• "Form and Function in Ocular Disease" Meeting, Oct 1-2, 2010

I would like to draw your attention to the biennial "Form and Function in Ocular
Disease" meeting which will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on
October 1-2, 2010. It is a multidisciplinary clinical and basic science
meeting. We have assembled guest faculty who are renowned in areas ranging
from imaging retinal neurons to medical humanities. The faculty will also
include members from Dalhousie University. There is no cost for registration.

New this year, we will offer 4 travel awards to trainees to present their
research at the meeting. The awards are open to graduate students, residents
and post-doctoral (clinical or non-clinical) research fellows based in Canadian
academic institutions.

Further information can be found on
http://ophthalmology.medicine.dal.ca/fandf/FandF2010.html. You can register
online or by fax. Since we are using several mailing lists and listserves,
please accept our apologies if you have received this notice more than once.

 

• Canadian Action and Perception Network (CAPnet) Formed

A major new neuroscience research initiative, the Canadian Action & Perception
Network (CAPnet), has been jointly established by York University, The University
of Western Ontario and Queen’s University.
For more information, go to:
www.cap-net.ca

 

• If you wish to learn more about the activities of the National
  Coalition for Vision Health, check out the Canadian Journal of
  Ophthalmology editorial written by its President, Dr. Calvin Breslin, and
  available at:
  http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cjo/cjo42-06.html
  

• The University of Toronto has a $17.25 million endowment for sponsoring
  vision health research (very loosely defined) graduate students. Since its inception
  in 2000, over 75 students have been given $2.6M in support of their thesis research.
  Topics have ranged from the molecular genetic basis of blinding eye diseases
  through higher-order studies of cognitive visual functioning. More information
  available at: http://vsrp.uhnres.utoronto.ca/

• Twenty-Nine Canada Research Chairs in vision-related themes are listed at the
  Bulletin Board link. There are also six endowed chairs in Canada. This list can be
  updated by sending information to: mjs@yorku.ca

• Two major meetings that Canadian vision scientists attend in large numbers are
  upcoming: ARVO (Assoc. for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)and VSS
  (Vision Sciences Society). More information about each of the meetings is on their
  websites:
  http://www.arvo.org/
  http://www.visionsciences.org/

• CIHR is constantly adding funding opportunities to its web page. Check
  http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca

• The Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology has been publishing scientific updates
  that may be of interest to readers of this webpage. The "Cyclops" column has been
  appearing since the December 2005 issue. Download the column, and other items of
  interest from http://www.eyesite.ca

• Check Out Additional Funding Opportunities at the Foundation Fighting
  Blindness-Canada website: http://www.ffb.ca