Symposium on Eye Inflammation and Infection
September 12 - 14, 2025
Location
UIC College of Medicine West Tower (CMWT)
Address
1853 W Polk St, Irwin Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60612
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Friday, September 12th - Workshop and Networking Session
3:00 pm - 6.00 pm
5th Floor UIC College of Dentistry, 801 South Paulina Street
Saturday, September 13th - Registration and Symposium
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
1853 W Polk St, Irwin Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Sunday, September 14th - Symposium
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
1853 W Polk St, Irwin Auditorium, 2nd Floor
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Symposium Co-Organizers:
Ali Djalilian, MD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Sandeep Jain, MD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Jason McAnany, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Deepak Shukla, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Symposium Secretary:
Chandrashekhar Patil, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Organizing Committee:
Benny Alexander, MBA, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Jenny Baker, MA, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Margaret Chervinko, MFA, MLS, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Elmira Jalilian, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Lauren Kalinoski, MS, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Nishit Mukhopadhyay, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Afsar Naqvi, PhD, Periodontics, UIC
Tejabhiram Yadavalli, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Featured Speakers:
Vinay Aakalu, MD, MPH, University of Michigan
Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami, PhD, UCLA
Bhupesh Bagga, MBBS, DOMS, FRCS, Lv Prasad Eye Institute
Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD, University of California, Irvine
Curtis Brandt, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sunil Chauhan, DVM, PhD, Harvard University
James Chodosh, MD, MPH, The University of New Mexico
Christopher Conrady, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska
Dan Ignaszewski, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) / Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR)
Abhijit Date, PhD, University of Arizona
Richard Dix, PhD, Georgia State University/Emroy University
Asim Farooq, MD, University of Chicago
Homayon Ghiasi, PhD, Cedars Sinai HCS
Vishal Jhanji, MD, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCOphth, FARVO, University of Pittsburgh
Clinton Jones, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Jovita Joseph, MD, PhD, Lv Prasad Eye Institute
Renu Kowluru, PhD, FARVO, Wayne State University
Jeremy Lavine,MD, PhD, Northwestern University
Alex Ljubimov, PhD, Cedars Sinai HCS/UCLA
Mary Marquart, PhD, University of Mississippi
Rajiv Mohan, PhD, University of Missouri
Eric Moulton, OD, PhD, Harvard University
Donna Neumann, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bikash Ranjan Pattnaik, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jaya Rajaiya, PhD, The University of New Mexico
Danielle Robertson, OD, PhD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert Shanks, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Shruti Sharma, PhD, Augusta University
Pawan Singh, PhD, University of Missouri
Debashish Sinha, MS, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Anthony St. Leger, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Susmit Suvas, PhD, Wayne State University
Andrew Taylor, PhD, Boston University
Rachel Wozniak, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center
Steven Yeh, MD, University of Nebraska Ophthalmology
Fu-Shin Yu, PhD, Wayne State University
Sarah Xin Zhang, MD, University at Buffalo
Chicago Land Speakers:
Tejabhiram Yadavalli, PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UIC
Emerging Scientists Organizing Committee:
Ms. Dayo Akinsiku
Dr. Hemant Borase
Ms. Rashmi Kadam
Ms. Divya Kapoor
Dr. Pankaj Sharma
Mr. Chima Orameh
Ms. Ipsita Volety
Date posted
Jan 8, 2025
Date updated
Sep 5, 2025
Registration Pricing
Registration ends August 31st.
Regular Registration
| General Registration | $300 |
| Academic Attendee | $200 |
| Trainee | $100 |
| UIC Faculty/Staff/Trainee | $0 |
| Virtual Zoom Attendee | $50 |
Late Registration:
| General Registration | $350 |
| Academic Attendee | $250 |
| Trainee | $150 |
| UIC Faculty/Staff/Trainee | $0 |
| Virtual Zoom Attendee | $50 |