Italian Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (IT-ARVO)
Background
Established in March 2011 in Catania, Italy, with the goal of promoting regional education programs and networking with other ARVO chapter affiliates. IT-ARVO became an international chapter affiliate in April 2011.
Mission
To foster communication between eye researchers and to promote vision science in Italy.
Membership
Membership is open to individuals around the globe who are interested in eye and vision research in Italy. There are no membership dues to join.
2024 update
- The grant funding was used to support the attendace of Dr. Silvia Sgambellone, 2024 IT-ARVO Travel Grant Awardee, at the 2024 ARVO Annual Meeting (Seattle, Wash.), and to organize seminars regarding medicine, biotechnology and pharmaceutical topics.
- Grant funding was also used to support the IT-ARVO Symposium within the SISO 2024 meeting (Rome, Italy: April 18 - 20, 2024) titled, "Advanced Therapies for Ocular Diseases". The grant also supported the lecture held on July 5, 2024, in Catania (Italy) by Prof. Leopold Schmetterer titled, "Endpoints for Clinical Trials in Ophthalmology".
Contact
- IT-ARVO President: Filippo Drago, MD, PhD, FARVO
- IT-ARVO Vice-President: Teresio Avitabile
- IT-ARVO Treasurer/Secretary: Claudio Bucolo, PhD