Commercial Relationships Committee

 

Description

The Commercial Relationships Committee (CRC) monitors the status of commercial relationships of ARVO members who contribute to the Annual Meeting and publications.

 

Activities
  • Sponsor Annual Meeting workshops and develop informational materials to teach members about commercial opportunities for collaboration, funding, financial arrangements, patent licensing, etc.
  • Suggest new ways that ARVO can collaborate with industry for the benefit of its members.
  • Report to the Board of Trustees at its regular meetings.
Meetings

The committee meets during the ARVO Annual Meeting and conducts business via ARVOConnect, by email and if needed by conference call during the year.

 

How to Apply: The 2024 application period will open Dec. 2

To be considered for membership on the Committee, please submit an online application consisting of an application statement, plus detail of past ARVO service and/or experience. It is recommended that individuals:

    • Invest time in their application
    • Make sure their member information is updated and accurate in ARVOConnect

The ARVO President-elect will make appointments in February/March for the term beginning in May 2025.

Roster

Chair

Jeffrey Willis, MD, PhD

Section: Retina
Genentech / VA Martinez - Ophthalmology
San Francisco , Calif.
Term: 05/07/2021 - 05/08/2025

Chair-elect

Annette Hoskin, BSc (Optom), MBA

Section: Clinical/Epidemiologic Research
Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney
Maylands , Australia
Term: 05/24/2022 - 05/30/2025

Member

Sharon Klier, MD, MPH

Section: Retina
UNITY Biotechnology
Calabasas , Calif.
Term: 05/24/2022 - 05/30/2025

Member

Cynthia Steel, PhD, MBA

Section: Retina
Glaukos Corp.
Tampa , Fla.
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member

Rebecca Hussain

Section: Cornea
RHMM, Inc.
Ross , Calif.
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member

Daniel Lindegger
PhD student

Section: Visual Neuroscience
UCL/Independent
Geneva , Switzerland
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member

Vladimir Bantseev, PhD

Section: Physiology/Pharmacology
Genentech Inc.
San Francisco , Calif.
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member

Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya, MTech., PhD

Section: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miramar , Fla.
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/06/2027

Member

Luisa H. Colorado, PhD, OD

Section: Cornea
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland , Australia
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/06/2027

Trustee liaison

Leopold Schmetterer
PhD, FARVO

Section: Physiology/Pharmacology
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Singapore
Term: 05/15/2021 - 05/31/2026

Ex Officio

SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, FARVO

Section: Retina
Doheny Eye Institute
Pasadena , Calif.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/08/2025

Executive Vice President

J. Mark Petrash, PhD, FARVO

Section: Lens
University of Colorado
Boulder , Colo.
Term: 05/20/2022 - 05/31/2027

Ex Officio

Iris M. Rush, CAE

ARVO
Executive Director

Staff Committee Liaison

Jason Spessard, MBA, CAE

ARVO
Chief Financial Officer