Congratulations to Ana and Nafisa for winning travel awards for their excellent poster presentations at the WISMAC Celebration of Women in Science event! ๐๐ @nnuzhat@HergetAna@utsweye
Ana is giving her final Wert lab meeting on Friday. Sheโll show some new data, followed by a full presentation of which Taylor Swift album matches each person in the lab. Anyone want to make guesses on which will be chosen for each member of the Wert lab?? ๐ถ๐ต๐ค
Each year @OSSDtweets presents the Florence P. Haseltine Poster Awards for the best poster presentations by a student, postdoc, or resident. A big congratulations to award winners at #OSSD2026. Thank you for attending #OSSD2026 and sharing your exceptional science with us!
Congratulations to Kara Acevedo, Ph.D. (@PetrollLab), and Emily Nettesheim, Ph.D. (@WertLaboratory), on earning their doctoral degrees last night! ๐โจย โจWe are proud of all they have accomplished and are excited to see them continue to grow as researchers and leaders! ๐๐ฌ
Today, we gathered not only to celebrate the achievements of our @UTSWGradSchool graduates, but also the dedication, resilience, & sacrifices that led to this well-deserved milestone. We wish them continued success & endless opportunities ahead. Congrats to the Class of 2026 ๐!
Filmed some Instagram reels for the lab, and learned how old I am. I had absolutely no idea what the โno eating in labโ meant ๐๐ excited to share some fun content soon!
Wert lab outing before Ana, Israa and Emily move on to their next career goals. Bittersweet, but so fun getting all the lab (and two support team members) out for some fun! @emilyrnett@Ashley_in_lab@TiffanyYee12@nnuzhat@utsweye
Yesterday we were honored to welcome Marek Napierala, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, as our Visual Sciences Seminar Series guest speaker. โจโจThank you, Dr. Napierala! ๐ โจโจ@WertLaboratory#UTSWOphthalmology#FriedreichsAtaxia#UTSW
Rafael Ufret-Vincenty et al. @UTSWOphth report that The Transcription Factor 12 of Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Plays an Essential Role in Retinal Health, https://t.co/tyyKgnyzvJ.
Join us for the next VSSS on Thursday, May 14th! ๐ฌ Weโre excited to welcome Marek Napierala, Ph.D.
Contact Carey Chafouleas to attend in-person or via Zoom.
๐ Learn more here: https://t.co/kp4cNg8wNE
Good morning, @arvoinfo! Interested in the gene regulatory networks involved in retinal development? Come hear @emilyrnett talk this morning! #ARVO2026 @UTSWOphth
TODAY (Sunday) come see @TiffanyYee12 and @Ashley_in_lab present their research in poster sessions this afternoon! Amazing work with retinal organoids and looking into steroidal sex hormones #ARVO2026@ARVOinfo @UTSWOphth
Our latest profile is here! Dr. Carol Mason studies the development of connectivity between the eyes and the brain. Click the link below to listen and learn more!
https://t.co/uMT46Bgks4
#StoriesOfWiN#WomenInNeuroscience
Emily Nettesheim, Ph.D., of @WertLaboratory will be presenting at ARVO 2026. Her abstract received a "Hot Topic" designation, and will take place on Tuesday, May 5th at 8:45am.
๐ See the complete list of UTSW presentations & posters here: https://t.co/yPS27KtXtq