Addressing technical needs and opportunities for imaging the visual system (RFA-EY-14-001)
Thursday, June 5, 2014
1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT
Moderator: Richard Fisher, Ph.D., Director, NEI Office of Program Planning and Analysis
Introduction: Paul Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., NEI Director
Imaging and Neural Pathways in the Visual System — Presentation by NEI Scientists
Bruce Cumming, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, NEI Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research
Robert Fariss, Ph.D., Chief, NEI Biological Imaging Core Facility
Matthew McMahon, Ph.D., Director, NEI Office of Translational Research
RFA Extramural Funding Opportunity
Cheri Wiggs, Ph.D., Director, Perception and Psychophysics Program,
and Low Vision and Blindness Rehabilitation Program
- Goal: Functional in vivo imaging that is feasible in humans
- The Cooperative Agreement Funding Mechanism (U01)
- Award specifics and special program requirements
Q&A (approx. 30 min.)