Presented by Yuanyuan Chen, PhD and Morgan V. DiLeo, PhD.

Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the Systems Pharmacology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her research interests focus on the molecular mechanism of photoreceptor cell death in retinal diseases, as well as pharmacological treatments of such blinding diseases.

Dr. DiLeo is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Bioengineering, and Clinical & Translational Sciences in the Ophthalmic Biomaterials Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her lab focuses on the design and testing of various drug delivery systems and regenerative biomaterials, with an emphasis on ophthalmic applications.

A Q&A will follow the presentation.