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March 20, 2023New Publication from Dr. Matsubara's Lab Shows that MicroRNAs in Tear Fluids Can Predict Underlying Molecular Changes Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
New paper by first author Dr. Printha Wijesinghe in Dr. Joanne Matsubara's research group revealed that miRNAs associated with amyloid beta (Aβ) production and proinflammation showed significant up-regulations in the tear fluids of mice that modelled Alzheimer's…
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March 14, 2023New Research Shows Ergothioneine Improves Amyloid Beta Clearance in the Neuroretina of a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Congratulations to the team of Dr. Joanne Matsubara and first author Dr. Printha Wijesinghe on their publication, "Ergothioneine, a dietary antioxidant improves amyloid beta clearance in the neuroretina of a mouse model of Alzheimer’s…
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March 8, 2023Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8th, the Research Excellence Cluster in Vision celebrates International Women's Day 2023. This year's campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity. Women scientists in the Research Excellence Cluster in Vision range from faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students,…
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February 28, 2023New Paper from Dr. Matsubara's Research Group Finds Granzyme B's Contribution to Wet AMD
New paper from Dr. Joanne Matsubara's research group, led by first author Dr. Gideon Obasanmi, revealed that the protease Granzyme B cleaves Thrombospondin-1, which is a protein that inhibits unwanted growth of blood vessel in the eye in the condition of wet age-related macular…
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January 3, 2023New Chair Appointed for UBC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Dr. Neeru Gupta has been appointed as Head, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, effective from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028. Dr. Gupta joins UBC from the University of Toronto, where she is currently a professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences and…
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October 14, 2022New Paper from Dr. Simpson's Lab Explains the Importance of Retinoschisin Expressed by Retinal Bipolar Cells in Retinoschisis
New paper by Dr. Elizabeth Simpson's research group reveals that retinoschisin (RS1) gene expression primarily in bipolar cells of the x-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) mouse retina can reduce retinoschisis structural pathology. This result provides further evidence of RS1 role in cell…