The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Adrien Chopin is a research fellow at The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, focusing on understanding normal visual aging processes and stereo-vision remediation. Previously, Adrien served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut de la Vision, University of Geneva, and UC Berkeley, working on projects related to stereo-blindness and aiding amblyopic patients in recovering stereo-vision. Adrien's earlier roles include postdoctoral positions at Ecole normale supérieure, University of Geneva, University of Oxford, and CNRS, along with a research and teaching fellowship at the University of Geneva. Educational background includes a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from Ecole normale supérieure and a PhD in Psychology from Universite Paris Descartes.
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, a nonprofit independent research institute, is located in Pacific Heights in San Francisco. Dedicated to research on human vision, it was founded to encourage a productive collaboration between the medical clinic and the scientific laboratory. Smith-Kettlewell conducts research on many different topics, but its main interests are: * Clinical studies which relate directly to the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and disorders. * The development of devices and vocational programs to aid the partially sighted, blind and hearing impaired - the major focus of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center (RERC). * Basic research to understand how the eye and brain work, providing a fundamental background for both the clinical and rehabilitation programs.