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About the conference:

This event is organized by Elsevier, publishers of Vision Research, prior to ARVO 2012. Vision Research held its 13th Conference on the theme of "Retinal Ganglion Cells" co-sponsored by and as a satellite to ARVO, in April 2010.

Preliminary Scope

In recent years numerous mutations in genes encoding proteins involved in development, structure, function and maintenance of photoreceptor cilia have been linked to human disease. This conference will review the latest developments in retina ciliopathies including retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, and Usher/ Bardet Biedl syndromes. We will focus on genes involved in intraflagellar transport, photoreceptor outer segment morphogenesis, molecular motors and novel animal models that closely mimic human ciliopathies. The main emphasis will be on human/mouse genetics, next generation DNA sequencing, proteomics, biochemistry, and cell biology.

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1. Are you aware that Vision Research hosts an annual conference?

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2. Do you feel there is a need for a conference dedicated to this topic?

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3. Do you think the title “Retina Ciliopathies and animal models” is appropriate and appealing?

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4. What topics at the proposed conference would be of most interest for you?

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5. Please list a key speaker who you would expect to see among the speakers at the proposed conference.

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6. Are you aware of any forthcoming conferences that (partially) overlap in scope? If “Yes”, please specify which. Does our proposed meeting appear to offer a different focus/perspective?

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7. Would you be interested in submitting a poster to this conference?

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8. With top researchers in the field featured as speakers, would you be interested in attending such a conference?

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9. How many days would you prefer the conference to be?

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10. Where are you located?

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11. If you are interested in being involved in this conference as a speaker, delegate or submitting a poster, please feel free to type your name and email in the below box and we will be in touch.

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12. Can you suggest one commercial company, government agency, or other organization which you believe would be particularly interested in providing some financial support for the event?

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13. To encourage effective networking with industry, please can you suggest a “company of choice” that you would like to meet at the event. If possible, please specify the company’s division close to your field of interest and why researchers would be interested to hear from the company mentioned.

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