Scholars in Vision Science -- Dr Hazel Sive

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Hazel Sive PhD will be the guest speaker at the upcoming SVS lecture on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Her lecture title is: “Building the vertebrate brain: using the zebrafish to address normal development and mental health disorders". Dr Sive is a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and a Professor at MIT.

Kim Miller, MD will be presenting “Eye disorders and mental health” as clinical background for the session.

Wei Fang, Ph.D will be presenting “Morphogenesis of the retina and the brain” as basic science background.

Agenda

  • 5:00 pm Dr Kimberly Miller, “Eye disorders and mental health”
  • 5:20 pm Dr Wei Fang, “Morphogenesis of the retina and the brain”
  • 5:45 p.m Light hors d’oeuvres.
  • 6:15 p.m.Lecture by Dr. Hazel Sive “Building the vertebrate brain: using the zebrafish to address normal development and mental health disorders".