Past Events

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) are pleased to announce that Rachel O. Wong, Ph.D., from University of Washington will deliver the second Joram Piatigorsky Basic Science Lecture and Award.

Han-Yu Shih, Ph.D.
Stadtman Investigator, Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit
National Eye Institute, NIH

Join the National Eye Institute's Office of Data Science and Health Informatics (ODSHI) for their upcoming event, Privacy Considerations for Retinal Images. 

Public misconceptions over ocular imaging, especially the conflation of iris imaging to “retinal scans” increases barriers to data sharing and advancement in the field. At this event we will gather key opinion leaders to discuss this important topic and brainstorm ideas for educating the public.

Elfride De Baere, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Full Professor, Ghent University
Senior Clinical Investigator, Research Foundation Flanders

Tirin Moore, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurobiology
Stanford University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

Majlinda Lako, Ph.D.
Professor of Stem Cell Science
Newcastle University

Teresa Puthussery, O.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Optometry & Vision Science
University of California Berkeley  

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

NEI is hosting a hands-on-keyboard workshop where attendees will learn how HL7 FHIR can be used to support ophthalmic research. Registration is open.

Anyone interested in using SMART on FHIR, clinical decision support applications, or ML/AI for ophthalmic health research would benefit from the workshop. Recommended pre-requisites: Java experience, although the workshop will begin with a demonstration that is accessible to all healthcare or informatics professionals.

Join the National Eye Institute's Office of Data Science and Health Informatics (ODSHI) for their upcoming event, Building AI Datasets for the Future of AI in Vision Research. Part of the NIH Common Fund’s Bridge2AI program, Dr. Aaron Lee (University of Washington) will discuss his flagship project, AI-READI (Artificial Intelligence Ready and Equitable Atlas for Diabetes Insights), a groundbreaking and ethically-sourced dataset enabling artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) research to uncover critical insights into type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pathways to health. The event will offer opportunities for dialogue with Dr. Lee and ask for audience input on future topics of interest.

Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology
Miami University, Ohio

Mrinalini Hoon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Catherine Bowes-Rickman, Ph.D.
George and Geneva Boguslavsky Distinguished Professor of Eye Research
Duke University

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

Terri Young, M.D., M.B.A.
Peter A. Duehr Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical Genetics, and Pediatrics
Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Join the National Eye Institute's Office of Data Science and Health Informatics (ODSHI) at their NEI Informatics & Data-Driven Insights: Seminars & Dialogue Opportunities for Vision Health series launch! Michael Chiang, the NEI Director, and Kerry Goetz, Associate Director of ODSHI, will be introducing the series and discussing the NEI's perspective on the intersection of data science and vision research. The event will offer opportunities for dialogue with the speakers, and ask for audience input on future topics of interest.

Recently, the 2023 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award was awarded to James Fujimoto, David Huang, and Eric Swanson for their invention of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a technique that has revolutionized ocular health care.

In recognition of this honor and to celebrate the impact of OCT in vision health and research, the National Eye Institute is hosted a scientific symposium, March 18-19, 2024, at the NIH campus in Bethesda.

The program featured lectures and discussion on a diverse range of topics highlighting current and emerging OCT applications in both research and clinical settings.