The Vision Training Grant – Anitha Pasupathy and Wyeth Bair, Directors

The Vision Training Grant (VTG) at the University of Washington includes 27 preceptors in six Departments and four Interdepartmental Programs. Our mission is to train the next generation of independent vision scientists to communicate, and access experimental and computational techniques, broadly across vision sub-fields, and to appreciate the links between fundamental and clinical research with the aim of developing treatments for diseases of the visual system. We accomplish this by focusing on three training components: i) provide broad training in vision research ranging from individual proteins and molecules to Systems Neuroscience, ii) provide training in communication of scientific principles to a broad audience, and iii) provide support and training in grant-writing as a pathway to independence.

Vision Training Grant (VTG) website 

Vision-related journal clubs:

    • Cortical Neurophysiology Journal Club – discusses primary research papers in the field of visual neuroscience at the cellular and network levels; organized by preceptors Pasupathy, Horwitz and Bair.
    • Cognition and Perception Journal Club – examines topics on the intersection between vision and cognition; organized by the laboratories of preceptors Fine, Boynton and Murray.
    • Psychology Vision Journal Club – discusses current psychophysical literature on visual perception; organized by the laboratories of preceptors Fine, Murray and Boynton.

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