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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert)

@wertlaboratory.bsky.social

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PI for a group of scientists interested in #Retina #Photoreceptors #StemCells #GeneEditing #InheritedRetinalDystrophies #Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center -Posts are my own

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 1d

Missing Tiffany, but fun new lab pic! @emilyrnett.bsky.social

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 5d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 10d

Dallas skyline views while out with UTSW faculty, love the collegiality and community at UTSW!

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 19d

A nice blog post from Vinu Mahajan about our time at the #RD2025 meeting. It was fun catching up with him during the conference! mahajanlab.stanford.edu/news/scienti...

Scientists Gather in Prague for RD2025 | Mahajan Laboratories

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 22d

Love exploring Prague, but I can’t stop planning work, checking emails, and feeling stressed and overwhelmed about what I’m falling behind on. I fail at vacations, but I’m definitely meant to be a PI 😂

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Webvision @webvision.bsky.social · 23d

Webvision Has A New Home!

www.webvision.pitt.edu/2025/09/22/w...

A colorful mosaic of abstract spots arranged in squares that are derived from retinal research data.

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 24d

And more

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 24d

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 24d

So many architectural designs here in Prague

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 24d

It looks like you found the best way to experience Dublin

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 25d

And we took in a bit of Czech history with the bohemian crown jewel exhibit…also I now want a scepter to use as a pointer for lab talks

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 25d

Fun day of running around Praha 1 with @alecia144g.bsky.social!

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 25d

Good morning, Praha

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 25d

UTSW at #RD2025. Yes, we are the coolest 😂🤓

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 26d

It’s National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025 and I’m excited to say we have a new postdoc in the Wert lab, Dr. Nafisa Nuzhat! Not on BlueSky yet, but maybe soon

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 26d

Already have an idea for a full grant after all the conversations at #RD2025

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 26d

It’s @alecia144g.bsky.social talking about her work in retinal degeneration at #RD2025

Vision scientist Alecia Gross at the lectern talking about retinal degeneration

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 27d

Beautiful Prague views during #RD2025

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 27d

Fun Prague adventure day!

Miranda Scalabrino, PhD @icanhasmiranda.bsky.social · 27d

Adventuring in Prague in between RD Meeting! @wertlaboratory.bsky.social

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 28d

Kicking off the #RD2025 day with a great keynote lecture by Vinit Mahajan, even including a mention of Bill Harbour’s work on uveal melanoma!

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 29d

It was an excellent workshop!

Diane Bovenkamp, PhD @dianebovenkamp.bsky.social · 29d

Yesterday was BrightFocus Foundation’s #AMD Fast Track as a pre-meeting workshop for International #Retinal Degeneration scientific conference. Link to program: https://www.brightfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-AMD-FastTrack-Prgram-FINAL-A4-web.pdf
Videos will be shared soon.

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Seth Blackshaw @sethblackshaw.bsky.social · Sep 12

Our latest manuscript is out, and this one tackles the problem of cellular aging in the retina, using comparative multiomic analysis of zebrafish, mouse, and humans. What led us to work on aging after studying development and regeneration? Explainer follows./1
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Comparative single-cell multiomic analysis reveals evolutionarily conserved and species-specific cellular mechanisms mediating natural retinal aging.

Biological age is a major risk factor in the development of common degenerative retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. To systematically characterize molecular mechani...

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · Sep 15

Ready for an excellent day about AMD from the @brightfocus.bsky.social

Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · Sep 14

Made it to Madrid! Almost to Prague for #RD2025

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · Sep 13

Yes! At DFW awaiting the first leg of my flights out there. Excited to see you and everyone there!

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