Jeff Wilson

The Vision Sciences Society is pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the Davida Teller Award. The Davida Teller Award was created in honor of Professor Davida Teller’s exceptional scientific achievements, great collegiality, and strong history of mentoring. The award is given to a woman vision scientist who has made exceptional contributions … Read more

The Vision Sciences Society is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science. The Ken Nakayama Medal is in honor of Professor Ken Nakayama’s contributions to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations and excellence to the domain of the vision sciences. The winner … Read more

VSS is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award. The prize, sponsored by Vision Research, is awarded each year to an outstanding vision scientist who received an advanced degree within the past ten years. Eligibility To be eligible, the award applicant must have no more than … Read more

The 2018 ARVO/VSS Research Fellowship Award application period is open now through January 5, 2018. The purpose of the ARVO/VSS Research Fellowship is to encourage and foster new collaborations between clinical and basic vision researchers to better train young scientists in the area of translational research. These fellowships will provide research funds to support students … Read more

VSS is currently seeking proposals for symposia to be held during the 2018 VSS Annual Meeting. Four to six symposia will be scheduled, each lasting two hours. VSS Symposia deal with contemporary research topics in vision research. Symposia can be organized by content area or by method, but talks within a symposium should focus on … Read more

VSS is now accepting abstracts to be considered for poster and talk presentations at the VSS 2018 Meeting. Abstracts should be submitted through MyVSS. Each individual may submit only one abstract and must be the first author. The first author must be a current VSS member (for 2018) in good standing and must sign up … Read more