
ONLINE MEETING
The 2021 International Usher info Symposium is organized as a free digital event. It is open to scientists, patients, and their families. It is scheduled as follows:
- International Usher info Scientific Symposium (official language: English) from October 6 to 8, 2021 – 3 to 7 pm Paris time each day
- International Usher info Patient Symposium (official language: French) on October 9, 2021 – 2 to 6 pm Paris time
Due to exceptional circumstances, we will not be able to provide full accessibility for the Scientific Symposium.
French simultaneous transcription & French sign language will be offered for the Patient Symposium.
NEW: Translated-captioning into 16 languages will be kindly provided by the Usher Syndrome Coalition
COMMITTEES
Scientific committee
The 2021 International Scientific Usher info Symposium is co-chaired by Prof. José-Alain Sahel and Prof. Christine Petit. Its Scientific Committee members are :
- Isabelle Audo, MD, PhD, France
- Alberto Auricchio, MD, PhD, Italy
- Paul Avan, PhD, France
- Karen Avraham, PhD, Israel
- Bahram Bodaghi, MD, PhD, France
- Deniz Dalkara, PhD, France*
- Aziz El Amraoui, PhD, France*
- Sandrine Marlin, MD, PhD, France
- Natalie Loundon, MD, PhD, France
- Tobias Moser, MD, PhD, Germany
- Michel Paques, MD, PhD, France
- Serge Picaud, PhD, France
- Rémy Potier, PhD, France
- Avinoam Safran, MD, PhD, France
- Sylvette Wiener-Vacher, MD, PhD, France
- Eberhart Zrenner, MD, PhD, Germany
* : Operational correspondents
Patient Symposium Program Committee
- Isabelle Audo, MD, PhD, Institut de la Vision, France
- Christina Fasser, Retina International, Switzerland
- Natalie Loundon, MD, PhD, Necker Hospital, France
- Sandrine Marlin, MD, PhD, Institut Imagine, France
- Dominique Sturz, Retina Int Special Interest Group on Usher Syndrome, Austria
- Krista Vasi, Usher Syndrome Coalition, USA
- Marie-Josée Duran, PhD, Fondation Pour l’Audition, France
- Emanuela De Luca, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
- Katia Marazova, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
Organizing committee
- Marie-Josée Duran, PhD – Fondation Pour l’Audition, France
- Emanuela De Luca, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
- Stéphane Duhieu, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
- Katia Marazova, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France