Brown Bag

Abstract: Informed Consent is the critical first step for any study that includes human research participants. It starts with recruiting, screening, and presenting a formal, IRB-approved Consent Form…

Abstract Grants and contracts awarded by the federal government to SKERI are subject to federal government administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements. In the past, there were…

Abstract: We will spend time looking at the different types of disk and mobile storage available (local, network, cloud, personal) and in use at SKERI. Discuss funding agency requirements for use…

Abstract: Vision testing is often limited to letter chart acuity, which measures only foveal function. Even for a 20/200 letter, the area assessed is less than 1 degree. For proper performance of…

Abstract: Visual functioning can be approached from two points of view: the medical and research view – How the EYES function and the patient’s view – How the PERSON functions. This presentation will…

Abstract: The importance of writing clean code is often overlooked in research environments. Bad code can function, it's true, but when programming, most of our time is spent reading code rather than…

Abstract: Previous work has shown that teaching the blind how to draw using the Cognitive-Kinesthetic training method (Likova, 2012, 2015) leads to robust cortical reorganization at both low and high…

Abstract is forthcoming.

Abstract: Using Version Control Systems is a smart way to keep backups of your code and a wise choice with very little overhead, regardless of whether you work alone or in a team. VCSs are powerful…

Presenter: L Samantha Zhang ABSTRACT We will go through the new Participant Database system and answer questions on how to access the database, how to request information about a participant, and what…