Wills Eye Conference

March 7-9, 2024
Philadelphia, PA

RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM FACULTY

Hasan Ayaz, PhD

Associate Professor, Provost Solutions Fellow
Cognitive Neuroengineering and Quantitative Experimental Research Collaborative
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

William A. Beltran, DVM, PhD, Dip. ECVO

Corinne R. and Henry Bower Endowed Professor of OphthalmologyDirector, Division of Experimental Retinal TherapiesDepartment of Clinical Sciences & Advanced MedicineSchool of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania

Kapil Bharti, PhD

Director, Division of Intramural Research
National Eye Institute, NIH

Adam Flanders, MD

Professor of Radiology
Division of Neuroradiology/ENT
Vice Chair for Informatics
Thomas Jefferson University

J. William Harbour, MD

Professor and Chairman
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Allen C. Ho, MD

Director, Wills Eye Retina Research
Co-Director, Wills Eye Retina Service
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Lorraine Iacovitti, PhD

Professor, Departments of Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Director, Jefferson Stem Cell and Regenerative Neuroscience Center
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience
Thomas Jefferson University

Tatyana Milman, MD

Professor, Ophthalmology and
Professor, Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Ophthalmic Pathologist and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist,
Wills Eye Hospital

Rebecca Procopio, MS, CGS

Ocular Genetics Counselor
Wills Eye Hospital
Adjunct Faculty, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Jose Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA

Larry A Donoso, MD, PhD, JD, MBA, Endowed Chair in Translational Medicine
Wills Eye Hospital
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Joel S. Schuman, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology and Kenneth L. Roper, MD Endowed Chair
Vice Chair for Research Innovation, Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center
Co-Director, Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital

Janey L. Wiggs, MD

Paul Austin Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology and
Vice Chair for Clinical Research in Ophthalmology
at Harvard Medical School
Associate Director, Ocular Genomics Institute
Massachusetts Eye and Ear