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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">The Centre for Vision Research at York University is happy to announce the 2026 Ian P. Howard Memorial Lecture. The lecture series is in honour of the founder of the CVR and we invite
and honour a world-renown academic who provides a lecture with broad scientific appeal. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">We are extremely pleased to announce that this year’s honoree is
<b>Dr. Marlene Behrmann</b>, </span></p>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">John and Clelia Shepp</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">ard Chair in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University
of Pittsburgh. Dr. Behrmann will deliver her lecture on </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday, April 17, 2026 at York University in
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