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Retinal Degenerative Diseases - Laboratory and Therapeutic Investigations (Hardcover, 2006 Ed.)
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Retinal Degenerative Diseases - Laboratory and Therapeutic Investigations (Hardcover, 2006 Ed.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 664
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TheInternationalSymposiumonRetinalDegenerationhasbeenheldinconjunction
withthebiennialInternationalCongressofEyeResearch(ICER)since1984.
These
RDSymposiahaveallowedbasicandclinicianscientistsfromaroundtheworldto
conveneandpresenttheirnewresearch?ndings.
Theyhavebeenorganizedtoallow
suf?cienttimefordiscussionsandone-on-oneinteractionsinarelaxedatmosphere,
whereinternationalfriendshipsandcollaborationscanbefostered. The
XIII International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration (also known as
RD2008) was held from September 18-23, 2008 at the Hong Zhu Shan
Hotel at thefootofEmeiMountainintheSichuanProvinceofChina,
nearChengdu. The meeting brought together 152 basic and clinician
scientists, retinal specialists in ophthalmology,
andtraineesinthe?eldfromallpartsoftheworld. Inthecourse
ofthemeeting,42platformand88posterpresentationsweregiven,
andamajority ofthesearepresentedinthisproceedingsvolume.
Newdiscoveriesandstateofthe
art?ndingsfrommostresearchareasinthe?eldofretinaldegenerationswerep-
sented. TheRD2008meetingwashighlightedbythreespeciallectures.
The?rstwas givenby Glen Prusky, PhD,
WeillCornellMedicalCollegeofCornellUniversity, New York City, NY.
Dr. Prusky discussed the measures of vision in rodents as a tool
for evaluating the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases. The
second was given by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD, on the molecular genetics
of Stargardt's Disease. Dr. Zhang's undergraduate degree in
biochemistry is from West China University in Chengdu, and he
currently is at the Shiley Eye Center, University
ofCaliforniaatSanDiego, SanDiego, CA.
Thethirdplenarylecturewasgivenby Peter Campochiaro, MD,
oftheWilmerEyeInstitute, JohnsHopkinsUniversity, Baltimore, MD. Dr.
Campochiaro discussed the role of oxidant stress in macular
degeneration. This Symposium would not have been possible without
the support of our colleagues at the Sichuan People's Provincial
Hospital and the Department of Ophthalmology of West China
Hospital, Sichuan University. Fan Ying Chuan, MD, ViceChairman,
SichuanOphthalmologySociety, DirectorofOphthalmology Department,
SichuanAcademyofMedicalScience&SichuanProvincialPeople's
Hospitaland Chen Xiao Ming, MD, Chairman,
SichuanOphthalmologySociety, Director of West China Eye Center,
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, gave tirelessly to our
effort from the beginning. We are especially grateful to the ix x
Preface administration of the Sichuan People's Provincial Hospital,
which provided the
?nancialguaranteesnecessarytosecurethemeetingvenue. Theassistanceof
Chen Hui (Robert), MD, of the SPPH throughout the planning and the
meeting itself were of enormous help to us.
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