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New ARVO leadership assumes roles
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The new president of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, FARVO, has begun his 2018-2019 term, succeeding Claude F. Burgoyne, MD, FARVO, according to a press release.
Fliesler is the Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of Ophthalmology and vice chairman and director of research in the ophthalmology department at the State University of New York-University at Buffalo, where he also is a professor of biochemistry and neurosciences. In addition, he serves as a research scientist in the Research Service of the Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System at the Buffalo VA Medical Center.
“I am honored to serve as president of the world’s largest organization of eye and vision researchers,” Fliesler said in the release. “I look forward to helping to expand the ARVO membership, particularly the recruitment of early career scientists, women and international members, as well as advocating for increased support of eye and vision research — both basic and clinical/translational.”
In addition, the organization’s new vice presidents, Raymond A. Applegate, OD, PhD, FARVO, and Andrew D. Dick, MBBS, MD, FMedSci, FARVO, have entered their roles, while W. Daniel Stamer, PhD, FARVO, and Jennifer Kang-Mieler, PhD, FARVO, have been named president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively, for the 2019-2020 term.