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Tony Yaksh, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, University
of California, San Diego
Dr. Yaksh obtained his B.S. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology (1966), M.S. from University of Georgia (1968), and Ph.D. degree from Purdue University (1971). He served in the U.S. Army, (Biomedical Laboratory, Edgewood Arsenal,
  MD, 1971-73).  He was a research scientist in the School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin (1973-76) and an Associate Research Scientist in the Anatomy Department at University College London (1976-77). He worked at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, (1977 to 1988), reaching rank of Professor in Pharmacology and Neurosurgery. Dr. Yaksh joined UCSD in 1988 as Professor and Vice Chairman for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology and Professor of Pharmacology and became distinguished professor in the School of Medicine in 2007. The focus of Dr. Yaksh’s research has been in the area of the physiology and pharmacology pain processing. He has published over 700 papers. He has been a mentor to more than 100
post-graduate fellows and has been funded consistently by the NIH since 1977. He has twice been a Javitz award recipient. He has received several honors and awards, including: John J. Bonica Lecture -American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Boston, 1989; FWL Kerr award-American Pain Society (1991); American Society of Anesthesiology Award for Excellence in Research (1995); Joris De Castro Memorial Award-Belgian Society of Anaesthesia and Reanimation (1998) John Liebeskind Award for Pain Research-American Academy of Pain Management, 1999; Torsten Gordh Award-Swedish Society of Medicine/Swedish Society for Anesthesia and Intensive Care (2000); Rovenstine Award-NY Society of Anesthesiologists (2001); Seldon Memorial Award-IARS (2007); German Promotion Award for Pain Research(2007); and, John J. Bonica Award–IASP (2008).

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Sylvia B. Smith, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University
Dr.Smith obtained her Ph.D. degree in Cell Biology and Anatomy from the University of South Alabama in 1987. She conducted post-doctoral studies at the NIH/NEI in Bethesda, MD, studying retinal cell biology. Dr. Smith is a highly respected researcher in ophthalmology and serves frequently on NIH study sections. She is a member of the Macular Degeneration Research Advisory Council of the American Health Assistance Foundation. She reviews for 20 journals including Experimental Eye Research and is a guest editorial board member for Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Current Eye Research and Molecular Vision. Dr. Smith has extensive experience concerning in vitro and in vivo biology as it relates to ophthalmology and has specific expertise with respect to diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

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