Upcoming Seminars
CVNR Internal Grant Review: Specific Aims Presentations - FY18 RR&D Winter Merit/CDA Round
All investigators who are submitting a new RR&D SPiRE grant in this round will be presenting their specific aims to the group for feedback.
Sept. 27, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Non-Visual Data Access: Little Big Data, Big Little Mess
Vincent F. Martin, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, Human Centered Computing
School of Interactive Computing
Georgia Tech
Oct. 4, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Neuropathic Pain
Albert Y. Leung, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist
University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego
Oct. 18, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
TBA
Kenneth Hepburn, PhD
Director of Education Core, Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Nov. 1, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
TBA
Liang-Ching Tsai, PhD, PT
GSU Department of Physical Therapy
Nov. 15, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Medical Robotics Research in the RoboMed Lab (** Please note the seminar will be held at noon**)
Jaydev P. Desai, PhD
Director, Medical Robotics and Automation (RoboMed) Laboratory
Associate Director, IRIM - Medical Robotics and Human Augmentation
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dec. 6, 2017, noon
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
** Special Time: Noon**
Family-Centered Care – Engaging the Caregiver in Rehabilitation
Sarah Blanton, PT, DPT, NCS
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Dec. 20, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Vision Research Seminar Series (co-hosted by Emory Eye Center and CVNR): Automated Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Frontlines of Care (** Please note the seminar will be held at noon**)
Michael D. Abràmoff, MD, PhD
The Robert C. Watzke, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Jan. 10, 2018, noon
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Vision Research Seminar Series (co-hosted by Emory Eye Center and CVNR): Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration as a causal factor in Diabetic Retinopathy
Michael D. Abràmoff, MD, PhD
The Robert C. Watzke, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Jan. 11, 2018, noon
Emory University - Calhoun Auditorium, Clinic B
TBA
Peter R. MacLeish, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine
Feb. 7, 2018, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
TBA
Vonetta Dotson, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology
Georgia State University
Feb. 21, 2018, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Meditation Interventions in Healthcare
Jennifer Mascaro, PhD
Emory University Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
April 18, 2018, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
The Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Recovery of the Blood Retina Barrier
John M. Nickerson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine
June 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m.
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conference Room, 12C-122
Unless otherwise listed, all seminars are held in the CVNR Conference Room 12C-122, 9:30am - 10:30am
For more information contact Erica Watkins @ 404-321-6111 ext. 6396 or erica.watkins@va.gov.
