Printha

PhD in Neuroscience
MSFHR-CLEAR Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

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[Science in Vancouver @ScienceVancity]

💧 Can our tears give us early insights into #Alzheimer’s disease development?

Dr. Printha Wijesinghe at @DMCBrainHealth studied miRNA levels in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s and found that tear miRNA profiles mirrored the brain’s: https://t.co/tF0PWbr7uh

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Decoding amyloid beta clearance systems at inner blood–retina barrier using three‐dimensional ex vivo retinal imaging in Alzheimer's disease - Wijesinghe - 2025 - Alzheimer's & Dementia - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/wSBGaaJJ9E

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3-Dimensional morphological characterization of neuroretinal microglia in Alzheimer’s disease via machine learning.
10.1186/s40478-024-01898-6

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Our recent work highlights that tear fluid microRNAs reveal Apolipoprotein E deficiency associated with Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.
https://t.co/NiQ1XHzmJE

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Targeting soluble amyloid-beta oligomers with a novel nanobody https://t.co/oQgQunCFL3

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Another research paper published from my previous lab: "A Retrospective Comparative Chart Review of Hearing Recovery in Neural and Sensory Type Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients". Congratulations to Dr. Nunez and team!!

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Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel PET Radioligand for Imaging Glutaminyl Cyclase Activity as a Biomarker for Detecting Alzheimer's Disease. A recent work from Dr. Wellington Pham's lab.

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My first panelist talk. Thank you Alzheimer Society Canada & Brain Canada https://t.co/QTnjoVxtfm

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I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the next edition of Dementia Talks! Canada, presented by the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Brain Canada.
This group conversation will be in English, with interpretation provided in French. https://t.co/MuqCTlxz8E

[Vision: Molecules, Behaviour, Society @UBCVision]

Congrats to Dr. Wijesinghe (@Printha05), who received postdoc funding from @AlzCanada! The Alzheimer Society Research Program has invested $6 million to understand, prevent, and treat dementia in 44 researchers across Canada. Read the full announcement: https://t.co/LZw3DpkwXs

[Vision: Molecules, Behaviour, Society @UBCVision]

Today, Vision Research Cluster's cluster lead, Dr. Joanne Matsubara (@MatsubaraVision) presents at #AAIC23. Come check out our poster! @alzassociation @DMCBrainHealth @CIHR_IMHA @VCHResearch #AlzheimerDisease @MicroRNA #Microglia

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@DesmondANunez Thanks a lot.

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A study protocol for randomized controlled trial from Dr. Nunez & team: "A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of motivational interviewing in new hearing aid users (MI-HAT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial".

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https://t.co/6lwzWsHkbu

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The Expression Levels of MicroRNAs Differentially Expressed in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients’ Serum Are Unchanged for up to 12 Months after Hearing Loss Onset.
https:// https://t.co/hvpxicckIa
Another paper from my previous lab got published today.

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https://t.co/GJzDVgEnPJ

[LifeScienceAlliance @LSAjournal]

What can tears tell us about Alzheimer's disease? @UBCGradSchool

https://t.co/34RJmyx8gX

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MicroRNAs in tear fluids predict underlying molecular changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease https://t.co/c5eaomNwEj