Invited speaker

Doctor Serge Rosolen during his presentation at the annual meeting of the Vision Research Network in 2006.



Annual meeting 2006

The 12th annual meeting of the Vision Research Network will be held in room K-500 of the Roger-Gaudry Pavillon (i.e main building) at the University of Montreal on October 20 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Members will present the results of their research. Moreover we will have the following invited speaker:

Invited speaker: Serge G. Rosolen, DMV, Ph.D.
Title: Œil et vieillissement chez l'animal.
Time: 11:00-12:00

Doctor Rosolen is first and foremost a veterinary ophthalmologist who practices at the Clinique Vétérinaire Voltaire, Asnières, France. However, is interest in research pushed him to obtain a doctorate in Pharmacology at the Université René Descartes-Paris 5 under the supervision of Yves Courtois. His knowledge of ophthalmology and pharmacology allowed him to join l'Unité INSERM U-592 (Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire de la rétine, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France ; équipe 5 : explorations fonctionnelles de la rétine), where he is both a veterinary ophthalmologist and senior investigator. His skills make him a highly desired consultant among pharmaceutical laboratories in France and Europe. Doctor Rosolen has just been elected president of the International Society for Ocular Toxicology. Finally, doctor Rosolen has recently been named member of the prestigious Académie Vétérinaire de France.

Individuals who whish to assist this conference must communicate with the secretariat of the Network no later than Thursday October 12 2006 at the following e-mail address : reseau.vision@mcgill.ca.

To get the program, click here.

Pierre Lachapelle, PhD



Annual meeting 2005

The members of the Vision Research Network are invited to the 11th annual meeting that will be held March 6 at the Hôpital Ste. Justine in the Justine Lacoste Auditorium, the posters and the meal will be at the Marcelle Lacoste room.

Members who wish to present their results may do so orally or by poster. As mentioned with your grant notification, we expect that members (both professors and students) who received grants from the Network should present the state of their work. The same holds true for the winners of the Vision-Network prize.

Best doctoral student prize: This year, special attention will be paid to students who are the end of their doctorate. Students should have submitted their thesis or be on the verge of doing so (within the next year). Interested parties should submit an abstract (of all their work) for an oral presentation (following the style of a thesis defence), a CV, and a letter from the thesis supervisor stating the submission or imminence of submission of the thesis. Submission death line is February 24, 2006.

As per previous years, students coming from outside of the greater Montréal area may receive a travel stipend.

To get the program, click here.