The Tenth Abraham Spector Prize Lecture and Symposium sponsored by the Department of Ophthalmology and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, will take place on Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 1:30pm-5:30pm. The symposium is a tribute and celebration of Abraham Spector, Ph.D., a longtime leader in the eye research field. Dr. Spector's laboratory was internationally recognized for its work on the lens of the eye and his research earned him many awards including the Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships, The Proctor Medal of ARVO, honorary doctorates, and significant research awards. The program includes presentations from:
Rudolph L. Leibel, M.D.
Christopher J. Murphy Professor of Diabetes Research
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Co-Director, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center
Chief, Division of Pediatric Molecular Genetics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Elia J. Duh, M.D.
G. Edward and G. Britton Durell Professor of Ophthalmology
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Richard DiMarchi, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences
Indiana University
PRIZE LECTURE
"Chemistry Matters: From a Putative Peptide to Effective Medicines for Diabetes and Obesity"
Svetlana Mojsov, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
The Rockefeller University
