Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Oakley to give presentation on evolution of animal visual systems

Todd Oakley, Ph.D., will give a presentation on the evolution of animal visual systems for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, March 13, at noon.

Dr. Oakley is a professor and chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His presentation is titled "Replaying the Tape: Path Dependence in the Evolution of Animal Visual Systems."

The presentation will be held in the Pangilinan Family Lecture Hall on the second floor of the WVU Eye Institute.

The Visual Sciences CoBRE Spring 2026 Seminar Series is hosted by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. To learn more about the Visual Sciences CoBRE, visit the WVU CoBRE website.