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Research Education

Research Lecture Series

Under this program, recognized vision scientists are invited to the College to give presentations about their research. These presentations are followed by discussion sessions and informal receptions so the College community has an opportunity to become better acquainted with researchers and their projects in other laboratories. The lectures will take place at 424 Beacon Street, New England College of Optometry and will be followed by a wine and cheese reception in Conference Room 1501. All are welcome to attend. One Hour of MA Continuing Education credits will be given.

Upcoming Speakers:

Please check this page frequently for an updated schedule. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Nancy Coletta at (colettan@neco.edu).

For more information about Continuing Education Credit please click on the following link:

http://www.neco.edu/continuing-education

Selected List of Past Speakers:
Elly Nedivi Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

Guenyoung Yoon University of Rochester, NY

Nathan Doble New England College of Optometry, Boston MA

Mina Sehizadeh New England College of Optometry, Boston MA

Jayasree Seshadri New England College of Optometry, Boston MA

Alexandra Benavente-Perez Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Zhuo-Hua Pan Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detriot MI

Marcus Bearse Jr. University of California, Berkeley CA

Francois Delori Harvard Medical School, Boston MA

Mitchell Brigell Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

Ming Yan (Allen) Cheong University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,MN

Russel Woods Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston MA

Toshifumi Mihashi Topcon Corporation Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Bruce Berkowitz Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detriot MI

Rutledge G. Ellis-Behnke Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston MA

Lawrence Stark Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton CA

Stacey S. Choi New England College of Optometry, Boston MA

Norbeto LÃƒÂ³pez-Gil Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Guoqiang Li University of Arizona
Paul Kaufman University of Wisconsin
Anne Fulton ChildrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Hospital, Boston
Robert Sekuler Brandeis University
Susana Marcos Instituto de Optica, Spain

Master of Science in Vision Science

The Master of Science in Vision Science is designed to provide experience in vision research methodology through the development and execution of an original research project, and completion and defense of a research thesis. The curriculum is based on a total of 55.5 credit hours of study Learn more...

Visiting Scholars Program

Recognized researchers who have interests in common with members of the CollegeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s research community are invited to come to the College for time periods ranging from one to three months. During their visit they are encouraged to collaborate with the CollegeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s researchers on projects or to develop collaborative projects which may continue after the site visit ends. This program is designed to broaden research activity, stimulate an active exchange of ideas, and nurture the development of new projects. Dr. Ian Flitcroft from the University of Dublin in Ireland and Dr. Richard Abadi from the University of Birmingham in England are the first researchers to visit under this program.

Summer Traineeships

The National Eye Institute sponsors summer traineeships for students from around the country that offer training in basic research skills.