Wert Laboratory

PI for a group of scientists interested in #Retina #Photoreceptors #StemCells #GeneEditing #InheritedRetinalDystrophies #Ophthalmology -Tweets are my own

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

I have the best lab 😃 I love how supportive they are for everyone. Also, these were delicious

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

It’s @docdeeodphd ready for Halloween by wandering the lab halls with a container of human tears….the ghost tale is that it’s the tears of all the medical residents….🎃💀👻

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

Check out our review article for all things PRDM13 by lab alumni @emilyrnett @utsweye

[IOVS Journal @ARVOiovs]

Review artticle by Emily R. Nettesheim & Katherine J. Wert from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center describes PRDM13 transcriptional regulation in vertebrate retinal development and disease.
https://t.co/Qfe1NrlP3W

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

Thrilled to share our recent publication from a collaboration with @ufretlab, where we examined biological sex differences in a model of retinal degenerative disease https://t.co/c6JTzt0laT @utsweye @BiologySexDiff

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

This week we celebrate our outstanding postdoctoral researchers during National Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🎉 Thank you for all you do to help shape the future of vision science.

@WertLaboratory @UfretLab @KevinParkUTSW @JWHarbourMD #UTSWOphthalmology #Postdoc

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

At today's Works-in-Progress Series (WIPS), Tiffany Yee, graduate student researcher in @WertLaboratory, presented research investigating how genetic changes can influence the formation of retinal cells. 👁️🔬

#UTSWOphthalmology #VisionResearch #Retina

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

Valencia nights and vision science ✨

Drs. Campello, Varadarajan, Wert, and Mondal recently connected with researchers from around the globe at @iserworld's ISER 2026 while sharing the latest advances in retinal research.

#UTSWOphthalmology #ISER2026 #VisionResearch #Retina

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

Okay #ISER2026 @iserworld, representing the cone photoreceptors: blue, green and red opsins. Who wore it better? The @_BrightFocus WISER dinner cards or the UTSW Ophthalmology faculty? @utsweye @docdeeodphd

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

Great meeting! Can’t wait to see everyone in 2028 and share updates on our data! @nnuzhat

[Justin Kumar @FlyEyeLab]

Many thanks to all keynote speakers, session speakers, discussion leaders, and attendees for making the 2026 GRC on Visual System Development the best one ever. Can't wait to see everyone again at the 2028 meeting in Il Ciocco, Italy

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

At today's Works-in-Progress Series, Ashley Rowe, graduate student researcher in the @WertLaboratory, shared how estrogen receptor alpha may play an important role in biological sex differences associated with retinitis pigmentosa. 👏

#UTSWOphthalmology #RetinitisPigmentosa

[IOVS Journal @ARVOiovs]

Shuyi Chen et al. from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center find that Ascl1 represses Müller glial and promotes rod photoreceptor fate through repressing notch signaling in late retinal progenitor cells.
https://t.co/tNVMe6xyuI

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

Congratulations to Aashita Doshi for winning the UT Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Science SPUR Award for her presentation on our PRDM13 work. She’s been an amazing Green Fellow in the lab these past 6 months and I’m so excited for her future career successes! @utsweye

[IOVS Journal @ARVOiovs]

David G. Ball, Eleanor Ostafin & William J. Spencer from SUNY Upstate Medical University investigate off-target retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) expression of Cre in the rhodopsin-iCre75 mouse line.
https://t.co/UbsVeoiqsG

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

Excellent poster presentation yesterday by @nnuzhat at the Visual System Development GRC. We are grateful for all of the ideas and insights into our findings in retinal development!

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

UTSW is headed to @iserworld's 2026 Biennial Meeting in Valencia, Spain! Presenter topics will span AI and inherited retinal degeneration, retinal neuroscience, retinal metabolism, and gene therapy.

🔗Details & program: https://t.co/WCHxQpqOzW

#ISER2026 #VisionResearch #UTSW

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

This or that – @WertLaboratory edition! 🔬

From early birds vs. night owls to making figures vs. writing papers, everyone's got their own style in the lab. Which one are you? 👀

#UTSWOphthalmology #OphthalmologyLab #Retina #UTSW

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

Please join us in congratulating Katherine Wert, Ph.D., on her appointment as Director of Basic Science Research Training.

Dr. Wert of @WertLaboratory will help guide & support basic science trainees through mentorship, professional development, & research training initiatives.

[IOVS Journal @ARVOiovs]

Yannis M. Paulus et al. from Johns Hopkins University find that Müller glia–exclusive CLRN1 expression drives non–cell-autonomous photoreceptor degeneration in Usher syndrome type 3A.
https://t.co/PPQVb4BzGG

[UT Southwestern Ophthalmology @utsweye]

What fuels a passion for research? 🔬💡

Members of @WertLaboratory recently shared what excites them most about their work – and their answers reflect a deep commitment to discovery and impact.

#UTSWOphthalmology #Retina #OphthalmologyLab #UTSW

[Wert Laboratory @WertLaboratory]

I was too busy having the best scientific chats to remember to take a photo, but I had a great time yesterday meeting everyone for the Advance Vision Research of San Antonio seminar hosted by Jason Chen. Special thanks to Daniel Mojica for organizing everything!