: 05/07/2015 - 05/02/2019
VI Member
Jennifer J. Hunter, PhD
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
University of Rochester
Rochester , N.Y.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/06/2021
VI Member
Lisa A. Ostrin, OD, PhD
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
University of Houston College of Optometry
Houston , Texas
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/07/2020
VI Member
Andrew Carkeet, MS, PhD
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
School of Optometry, QUT
Kelvin Grove , Australia
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/07/2022
VN Chair
Ulrike Grunert, PhD
Section: Visual Neuroscience
University of Sydney Save Sight Institute
Sydney, NSW , Australia
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
VN Member
Jan J. Kremers, PhD
Section: Visual Neuroscience
University of Erlangen
Nuremberg , Germany
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
VN Member
Erika D. Eggers, PhD
Section: Visual Neuroscience
University of Arizona
Tucson , Ariz.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
GEN Chair
Zi-Bing Jin, MD, PhD
Cross-sectional Group: Genetics
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou , China
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
GEN Member
Yutao Liu, MD, PhD
Cross-sectional Group: Genetics
Augusta University
Augusta , Ga.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
GEN Member
Susanne Roosing, PhD
Gross-sectional Group: Genetics
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen , Netherlands
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
LV Chair
Joanne M. Wood, BSc, PhD
Cross-sectional Group: Low Vision
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
LV Member
Nicole Ross, OD, MSc
Cross-sectional Group: Low Vision
New England College of Optometry
Arlington , Mass.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
LV Member
Walter Wittich, PhD, FAAO, CLVT
Cross-sectional Group: Low Vision
University of Montreal
Montreal , Canada
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
MOI Chair
Yali Jia, PhD
Cross-sectional Group: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
Portland , Ore.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
MOI Member
Stacey S. Choi, PhD
Cross-sectional Group: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging
The Ohio State University
Columbus , Ohio
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
MOI Member
Kevin Chan, PhD
Cross-sectional Group: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging
New York University
New York , N.Y.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
MOI Member
Richard Rosen, MD
Cross-sectional Group: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
New York , NY
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Ex Officio
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, FARVO
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
SUNY-Buffalo / VA Medical Center - Buffalo
Buffalo , N.Y.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
Ex Officio
W. Daniel Stamer, PhD, FARVO
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
Duke University
Durham , N.C.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/07/2020
Ex Officio
Claude F. Burgoyne, MD, FARVO
Section: Glaucoma
Devers Eye Institute
Portland , Ore.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE
ARVO
Executive Director
Staff Committee Liaison
Lancy Cowan, JD, CAE
ARVO
Chief Meetings Officer
