Select Page
SOVS Annual Conference update

SOVS Annual Conference update

Preparations are well underway for the annual SOVS conference to be held on Sunday 29 July 2018. In addition to the two keynote speakers introduced in last month’s newsletter, there will be talks on functional MRI and retinoptic mapping and measuring acuity in...
Funding Opportunities – May 2018

Funding Opportunities – May 2018

Internal General University of Auckland Foundation Outgoing and Incoming Hood Fellowships Purpose: To attract the best academic talent to Auckland and to enable the University’s top academics to travel to prestigious institutions abroad Open to: Researchers at...
Improving eye care in the Pacific

Improving eye care in the Pacific

SOVS former student Erna Takazawa is Samoa’s sole optometrist. The 29-year-old was named the University of Auckland 2017 Young Alumna of the Year for her work developing optometry in Samoa and for helping people with sight issues in the Pacific. Following a recent...
Profile: Dr Monica Acosta

Profile: Dr Monica Acosta

Principal Investigator: Dr Monica Acosta Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina (CMBR) Laboratory Dr Monica Acosta is a Senior Lecturer in the School, and principal investigator in the Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina lab. Her research focuses on retinal...
Conference – SEMO 2018

Conference – SEMO 2018

Image: From left to right –  Dr Andrew Collins, Dr Nicola Anstice, Dr John Phillips, Dr Monica Acosta, Safal Khanal, Soheil Doustkouhi, Lucia Kim   The 15th Scientific and 9th Educators’ Meeting in Optometry (SEMO) was held in Melbourne on 5-6 April. The event...