Guest lecture, Lars Fritsche, University of Michigan, USA

Lecture Hall, Dept. of Ophthalmology (Building 34, Augenklinik), University of Cologne Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, NRW, Germany

Lessons from Large Case-Control Studies of Age-related Macular Degeneration Speaker: Lars Fritsche, PhD, Research Investigator at the Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan, USA Dr. Fritsche is a research investigator working with world-renowned statistical geneticist Prof. Gonçalo Abecasis at the University of Michigan to unravel the genetic causes of […]

Guest lecture: Andreas Stahl, Freiburg

Lecture Hall, Dept. of Ophthalmology (Building 34, Augenklinik), University of Cologne Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, NRW, Germany

Lecture title: Retinopathy of prematurity - An update on clinical developments and basic science Speaker: Andreas Stahl, MD, FEBO, Eye Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg Dr. Stahl is Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmologists (FEBO). He is an Attending Physician in Surgical Retina and an Assistant Professor (Privatdozent) with an Independent Research Grant […]

Visiting Professor: Michael Stern, Irvine, California, USA

CECAD research center auditorium, ground floor (Building 69, room EG.036) Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, Cologne, NRW, Germany

Lecture title: Aspects of aging and inflammation in dry-eye disease Speaker: Michael E. Stern, PhD

Visiting Scientist: Professor Junji Hamuro, PhD

Library, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne (Building 34, Augenklinik, Uniklinik Köln) Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, NRW, Germany

Cultured human corneal endothelial cells: miRNA for qualification of the quality of cHCECs Abstract for Discussion at the Tuesday Weekly Seminar Meeting: MiRNA expression profiles among a variety of morphologically different cultured human corneal endothelial cells (cHCECs) revealed a clear distinction among them. The only miR capable of discriminating a […]

Visiting Professor: Kari Alitalo, Helsinki, Finland

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, auditorium, ground floor Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, Cologne, Germany

Novel roles of lymphatics in the eye, the brain and in tumor metastasis A world-leading cancer researcher, Finnish Academy Professor Dr. Kari Alitalo has done groundbreaking work with great clinical potential in such areas as oncogenes, angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, in particular having made significant discoveries about the molecular systems that […]

Visiting Scientist: Oliver W. Gramlich, University of Iowa, USA

Lecture Hall, Dept. of Ophthalmology (Building 34, Augenklinik), University of Cologne Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, NRW, Germany

The immunopathogenesis of glaucoma Dr. Gramlich is a research scientist at the glaucoma cell biology laboratory at the University of Iowa, and he has carried out post-doctoral work at the University of Mainz. The area of his work that his talk will highlight is the role of neuroimmunological processes in […]