Committees

ARVO committee members are responsible for accurately sensing the environment, processing information and providing valuable guidance to the ARVO Board of Trustees.

There are 11 committees for which ARVO members can volunteer*:

Advocacy and Outreach Committee — Chair: Whitney Stuard Sambhariya, MD, PhD

Animals in Research Committee — Chair: Christophe Ribelayga, PhD, FARVO

Awards Committee — Chair: Jacob Pe'er, MD, FARVO

Commercial Relationships Committee — Chair: Annette K. Hoskin, PhD, BSc (Optom), MBA

Continuing Medical Education Committee — Chair: Mary Whitman, MD, PhD

Diversity Initiatives Committee — Chair: Ye Sun, MD, PhD

Ethics and Regulations in Human Research Committee — Chair: Margaret M. DeAngelis, PhD

Global Members Committee — Chair: Wai Kit Chu, DPhil

Members-in-Training Committee — Chair: Rajashekhar Gangaraju, MS, PhD, FARVO

Professional Development and Education Committee — Chair: Helena Prior Filipe, Doctor in Medicine

Publications Committee — Chair: Ashik Mohamed, MBBS, MTech, PhD, MAMS, FARVO

(* members are appointed to the Finance Committee and are elected for service on the Annual Meeting Program Committee and International Chapter Affiliate Committee)

In addition to knowledge, skills and experience, consideration is given to appointing ARVO members who have not previously served on a committee and to broadening geographical and ethnic diversity and gender and Scientific Section parity. The typical term of service is three years of engaged participation. If you are then appointed by your committee members to serve as Chair, your term may be extended for another two years. Individuals must wait one-year post-term to apply for the same or other committee positions.