Glaucoma Fast Track 2027
Join us for Glaucoma Fast Track, October 5 and 6, 2027, in Atlanta, Georgia. Glaucoma Fast Track is the official pre-symposium workshop to the International Society for Eye Research (ISER)/BrightFocus Glaucoma Symposium: Concepts and Breakthroughs in Glaucoma. The ISER/BFF Glaucoma Symposium: Concepts and Breakthroughs in Glaucoma will be held October 6-9, 2027. Keynotes for the Symposium will include:
- Shane Liddlelow, PhD (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
- Donna Peters, PhD (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
- Pete Williams, PhD (Centre for Eye Research Australia)
About Glaucoma Fast Track
BrightFocus Foundation’s Glaucoma Fast Track workshop helps speed progress toward a cure for glaucoma by investing in promising young scientists in the field of vision research. Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or other early-stage scientists focused on glaucoma research, or those who want to enter the field, took advantage of this unique opportunity to accelerate their path towards becoming an expert in this exciting field by:
- Immersing themselves in the background knowledge and latest discoveries in glaucoma research
- Connecting with preeminent glaucoma experts and fellow early-stage researchers based in the U.S. and around the world
2027 Event Details
October 5 and 6, 2027
Atlanta, GA
Topics covered will include:
- Fundamentals of glaucoma models and outcomes (in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo models)
- AI and Imaging
- New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and emerging technologies
- Genetics and Future Therapies
Contact researchgrants@brightfocus.org with questions.
Confirmed Fast Track Speakers and Panelists
- Inas Aboobakar, MD
- Mike Anderson, PhD
- Revathi Belasubramanian, PhD
- Abe Clark, PhD
- Jamie Craig, DPhil, FRANZCO
- Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD
- Mike Gerard, PhD
- Tom Johnson, MD, PhD
- Kate Keller, PhD
- Colleen McDowell, PhD
- Gillian McLellan, PhD
- Jason Meyer, PhD
- Rob Nickells, PhD
- Tasneem Sharma, PhD
- Barbara Wirostko, MD
Co-Organizers and Co-Chairs
- Jimmy Liu, PhD
- Abbot F. Clark, PhD
- Rebecca Sappington, PhD
- Colleen McDowell, PhD
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