VISION 2026

Virginia International Symposium in Ophthalmological Neuroscience

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Save the Date - Friday, November 13, 2026

Venue

Jefferson Scholars Foundation Hall
112 Clarke Ct, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Registration

Register Here for VISION 2026

Registration Dates: August 15, 2026 - October 1, 2026 (late registration open until October 15, with a higher fee)

Registration Includes: 

  • Welcome Reception (Thursday night, Nov 12, 7-9 pm)
  • Admission to Symposium, includes Breakfast and Lunch (Friday, Nov 13, 9 am-6 pm)
  • Symposium Dinner (Friday evening, Nov 13, 7-9 pm)
  • Motor Coach Transportation from Charlottesville VA (as space allows).

Registration Fees* (registration is free for invited speakers and UVA attendees)

  • Faculty/Professionals $100
  • Postdocs and Graduate Students $50
  • Undergraduate Students $25
  • Late Registration Fee (Oct 2 - Oct 15) $200

*Registration fees will be collected after you complete this form through a separate process. All fees are due by Oct 1. Late fees will be applied for registrations/payments received Oct 2 through Oct 15.

Speakers

  • Michael Stryker (Keynote), University of California, San Francisco
  • Martha Bickford, University of Louisville
  • Farran Briggs, National Eye Institute
  • Chinfei Chen, Harvard Medical School
  • Lindsey Glickfeld, Duke University
  • Wei Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
  • Baohua Liu, University of Toronto
  • Aaron McGee, University of Arizona
  • Cris Niell, University of Oregon
  • Kristina Nielsen, Johns Hopkins University
  • Elise Savier, University of Michigan
  • Ben Scholl, University of Colorado Anschutz
  • Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Cornell University
  • Huizhong Tao, University of Southern California
  • W. Martin Usrey, University of California, Davis
  • Wei Wei, University of Chicago

Proudly Sponsored By

UVA Program in Fundamental Neuroscience

UVA Ophthalmology

UVA Brain Institute

Jefferson Scholars Foundation

UVA Arts & Sciences