@dianebovenkamp.bsky.social
VP Scientific Affairs www.BrightFocus.org, President of www.BaltimoreCameraClub.org, scientist (biochemistry, cancer, cardiovascular, Alzheimer’s, glaucoma, AMD), photographer, Canada, Queen’s U, Harvard/Boston Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins
Whoah. So cool. What a great representation of how to enhance data with fixes based in science.
Last night, I submitted four images to #BaltimoreCameraClub Print Competition.
One of my B&W images won second place in the Associate Monochrome competition! It is one of my images taken on the Underground and Medieval Torture Chamber tour of Prague last September.
Title: Last Supper
Enjoy!
Video of all speakers should be posted in a few weeks.
Absolutely!!
Advocated today in DC at Congressional Briefing for #agerelatedmaculardegeneration funding to NIH & NEI. Thanks to NAEVR/AVER & AMDF for inviting @brightfocus.bsky.social to give a private funder’s perspective. Only by working together can we keep the research pipeline moving to make AMD history.
If I’m ever back that way….
Whoa!! So cool.
Thanks! I took both on a dungeon tour in Prague. The one with skeleton was already staged by them in a medieval torture chamber and I took photo with my choice of angle, crop and processing. The shadow was taken in dungeon of a castle. I’m the shadow in the middle and Waited until the right moment.
Check out my April and June photos in the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe calendar. If you’d like your own, click to order. Baltimore Camera Club members donated the use of our photos, to support the Poe House in Baltimore, where he wrote many of his masterpieces. Enjoy! https://poe-baltimore-inc.square.site
The $100 whole human genome sequence finally reached!
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You don’t see #VisionResearch. But it sees you. Most of us don’t think about vision research. But millions live every day with the impact of it—when it’s there, and when it’s not. https://bit.ly/4qAuCst
#SeeWhatMatters #FundFederalVisionResearch @arvoinfo.bsky.social
Discover how @arvoinfo.bsky.social Cogan Awardee Cecilia Lee (@washumedicine.bsky.social) uses large scale data sets to understand links between eye and systemic health. Plus her advice to junior researchers on the importance of staying curious and the value of ARVO membership https://bit.ly/4svjWw6
Attention @arvoinfo.bsky.social members! Have a proposal for a novel ophthalmic treatment, drug/device? Enter Eye Pitch for a chance to present to industry experts during #ARVO2026 plus win great prizes and an amazing opportunity for investment. Submit by Feb. 20. https://bit.ly/4a8PfEy
Discover effective ways to launch and sustain impactful advocacy campaigns for #ophthalmology worldwide. Join @arvoinfo.bsky.social on March 10 for insights on strategies/resources to empower your own campaigns—even in challenging climates. FREE for ARVO members. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4kdJ0nH
Congrats to Sangeetha Kandoi (Johns Hopkins Univ.) and Ellen Konadu Antwi-Adjei (Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham)—winners of 2026 @arvoinfo.bsky.social #Advocacy Awards. Read about their work championing sustained #VisionResearch funding, #EyeHealth and equitable access to care https://bit.ly/4kKaVf3
Four phenomenal member speakers at #BaltimoreCameraClub this week. Shailesh Waikar, Rich Eskin, Kenny Epps and Phyllis Bergman taught us about how to use AI to revive old photos, Senescence, Event photography, & successful hiding of Jewish people in WW2 Amsterdam Zoo. Stay tuned for YouTube video.
I’m honored to be a speaker at @arvoinfo.bsky.social’s Advance Conference during the 1:45pm EST session Feb. 11. I’ll be talking about difference between academia job searches and those for industry/nonprofit. There are so many more speakers and topics, too. Sign up to participate!
Sharing two photos I took in Okanagan valley in British Columbia at Christmas. Submitted for competition to Baltimore Camera Club last week, but judge said that they didn’t resonate with him & said ‘There isn’t anything wrong with it. It just needs more right’? Should I change? How? Advice welcome.
Snowmaggeddon 2026: 9” of snow, surprise visit from red-shouldered hawk, proudly wearing Ottawa Charge PWHL hat when digging out the cul de sac when city snowplows lift up their blades when going around the circle.
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A surprising connection: Parkinson's drug L-DOPA protects against age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Researcher Brian McKay, PhD, used this finding to discover a protective eye pathway & create an AMD supplement.
Now he's working on new treatments based on this discovery. 🔬
#FuchsDystrophy is a common blinding corneal disease but only 1 in 70 patients globally have access to transplant tissue. @arvoinfo.bsky.social member Rajalekshmy Shyam is working on developing more accessible therapies. Read how federal funding supports her research: https://bit.ly/471Np8o
Early-mid career female @arvoinfo.bsky.social members! Apply for our Women's #LeadershipDevelopment Program to boost your leadership skills, expand your network and seize new opportunities. Deadline is Oct. 31: https://bit.ly/47oYoJC
Apply for an @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation EyeFind Research Grant for the chance to receive up to $5K for tissue samples from eye banks for your #VisionResearch project. Sponsored by @brightfocus.bsky.social. Submit by Oct. 31 https://bit.ly/45LmPj7
@arvoinfo.bsky.social members―enter your best lab-produced image for the 2025 ARVO Scientific Image Contest and showcase the hidden wonders of #VisionResearch. Your art could be displayed at #ARVO2026 and win a $300 gift card! Deadline is tomorrow: https://bit.ly/4mNNbq8
Junior researchers: Apply for @arvoinfo.bsky.social's Early Career Mentorship Program for a golden opportunity to get the guidance you need from an ARVO mentor tailored to your interests. Submit by Dec. 1: https://bit.ly/42XnSdM
Catch up with @arvoinfo.bsky.social President-elect Terri Young, MD, MBA, FARVO, as she discusses her work in ocular genetics, the importance of advocating for continued funding of #VisionResearch and her advice to junior researchers on the value of ARVO membership. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4oPpOxz
Recognize excellence in #VisionResearch! Nominate a remarkable colleague for one of @arvoinfo.bsky.social's prestigious Achievement Awards and celebrate groundbreaking contributions to #ophthalmology and #VisualScience. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/438zpHr
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