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
Calendar
Download iCal FileFriday, September 12th - Workshop and Networking Session
4:00 pm - 6.00 pm
Saturday, September 13th - Registration and Symposium
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, September 14th - Symposium
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
View details from the 2024 Symposium!
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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
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Upload abstracts here*
*Abstracts submitted before July 31 will be considered for presentation awards.
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Date posted
Jan 8, 2025
Date updated
Jul 15, 2025
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Registration ends August 31st.
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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
Speakers Heading link
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The Cless Family Lecture Series
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
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