2017 Research Panel Members
| Panel Member | Institution/Abstract Title |
|---|---|
| Gregory Auner, Ph.D |
Wayne State University & Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI Integration of Novel Electrode Geometries, Penetrating Arrays, and Controlled Chemical Delivery into the Henry Ford Visual Prosthesis platform. |
| Lauren Ayton, Ph.D | Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne, Australia The Harmonization of Outcomes and Vision Endpoints in Vision Restoration Trials (HOVER) Taskforce |
| Nick Barnes, Ph.D | Australian National University, Camberra, Australia On the Effectiveness of Vision Processing Methods for Retinal Implants in Simulation and Human Implant Trials |
| Michael Beyeler, Ph.D. |
University of Washington, Seattle, WA Reverse-Engineering Optimized Stimulation Protocols in Epiretinal Prosthesis Patients |
| E. J. Chichilnisky, Ph.D |
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Inferring the Neural Code in a Blind Retina |
| Ethan Cohen, Ph.D |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US FDA, Silver Spring, MD Electrode Insulation Thickness Plays a Significant Role in Sensing Resistance Changes with Retinal Proximity. |
| Robert Greenberg, MD, Ph.D. |
Second Sight Medical Products, Sylmar, CA Updates on the Argus ll Retinal Prosthesis and Orion Visual Cortical System Studies |
| Gislin Dagnelie, Ph.D |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Visual Prostheses with Higher Functionality - How About a Plan B? |
| Patrick Degenaar, Ph.D |
Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom The Newcastle Optogenetic Visual Cortical Prosthesis |
| Long-Sheng Fan, Ph.D. |
Iridium Medical Technology Company A High-Density and Flexible Imaging Sensor Retinal Prosthesis- A Development Update |
| Eduardo Fernandez, M.D., Ph.D. |
University Miguel Hernandez, Bioengineering Institute, Elche, Spain Towards a Cortical Visual Neuroprosthesis for the Blind: CORTIVIS- Moran Approach |
| Shelley Fried, Ph.D. |
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Towards a Microcoil-Based Cortical Visual Prosthesis |
| Bradley Greger, Ph.D. |
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Evoking Visual Percepts with Epicortical Microstimulation of Primary Visual Cortex in Nonhuman Primates |
| Maesoon Im, Ph.D. |
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI Network-mediated Responses of ON Ganglion Cells to Electric Stimulation Alter Over the Course of Retinal Degeneration |
| Bryan Jones, Ph.D. |
Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Retinal Remodeling in Human Retinitis Pigmentosa and Age Related Macular Degeneration |
| Denis Kuleshov and Dmitry Polikanov, Ph.D. |
Laboratory Sensor-Tech, Moscow, Russia The Results of the First Retinal Prosthesis (Argus II) Operation in Russia and Ongoing Research in BCI, Neuroplasticity and Sensory Substitution for Deaf-Blind People with Artificial Vision |
| Frank Lane, Ph.D. |
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL Recruitment and Screening for the Clinical Testing of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis System |
| Yannick LeMer, M.D. |
Foundation Ophthalmologique, Paris, France Surgical and First Behavioral Test Results from the Sub-Retinal PRIMA Wireless Chip Implantations |
| Bernard P. Lepri, O.D., M.S., M.Ed. |
US FDA, Silver Spring, MD Review and Update of Regulatory Pathways for Visual Prostheses |
| Yossi Mandel, M.D., Ph.D. |
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel Hybrid Retinal Prosthesis: High-Resolution Electrode Array Integrated with Neurons for Restoration of Sight |
| Daniel Palanker, Ph.D. |
Stanford University, Stanford, CA Characteristics of Prosthetic Vision Mediated by Subretinal Photovoltaic Arrays |
| John S. Pezaris, Ph.D. |
Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Learning to Read with a Simulated Thalamic Visual Prosthesis |
| Daniel Rathbun, Ph.D. |
University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany Tickling the Retina: Spike Triggered Averaging in Retinal Prosthetics |
| Joseph Rizzo, M.D. |
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Jongmo Seo, M.D., Ph.D | Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea Seoul Artificial Retina Project: The Second Generation |
| Mohit Shivdasani, Ph.D. |
Bionics Institute, Melbourne, Australia Visual Cortex Responses to Multichannel Stimulation in Retinal Degeneration: Towards Current Focusing and Steering |
| Gregg Suaning, Ph.D. |
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Chronic Stability and Biological Impact of a Novel Suprachoroidal Visual Prosthesis to Complement Low Vision and Overcome Profound Blindness |
| Yasuo Terasawa, Ph.D. |
Nidek Co., Ltd., Gamagori, Aichi, Japan Update of Suprachorodial-Transretinal Stimulation (STS) Retinal Prosthesis: Efforts for the Practical Use and the Development of Next Generation Technology |
| Philip Troyk, Ph.D. |
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Il. Intracortical Visual Prothesis (ICVP): The Clinical Trial |
| Eberhart Zrenner, M.D. |
University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany Results of a Multicenter Trial with the New Electronic Subretinal Implant Alpha AMS in 15 Patients from Inherited Retinal Dystrophies (IRD) |
| Alfred Stett, M.D. |
Retina Implant AG, Reutlingen, Germany Functional Performance of the Subretinal Chip Alpha AMS |
| Gunther Zeck, Ph.D. |
Univ of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany Single-Pixel Stimulation of Blind Rodent Retina Using a Subretinal Implant |