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Brandon Biggs to present at Sight Tech Global 2024
December 3rd, 2024
Brandon Biggs, CEO of XR Navigation, will present at Sight Tech Global 2024 in the section Founders and Investors: Tales and Tips from the Start-up World. His talk is scheduled for December 4th at 8:43 am PT.
Brandon Biggs to present at Accessing Higher Ground
November 11th, 2024
Data Vision: Data Science Course for Blind Individuals Using Python
August 5th, 2024
The Smith-Kettlewell Summer Institute is officially underway! This innovative program aims to equip blind and visually impaired students, recent grads, and early career researchers with advanced data skills crucial for STEM fields.
SKERI Scientist Proposes New Model of Electroretinogram Kinetics
July 3rd, 2024
The electroretinogram (ERG) is an established technique for non-invasively reading out the layer-by-layer functioning of the human retina, providing biomarkers for a wide range of retinal and neurological diseases.
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute to Illuminate Adaptive Strategies in Vision Impairment at IMRF Symposium
June 16th, 2024
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute played a key role at this year’s International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) in Reno, Nevada, beginning June 17, 2024. An all-SKERI symposium “Shifting Sensory Reliance: Adaptive Strategies in Vision Impairment and Blindness.”
Steve Landau Honored with 2024 Touch of Genius Award for T3 Games
June 3rd, 2024
Boston, MA – June 3, 2024 – The National Braille Press has announced that Steve Landau, founder of Touch Graphics Inc., has received the prestigious Touch of Genius Prize for 2024. This accolade is in recognition of Touch Graphics’ innovative educational product, T3 Games, which has been making significant strides in tactile literacy education.
SKERI Scientist Receives 5-Year Grant to Study Eye Movements in Macular Degeneration
June 1st, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Natela Shanidze for receiving a five-year NEI Research (R01) Grant on Oculomotor Demands for Target Stabilization without Central Vision.
SKERI Postdoc Christian Sinnott receives the NEI Travel Award
May 17th, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Christian Sinnott for receiving the National Eye Institute (NEI | NIH) Travel Award to attend the Vision Sciences Society Conference.