Wert Laboratory

(1/2) Welcome to another #OpenMic, where we magnify the work of #UTSouthwestern's brilliant researchers. This month, please welcome Katherine Wert, Ph.D., whose work focuses on the retina, or the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye. @WertLaboratory

RPB-supported researchers at @UTSWMedCenter have determined that female sex hormones can enhance the progression of retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease that affects millions of people around the world. Learn more: bit.ly/4kuCNlE #rpb #utsmc #retinitispigmentosa

Using gene editing in a preclinical model, researchers at @UTSWMedCenter including TAMEST Member Eric N. Olson, Ph.D., blocked the symptoms of a rare smooth muscle disease before they developed. Read More: buff.ly/cR43PEE

We're taking you outside for this #buildingstuesday to a unique part of the south campus. That is the bird sanctuary and rookery. Each year hundreds of Egrets call this place home as well as other bird species. #FromTheArchives #UniversityArchives #medicalarchives

Exciting to see our work highlighted by @UTSWMedCenter! @UTSWOphth @Ashley_in_lab Study links female sex hormones to progression of eye disease: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/artic…

Wishing you a safe and happy July 4!

CRI's latest #relentlessdiscovery featured in @dallasnews today: "Dallas researchers find cancer’s secret weapon to defeat death" read more ➡️ cri.utsw.edu/the-dallas-mor…

Can’t wait to see most of these stellar vision scientists at RD2025! As I learned from this meeting: photoreceptors are the most important cells of the body. I’m going to go a step further and say it’s the rods 👑 @FASEBorg

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It’s a tough time for science so it feels odd to mention positives, but the Wert lab has had some amazing positive funding news come through and we are seeking talented and motivated postdocs! Please share! labs.utsouthwestern.edu/wert-lab

Join us on July 14 for the Neuroscience Special Seminar. Dr. Seth Blackshaw @HopkinsMedicine will present "Building and rebuilding the hypothalamus: from form to function". neuroscience.jhu.edu/research/facul…

We remember all who served, thank you.

Registration is open for the 45th Annual Resident & Alumni Day conference on Saturday, June 14! Guest speaker Jane Edmond, M.D., from the Wong Eye Institute at @uthealthaustin will present two talks. More details and registration link are available here events.utsouthwestern.edu/event/45th-ann…

Congrats to Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology @RayWangPhD on receiving a highly competitive Y5 Pilot Grant from @UTSW_CTSA! Dr. Wang's research will focus on "Oculomics: Visualizing Health Through Multimodal Retinal Biomarkers for Ocular and Systemic Diseases." 👏🥳

Always sad to be at the last day of #ARVO2025, but now I have so many science ideas to consider! Looking forward to next year!

Researchers at @JohnsHopkinsSPH have found that nearly 1 in 5 cases of #dementia could be related to #visionloss, suggesting that better vision care could lead to lower rates of dementia in old age: brnw.ch/21wSui9 #EyeHealth #Vision

Principal Investigator Kim Orth and researchers at @UTSWMedCenter have developed a preclinical model that recapitulates a rare infant-onset form of diabetes and suggests the condition stems from gradual damage to the pancreas through misregulation of a molecular pathway called…

Drop by poster B0008 today to learn about genetic risk factors for retinal detachment! We found that variants in VSX2 were associated with an increased risk of retinal detachment in the UK Biobank. Shout out to my PIs Ben Frankfort and Ryan Dhindsa! @ARVOinfo #visionscience

#ARVO2025 is going great so far! Learning a lot and enjoying SLC! Nice run this morning. Gizem did a great job yesterday. Emily (A0304) and Tian (A0421) are presenting today.