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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4580AD'>VSS is Honored to Present Concetta Morrone with the 2019 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Congratulations to <b>Concetta Morrone</b>, the fourth recipient of the Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science. The Nakayama Medal was created to honor Professor Ken Nakayama’s contribution to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations and excellence to the domain of vision sciences. The winner of the Ken Nakayama Medal receives this honor for high-impact work that has made a lasting contribution in vision science in the broadest sense. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Dr. Morrone is a Professor of Physiology in the Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Pisa. In 2014, Concetta was elected a member of the Accademia dei Lincei and was awarded an ERC-IDEA advanced grant, a distinction of excellence in Europe.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>For more information about Concetta Morrone and an overview of her career, please visit the </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001U1pTOIc1bXIKpYPf1Oq5u1RvtcVHmjFKhub0p7wnQ6FNlCEi3n565BAU9Bb8bT6IlfeMoQfPJna7qy3Dm7J5c29RxK53exv0wfG6jTB1qHUJ-ZKRf1XZvT3bIWUTRcJjlD_2cqfwc8cHiCDJ_oFeOOWpN7T3AAUUuPWC1iadK_b9GQBgTJhe4T-mrTg-UBoW&c=DdC5mrtTqgmANZkiC73kZHZUQSj4VcrIsgypLJQ3usNZUk0joRzd3w==&ch=vparnBhs15IKoTWVWK2isVsU7a59xbtIYa-pQVE8bA0RTPajOigj0A==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'>Ken Nakayama Award</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> page.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Concetta will be presented with the Ken Nakayama Medal and deliver a talk at the 2019 VSS Awards Session on Monday, May 20, at 12:30 pm. </span><span 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