PROGRAM
Subject to change
All times listed are ET
Saturday, May 30, 2026
| 8:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 | Opening Remarks: Intersection of Science and Patient Care David T. Tse, MD, FACS and Daniel Pelaez, PhD |
| Session I: Ocular Oncology |
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| 9:00 | CALML5 in Sebaceous Cell Carcinoma Samantha McLaughlin |
| 9:25 | Oncolytic Viruses for Carcinoma Kendall Knechtel |
| 9:50 | Retinoblastoma Mouse Models Laura Gonzalez Hernandez |
| 10:15 | Organoid Platforms in Ocular Oncology Stefan Kurtenbach, PhD |
| 10:40 | Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer Daniel Pelaez, PhD |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| Session II: Optic Nerve Trauma, Neuroprotection and Regeneration | |
| 11:30 | IC100 and Neuroprotective Strategies in Optic Nerve Trauma Valery I. Shestopalov, PhD |
| 11:55 | Eph-ephrin Signaling in Optic Neuropathic Onset Maddison Marshall |
| 12:20 pm | Myelination and Remyelination Phenotyping in Optic Nerve Trauma Andrea Arreguin, MD, PhD |
| 12:45 | Thermoregulatory Theory of Regenerative Competence Daniel Pelaez, PhD |
| 1:00 | Lunch |
| Session III: Whole Eye Transplant | |
| 2:00 | Orbit-centric Approach to Whole Eye Transplantation David T. Tse, MD, FACS |
| 2:20 | Eye-ECMO Design Parameters and Working Specifications Ashutosh Agarwal, PhD |
| 2:40 | Histopathological Findings in Donor-Recovered Eyes Persiana S. Saffari, MD, MS |
| 3:05 | Immunological Findings and Considerations in Whole Eye Transplant Victor L. Perez, MD |
| 3:45 | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |