Celebrating the Life of Dr. Hoover Chan
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2318 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Please join us for a memorial to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Hoover Chan, celebrating his many contributions to science, mentorship, and community. We welcome all who knew Hoover—as a colleague, mentor, friend, or inspiration—to come together in remembrance and appreciation.
Kindly RSVP here so we can plan accordingly.
Dr. Chan personally funded and managed CVNet from 1980 until his passing on April 30th of 2025. In remembrance of Dr. Hoover Chan, we established the Fund In Memory of Dr. Hoover Chan to help continue maintaining this invaluable online resource for vision researchers across the globe.
Smith-Kettlewell will also be honoring Hoover’s legacy with a campaign to advance vision science. If you’d like to contribute to this effort, please follow the link below.
You can read more about Dr. Chan's legacy here
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