Kelly Mulfaul

We are excited to share a VERY large snRNA-seq study of human retina, RPE, and choroid: 122 human donors (88 newly sequenced) which affords a single-cell eQTL analysis in the eye! More to come soon including a Spectacle eQTL browser! Preprint on biorxiv: biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Excited to begin a new adventure as an Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology @TedAbelneuro @IowaNeuroPharm. Grateful to my mentors Robert Mullins, @StemCellsEh @SDoyleTcd for training and supporting me. Looking forward to studying choroidal immunology.

We observed elevated levels of G-CSF in AMD human donor RPE-Choroid tissue and identified C-reactive protein as an AMD associated stressor responsible for increased G-CSF levels.

@mattcampbelltcd @AvrilReddy1 @Kieva_Byrne @tcddublin @tcdgenmicro @Researchirel @ERC_Research @fight_blindness @_BrightFocus Congratulations! Enjoy the celebrations 🎉

Congrats to @AvrilReddy1 and ⁦@Kieva_Byrne⁩ on passing their PhD vivas! Two vision research scientists with a very bright future ahead! ⁦@tcddublin⁩ ⁦@tcdgenmicro⁩ ⁦@Researchirel⁩ ⁦@ERC_Research⁩ ⁦@fight_blindness⁩ ⁦@_BrightFocus⁩

@Levi_J_Todd @SfNJournals @InnovateUpstate @NatEyeInstitute Congratulations Levi! Looking forward to reading this work.

First paper from our new lab! We found that invasion of peripheral immune cells into the retina make it harder for glia to regenerate neurons. @SfNJournals @InnovateUpstate @NatEyeInstitute jneurosci.org/content/early/…

@Fro_Greene @tcdgenmicro @RCSI_Irl @Futureneuro_ie Congratulations Chris! Looking forward to following the Greene lab.

After 11 years! in @tcdgenmicro I'm excited to join @RCSI_Irl @Futureneuro_ie this week to start my research group investigating all things cerebrovascular biology in health and disease.

@SDoyleTcd @KeystoneSymp @AvrilReddy1 @mattcampbelltcd @_BrightFocus Great to meet you @AvrilReddy1 and thank you @SDoyleTcd for moderating an excellent symposium.

And that’s a wrap for the first ever Dry AMD @KeystoneSymp -Fantastic, informative meeting, hopefully the first of many. Well done to Avril on presenting her work on CSF1R in the retina. @AvrilReddy1 @mattcampbelltcd @_BrightFocus

🔬 As research continues, many people with macular degeneration want to know if stem cell therapy will offer a solution to their vision loss. Visit bit.ly/3X6gZVh to learn about the progress made so far and the challenges that remain ahead.

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Great to see the first preprint from the @TheKennyLab available today. Proud of all the hard work my husband has put into growing his research program @uiowa @IowaMed @UIowaCancer

Last week I had the opportunity to celebrate the graduation of my first undergraduate research assistant. Thanks for all you do it the lab Samantha! ⁦⁦

@ChoroidLab I’m glad to hear no one was injured…

Looking forward to presenting data on cytokine secretion from iPSC derived choroidal endothelial cells today at #ARVO2024. Poster B0237

Cells destroy donated mitochondria to build blood vessels go.nature.com/3JKdM64

Scientists identify the brain cells that regulate inflammation, and pinpoint how they keep tabs on the immune response go.nature.com/3y9hO5o

Fascinating symposium led by @_BrightFocus @adpdnet on eye-brain relationships: particularly in aging, #AMD, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's Disease. Love if this can stimulate more collaboration across the fields of aging, neuroscience, imaging, and vision. #ADPD2024

Happy International day for Women and Girls in Science! I couldn’t agree more, solving problems and contributing to our understanding of human disease is an exciting job 👩🏻‍🔬 🧬

@Kivabrennan @scienceirel @IrishResearch @SDoyleTcd @TrinityMed1 @TCINeuroscience Congratulations Kiva 🎉

Absolutely thrilled to be an SFI IRC Pathways Awardee! Can't wait to get started as a new PI @scienceirel @IrishResearch Huge thanks to my amazing mentor @SDoyleTcd and all my fantastic colleagues and pals in @TrinityMed1 @TCINeuroscience for all their support.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in Ireland. In @10Things_ToKnow About #AgeingWell @KathrionaDev meets @SDoyleTcd & @mattcampbelltcd to discuss research developing treatments for #AMD @IrishResearch @tcddublin #LoveIrishResearch

This macrophage tattoo is made of macrophages! Have you ever wondered why tattoos are permanent? In tattooing, ink is injected into the skin. Some of this ink is expelled with the epidermis o, but the rest remains in the dermis for life. 🧵1/10