Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Names Margolis President

Todd Margolis, MD, PhD, a professor of ophthalmology and director of the Francis I. Proctor Foundation at UCSF, has been named the new president of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). "During the coming year," said Margolis, "I'm looking forward to working with the ARVO staff and board of trustees to bring greater value to the ARVO membership. ARVO is a great organization with an amazing diversity of scientists as members and a unique collegiality. It should be a fun and productive year." Margolis received his MD degree and completed his PhD degree in neuroscience at UCSF. As an active clinician, he also pursues clinical research aimed at understanding the pathogenic mechanisms leading to atypical clinical presentations of herpes simplex virus (HSV) eye disease. HSV infection in the eye can be chronic, painful, blinding and difficult to manage. HSV infection can remain latent (inactive) for long periods of time and can be reactivated fairly simply to continue its destructive course within the eye. Margolis' goals are to gain understanding about the regulation of latent HSV infection and to develop effective therapeutic interventions to eliminate latent infection and to prevent viral reactivation. Margolis serves on the National Advisory Eye Council of the National Eye Institute and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society for Microbiology and the Society for Neuroscience. He has been an ARVO member since 1984 and ARVO trustee for immunology and Microbiology since 2004. He is the chair of the ARVO CME Committee and past chair of the ARVO Commercial Relationships Committee. ARVO is the largest eye and vision research organization in the world. Members include more than 12,500 eye and vision researchers from more than 70 countries. ARVO encourages and assists research, training, publication and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology. Source: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Related Links: The Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)