Global Members Committee
Global Members Committee
Description
The Global Members Committee assesses the needs of non-U.S. based members and recommends ways to increase participation in ARVO to the ARVO Board of Trustees.
Activities
- Collects and interprets statistical information relating to the involvement of non-U.S. based members in ARVO.
- Encourages non-U.S. based members to more fully participate in the governance and programs of the Association.
- Sponsors Annual Meeting workshops on relevant topics.
- Reports to the Board of Trustees at its regular meetings.
Meetings
The committee meets during the ARVO Annual Meeting and conducts business via ARVOConnect, by email and if needed by conference call during the year.
Roster
Chair
Daniel L. Rathbun, PhD
Section: Retina
University of Tuebingen
Tuebingen , Germany
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/02/2019
Chair-elect
Kate E. Keller, PhD
Section: Glaucoma
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University
Portland , Ore.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/02/2019
Member
Muhammad Abdulrazik, MD, PhD
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
East Jerusalem Biomedical Institute
East Jerusalem , Palestine
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
Member
Ester Carreno, MD
Section: Immunology and Microbiology
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid , Spain
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Member
Pamela M. Martin, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Augusta University
Augusta , Georgia
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Member
Ashik Mohamed, MBBS, MTech, PhD
Section: Lens
L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad, Telangana , India
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Member
Thanasis Panorgias, MSc, PhD
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
New England College of Optometry
Boston , Mass.
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
Member
Arturo J. Ramirez-Miranda, MD
Section: Cornea
Institute of Ophthalmology, Conde de Valenciana
Mexico City , DF, Mexico
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/03/2019
Member
Juliana M. F. Sallum, MD
Section: Retina
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo , SP, Brazil
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
Member
Arieh S. Solomon, MD, PhD, FARVO
Section: Visual Neuroscience
Tel-Aviv University, Goldschleger Eye Research
Tel-Hashomer , Israel
Term: 03/01/2017 - 05/02/2019
Member
Yi-Chen Sun, MD, MS
Section: Cornea
Taipei Tzu-Chi General Hospital
New Taipei City , Taiwan
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
Member
Lihteh Wu, MD
Section: Retina
Asociados de Macula Vitreo y Retina de Costa Rica
San Jose , Costa Rica
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
Member
Xiangtian Zhou, PhD
Section: Anatomy and Pathology
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou , Zhejiang, China
Term: 05/05/2016 - 05/02/2019
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
Justine R. Smith, FRANZCO, PhD, FARVO
Section: Immunology and Microbiology
Flinders University
Adelaide , South Austrailia
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/05/2022
Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE
ARVO
Executive Director
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Kiah Culver
ARVO
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