PI for a group of scientists interested in #Retina #Photoreceptors #StemCells #GeneEditing #InheritedRetinalDystrophies #Ophthalmology -Tweets are my own
Joined October 2020
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Unplanned, but UTSW Ophthalmology basic science female faculty are representing each of the cone photoreceptors at Resident and Alumni Day. Love it! @docdeeodphd @utsweye
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Excited to share our recent PNAS paper (led by @Dani_B1256): pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…, where we discovered the mechanisms governing myelin integrity during the onset of myelination. We are grateful to collaborate with Ellisman lab (UCSD), @WertLaboratory, and UTSW EM Core (1/6).
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I have the best team 💕⭐️
Lab is fun… with them 💙 @WertLaboratory knows ophthalmology research is better together! ✨
#UTSWOphthalmology #Research #LabIsFun #UTSW
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Allow us to reintroduce @WertLaboratory! 👋
This incredible team studies the neuronal cells of the retina, particularly the photoreceptor cells, and how these cell populations are impacted during retinal degenerative disease. 👁️🔬
#UTSWOphthalmology #WertLab #Retina #UTSW
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Meet the Wert lab! linkedin.com/posts/ut-southw…
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Congratulations to recently graduated PhD @emilyrnett on another first-author publication! She found that acute exposure to sucrose or doxycycline during development alters electroretinography in adulthood in three different mouse strains. Check it out: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Congratulations to Ana and Nafisa for winning travel awards for their excellent poster presentations at the WISMAC Celebration of Women in Science event! 🎉🏆 @nnuzhat @HergetAna @utsweye
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Ana is giving her final Wert lab meeting on Friday. She’ll 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?? 🎶🎵🎤
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I see @Ashley_in_lab on here! 🥳🎉
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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!
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Congratulations to Kara Acevedo, Ph.D. (@PetrollLab), and Emily Nettesheim, Ph.D. (@WertLaboratory), on earning their doctoral degrees last night! 🎓
We are proud of all they have accomplished and are excited to see them continue to grow as researchers and leaders! 💙🔬
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May 21
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 🎓!
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Filmed some Instagram reels for the lab, and learned how old I am. I had absolutely no idea what the “no eating in lab” meant 😂😂 excited to share some fun content soon!
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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
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Congratulations to @Ashley_in_lab for Best Poster Presentation at the annual Organization for the Study of Sex Differences @OSSDtweets meeting! #OSSD2026 @UTSWOphth @GDDgradprogUTSW
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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.
Thank you, Dr. Napierala! 👏
@WertLaboratory #UTSWOphthalmology #FriedreichsAtaxia #UTSW
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May 7
Rafael Ufret-Vincenty et al. @UTSWOphth report that The Transcription Factor 12 of Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Plays an Essential Role in Retinal Health, iovs.arvojournals.org/articl….
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Join us for the next VSSS on Thursday, May 14th! 🔬 We’re excited to welcome Marek Napierala, Ph.D.
Contact Carey Chafouleas to attend in-person or via Zoom.
🔗 Learn more here: events.utsouthwestern.edu/ev…
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Great friends, but also top tier scientists to watch, they’ll have such impactful work coming over the years! @suprajagv @icanhasMiranda
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Talented Wert lab scientists! Enjoying the Denver food scene at #ARVO2026 @emilyrnett @UTSWOphth @TiffanyYee12 @Ashley_in_lab
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