ARVO achievement awards and lectures

Each year, ARVO presents several annual Achievement Awards, and the recipients are invited to give lectures. Here are this year’s winners.

Proctor Award

Wolfgang Baehr, PhD, FARVO

Monday, May 5, 5:45 to 6:30 pm

“Membrane Protein Transport in Photoreceptors”

Friedenwald Award

Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD

Wednesday, May 7, 6:45 to 7:30 pm

“Structural biology of the fundamental steps in vision”

Weisenfeld Award

Jose Cunha-Vaz, MD, PhD

Monday, May 5, 6:45 to 7:30 pm

“Phenotypes and biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy”

Cogan Award

Kirill Martemyanov, PhD

Wednesday, May 7, 5:45 to 6:30 pm

"G protein signaling in the retina and beyond"