The Department of Ophthalmology Distinguished Lecture Series features talks from distinguished USC faculty, as well as researchers from other institutions. The series provides a great opportunity for faculty, staff, postdocs and students to learn about the ongoing research outside of his/her own lab, and may also serve as a springboard for new collaborations.
2020-2021 Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Affiliation |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Amanda Moore, PhD | The Mutational Landscape of Uveal Melanoma and Beyond | Genentech |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Hao Zhang, PhD | Multi-scale Optical Imaging for Ophthalmology: From Human Eyes to Single Molecules | Northwestern University |
| April 16, 2021 | James Chodosh, MD, MPH | COVID-19 and the Eye: Alternative Facts | Massachusetts Eye and Ear |
| June 18, 2021 | Xiuqian Mu, MD, PhD | Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Retinal Ganglion Cell Genesis | University of Buffalo |
| June 21, 2021 | Biraj Mahato, PhD | Pharmacologic Photoreceptor Reprogramming to Restore Vision | Nanoscope Technologies |
2019-2020 Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Affiliation |
| Sept 3, 2019 | Yoshikazu Imanishi, PhD | Shedding Light on the Biology of Photoreceptor Cell Maintenance | Case Western Reserve University |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Jun Yang, PhD | Understanding the Roles of the Periciliary Membrane Complex and Basal Body in Inherited Retinal Degenerations | The University of Utah |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Neil Segil, PhD | Epigenetic Restraints on Cell Fate and the Failure of Regeneration in the Mammalian Inner Ear | USC Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Shyam S. Chaurasia, PhD | Coming Out of the Box: Engaging Next Gen Tools to Dissect Diabetic Retinopathy | University of Missouri |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Weiming Yuan, PhD | Harnessing Human NKT Cells for Anti-herpes Simplex Virus Therapies | USC Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Jeannie Chen, PhD | Recovery of Retinal FUnction after Photoreceptor Degeneration and Retinal Remodeling | USC Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Peter Kunh, PhD | Physicians & Physicists: A New Paradigm to Advance Patient Centric Cancer Research | USC Biological Sciences |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Paula Cannon, PhD | Postponed due to COVID-19 | USC Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| May 26, 2020 | Brooke Hjelm, PhD | Applying Genomics to Neurodegenerative Disease Tissue, (Ocular) Biofluids and Datasets: USC KSOM Pilot Studies in Parkinson’s Disease | Translational Genomics |
2018-2019 Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Affiliation |
| Sept 25, 2018 | Gianluca Lazzi, PhD, MBA | Multiscale Modeling and Electroneural Interfaces for Neuroimplants: from a Retinal Prosthesis to Restore Vision to the Blind to a Hippocampus Implant for Memory Restoration | USC |
| Oct 23, 2018 | Thierry Leveillard, PhD | Rod to Cone Signaling to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa | Institut de la Vision (France) |
| Nov 27, 2018 | James Tan, MD, PhD | Trabecular Bypass and Mouse Lessons About Distal Outflow | Doheny Eye Institute |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Anand Swaroop, PhD | Modeling Retinal Development and Disease Using Stem Cells | NIH |
| Feb 26, 2019 | Deming Sun, MD | Effect of ATP-Adenosine Metabolism and Function in Autoimmune Responses | Doheny Eye Institute |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Yonggang Shi, PhD | Novel Algorithms for Connectome and Retinal Imaging | USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Yang Chai, DDS, PhD | Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tissue Homeostasis, Diseases and Regeneration | USC Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology |
| May 28, 2019 | Gordon Laurie, PhD | Returning the Eye to Normal with Tear Lacritin: Fruit of an Unbiased Screen, a Bench to Bedside Story | University of Virginia |
