February 11, 2021
Internationally recognized pioneer in vision science and its applications is named the next director of one of the University’s most highly regarded research centers.
(Courtesy of Susana Marcos)
Susana Marcos, an internationally recognized expert in the optics of the eye and the interactions of light with the retina, will become the David R. Williams Director of the Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochester.
Her appointment will take effect July 1. The named position is endowed with a $2 million gift from John and Barbara Bruning. John, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and retired CEO of Corning Tropel Corporation, and his wife, Barbara, have been generous supporters of the University.
Research into the eye-heart connection has been on the rise among healthcare professionals.
A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering showed the company’s machine-learning algorithm is able to successfully predict a patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease based on a scan of the backs of their eyes.
“The eye of an experienced ophthalmologist can pick up pattern changes but cannot analyse numbers to the degree a computer does,” said Dr Dimitra Skonda, assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Chicago Medicine.
She continued: “But there is still clinical judgment that’s needed, especially when you have to put the history of the patient together and formulate a differential diagnosis and management plan.
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Kenya’s Gladys Mosomtai has been named as one of the winners in The Next Einstein Forum’s (NEF) young science & technology champions.
NEF has announced its young science and technology champions. The winners were selected one from each African country, and are all below 42 years old.
Each of the champions drive the NEF’s local public engagement activities while growing their careers through the NEF’s partnerships that offer opportunities for mentorship and collaborations with established researchers.
The following is a list of all the champions, unveiled during the just concluded virtual edition of the NEF Global Gathering (NEF-GG) 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda.
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