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A black poster for the 2025 Aniridia North America Symposium features a clean and modern design. At the top center is the ANA (Aniridia North America) logo, which resembles an abstract eye outlined in a gradient of blue to teal. Inside the eye shape, bold white letters read "ANA," and the bottom arc contains the text "Aniridia North America." Below the logo, the poster reads in bold white text: “2025 Aniridia North America Symposium” Under that, in italicized white text: “PAX6, Aniridia, and Beyond” The event dates and location appear in teal and blue: “November 7–9 Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia” At the bottom of the poster, white text says: “Thank you to the generous sponsors who make this meeting possible” Beneath that, a white banner displays the logos of five sponsoring organizations from left to right: International WAGR Syndrome Association (IWSA) – blue and white logo with a stylized DNA strand and crown. Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University – gray and blue crown emblem. ANA logo (same as above). Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) – colorful block letters CHKD and hospital name in black text. Vision for Tomorrow Foundation – dark blue eye symbol next to the name in blue text.

ANA Announces Biennial Symposium

Aniridia North America (ANA) announces its biennial scientific event to strengthen and expand research focused on aniridia and related problems. The 2025 Aniridia North America Symposium: PAX6, Aniridia, and Beyond will bring together top researchers from around the world for the presentation and discussion of innovative and often unpublished research at the forefront of understanding …

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ANA to Host Biennial Scientific Symposium Dedicated to PAX6 and Aniridia

Charlottesville, VA  – Aniridia North America (ANA) announces its biennial scientific event to strengthen and expand research focused on aniridia and related problems. The 2023 Aniridia North America Symposium: PAX6, Aniridia, and Beyond will bring together top researchers from around the world for the presentation and discussion of innovative and often unpublished research at the …

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ANA To Host Scientific Symposium Dedicated To PAX6 and Aniridia

Charlottesville, Virginia – The newly formed Aniridia North America (ANA) announces its first event to strengthen and expand research focused on aniridia and related problems. The 2021 Aniridia North America Symposium: PAX6, Aniridia, and Beyond will bring together top researchers from North America and around the world. This meeting, like its predecessor, the 2019 John …

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A large group of people who attended the 2019 Symposium. They are standing in front of one of the historic buildings at UVA.

2019 John F. Anderson Symposium: PAX6, Aniridia & Beyond

The following notes were taken by Kelly Trout, BSN, RN, at the 2019 John F Anderson Symposium. Kelly is Director, Research and Medical Advocacy for the International WAGR Syndrome Association. Please note that many of the presentations involved “basic science” research on how the eye develops before and after birth, often using animal models, rather …

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Aniridia North America is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States.

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