Michael F. Chiang

Follow at @NEIDirector (professional account) instead of here
National Eye Institute at National Institutes of Health
Ophthalmology | Biomedical Informatics

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

Please follow me at @NEIDirector instead of here: transitioning account there. Thanks and apologies for the repeat post!

[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

At @NatEyeInstitute, we have a new mission statement (first revision of our mission statement since 1968, when NEI was founded by Congress).

It's shown here, and I want to elaborate on the key phrases & why we chose them...

#Ophthalmology #Optometry #Vision #Research #Eyes
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[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

Upcoming panel at @AMIAinformatics Virtual Day: "Informatics-izing the NIH"

Tues 10/26, 10:30am ET

With @NLMdirector, Clem McDonald, Zhiyong Lu (@NLM_NIH); @AllofUsCEO (@AllofUsResearch); me (@NatEyeInstitute).

There is growing @NIH leadership with #informatics background.

[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

What will the future of vision research look like?

Coming soon: @NatEyeInstitute Strategic Plan.

#Vision research is important because blindness is one of the conditions that Americans fear most.

Vision research is also important because it has enormous, broader impact...

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[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

If you are a biomedical informatics trainee interested in academics: consider applying.

I helped run it with Lucila Ohno-Machado + @JAMIAEditor_Sue + @AMIAinformatics staff for 8 years (after @kbjohnsonmd founded & ran it for 10 years).

It's fun, and you'll learn a ton...
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[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

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Coming in November 2021:

We will be releasing a new @NatEyeInstitute Strategic Plan (first since 2012) and an updated Mission Statement (first revision since NEI was founded by Congress & President Lyndon Johnson in 1968).

It will describe our key priorities…

[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

Interested in #neuroscience?

Santiago Ramon y Cajal was a remarkable Spanish physician & scientist, who won the #NobelPrize in 1906 for descriptive work of the nervous system.

Original Cajal drawings are being displayed at @NIH, on loan from @InstitutoCajal @CSIC.

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[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

From my own work: International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity, 3rd Edition paper is published @AAOjournal. Will be a standard reference for clinicians & researchers. #ophthotwitter #medtwitter #neonatology

Available free for 50 days: https://t.co/2HEvaDARjZ
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[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

From my own work (@AAOjournal): #artificialIntelligence to develop a quantitative scale for classifying retinopathy of prematurity. Potential benefits for care. Great team: @jpetercampbell (PI), @kalpathy1 @rvpchan @brownjamesm @SusanOstmo, Sang Jin Kim.
https://t.co/I3AnHuy9Hh

[NEI @NatEyeInstitute]

NEI Director Dr. Chiang now has his very own Twitter account! Stay up to date on his vision research updates by following @NEIDirector.

[Michael F. Chiang, MD @NEIDirector]

Trainees: find good mentors. One of mine was Dick Masland. As a student, I was interested in neurosurgery and #NeuralNetworks. Working in Dick’s lab showed me some of the best #neuroscience is done in the visual system. @harvardbrainsci @HMSEye @SfNtweets @ARVOinfo Proctor Medal

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

Please follow me at @NEIDirector instead of here: transitioning account there. Thanks and apologies for the repeat post!

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

I will be moving to a new Twitter account @NEIDirector soon, but just a shout-out to @aao_ophth for a statement calling for standards in ophthalmic imaging. @aaronylee @jpetercampbell @ThomasHwang3
https://t.co/QXfFoMtjkh

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

@pearsekeane @DanielTing20 @drrishisingh @rvpchan @NatEyeInstitute

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

I will be moving to a new Twitter account @NEIDirector soon, but just a shout-out to @aao_ophth for a statement calling for standards in ophthalmic imaging. @aaronylee @jpetercampbell @ThomasHwang3
https://t.co/QXfFoMtjkh

[NEI @NatEyeInstitute]

Bridge to Artificial Intelligence is a bold #NIH initiative supported by @NIH_CommonFund that’s designed to move research forward by accelerating #AI and #ML solutions to complex biomedical and behavioral health challenges. Learn more about #Bridge2AI: ): https://t.co/i6g60X39qM

[That Medic Network @medic_network]

Delighted to have @MichaelFChiang, director @NatEyeInstitute and associate editor @AAOJournal on the podcast!

Have a listen below: ⬇️
https://t.co/fNRLn2S088

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

@medic_network @NatEyeInstitute @AAOjournal Thanks @SimarSBajaj, really nice to do this with you!

[NEI @NatEyeInstitute]

#NEIVisionLeader Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D., heads a lab that studies the causes of diseases like uveitis and MS! Don’t miss his profile in @JExpMed:
https://t.co/Snxo2rBsZY

[Michael F. Chiang @MichaelFChiang]

@kalpathy1 @jpetercampbell @brownjamesm @praveersingh90 @SusanOstmo @qtimlab @rvpchan @NatEyeInstitute It’s a real privilege to have worked with this group for so many years.