On December 14th, Borja Salvador-Culla, Joe Ciolino, Michinao Hashimoto, Rong Tong, Cristina Stefanescu and Amy Ross represented the Kohane group at the Harvard Cornea Center of Excellence Scientific Retreat.  The aim of the Cornea Scientific Retreat was to bring together the 100+ faculty and trainees actively engaged in cornea and ocular surface research, in order to present current research findings, exchange scientific ideas, and form new collaborations.

The scientific program consisted of oral presentations presented by faculty and trainees, focused on a variety of corneal research topics, including the ocular surface, transplantation and stem cells, immunology and microbiology, stroma and endothelium, imaging, drug delivery, and devices.