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The 1st Asia-Arvo meeting is organised by Singapore Eye Research Institute. It is a biennial meeting held in locations throughout Asia to highlight the important clinical and translational aspects of vision and ophthalmic research. Previously known as SERI-ARVO for meetings held in 2003 and 2005, the name was changed in 2005 to reflect ARVO’s commitment to partnering with the many countries in Asia that have expanding eye research programs.

Host Institution
Singapore Eye Research Institute

Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) is the national research institute of ophthalmology funded by the National Medical Research Council. SERI is dedicated to performing vision research with local institutions as well as major eye centers and research institutes throughout the world. Since its inception in 1997, SERI has established itself as a leading centre in South Asia for eye and visual science research and educational programming. In 2003, SERI was appointed as a National University of Singapore-affiliated institute. With its close integrations of clinical, basic science and epidemiological research, SERI is a premier eye research center in Southeast Asia.

“The mission of SERI is to advance knowledge in the fields of ophthalmology and the visual sciences with the aim of reducing the scourge of blindness and poor sight.”

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Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR Singapore

The Bioinformatics Institute is an A-STAR institute engaging in leading-edge informatics and modelling research, development and training. The institute focuses on bioinformatics solutions to research and collation of information relevant to stem cells, cancer, iflammation and biomarkers. Since its birth in 2001, the institute has been involved in developing knowledgebases, imaging software and molecular design strategies for therapuetic interventions. The institute is integrated into a multidisciplinary network of experimental and clinical laboratories in Singapore and the rest of the world.

Its mission is to

• To foster high quality, innovative, and multi-disciplinary research and post-graduate training in Bioinformatics and design
• To generate Intellectual Property by creating knowledge base, tools and methods to manage and understand large, diverse biological, chemistry and medical datasets
• To actively engage in Knowledge and Technology transfer

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

ARVO is the world’s largest organization of vision and ophthalmology researchers with more than 11,500 eye and vision researchers and clinicians from more than 70 countries.

“The mission of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology is to serve as a global forum for dissemination and exchange of information about vision research, to meet the needs of vision scientists, and to be an advocate for vision science in order to facilitate the advancement of vision research and the prevention and cure of disorders of the visual system worldwide.”