Jui-Kai (Ray) Wang, PhD

Looking forward to our first Vision Science Summit at UT Southwestern this Saturday!

@WertLaboratory @UTSWOphth Congratulations!

I have a postdoc that started mid-November, and she just won best poster presentation on her project for the Brain Institute Gene Therapy Symposium (with a mug award). Way to go, Siqi! @UTSWOphth

Join us for our first VSSS lecture of 2026 featuring Anupam Mondal, Ph.D.! To register for this in-person and Zoom event, contact Carey Chafouleas.

This past Saturday, the department held its annual Ophthalmology at the Crossroads CME conference with lectures centering on ethics, basic science research, corneal and external disease, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, and retina. See photo descriptions for full talk titles.👁️👁️

BCOR is the second most mutated gene in #retinoblastoma and is linked to more aggressive tumors. In this new paper, @JWHarbourMD and team show how BCOR mutations help cancer cells adapt to low oxygen, revealing new therapeutic opportunities. aacrjournals.org/mcr/article/do…

Yesterday, UTSW celebrated Prof. of Ophthalmology Yu-Guang He, MD, as he received UTSW's 2025 Patient and Family Recognition Award, a prestigious honor recognizing Dr. He's "dedication to the compassionate, respectful delivery of exceptional patient care." Congrats!👏🥳

UTSW @UTSWOphth at #RD2025. Yes, we are the coolest 😂🤓

Congratulations to @YuGuangHe, this year's recipient of UTSW's Patient and Family Recognition Award! This honor recognizes Dr. He's compassionate, respectful delivery of exceptional patient care that has garnered the highest degree of patient trust and satisfaction.👏👏

Today we welcome two new faculty members to the department! 👁️👀👏

Katherine Wert et al. @UTSWOphth find that Elevated PRDM13 Disrupts Photoreceptor Function and Survival in the Mammalian Retina, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?a….

Welcoming Ana to the team, celebrating Ashley’s and Emily’s manuscripts (stay tuned for Emily’s showing up online), and the lab receiving two R01s 🎉 @emilyrnett @Ashley_in_lab @TiffanyYee12

Join us in welcoming Sergio Garces, M.D., to the department! Dr. Garces recently completed a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship with us, and we are thrilled he decided to stay in Dallas as part of our neuro-ophthalmology service. Welcome, Dr. Garces! #neuroophthalmology

Next-generation phenotyping of inherited retinal diseases: Eye2Gene (AI-driven algorithm). Better-than-expert accuracy for 63 common genetic causes. @ucl @npontikos @GeoMichalis @MaximilianPfau3 @sktywagner @riksag @KonBalaskas #NIH @NatMachIntell: brnw.ch/21wUfkJ

The new Disney Pixar movie Elio has the main character sporting an eye patch. This seems like a good time to spread the word about amblyopia, the treatment for it, and #NIHfunded research on brain-based causes of vision loss. brnw.ch/21wU0DC

Exciting to see our work highlighted by @UTSWMedCenter! @UTSWOphth @Ashley_in_lab Study links female sex hormones to progression of eye disease: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/artic…

Interesting review on approved AI-based ophthalmic imaging devices in the UK, US, and Australia. AI tools must be held to the same evidence standards as tests or drugs. @Moorfields @ArielYHOng @EliotDow @pearsekeane @Denniston_Ophth @Nature article: brnw.ch/21wTXzX

Please join us in welcoming Anupam Mondal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology! A computational genomics expert, Dr. Mondal joins us from the @NatEyeInstitute. Welcome, Dr. Mondal!👏🎉

Honored to be selected for the @aao_ophth Leadership Development Program Class of 2026! Grateful to @ARVOinfo for the nomination & proud to represent ARVO. Excited to learn & grow alongside this incredible group of #ophthalmology leaders. aao.org/about/leadersh…

Great piece on oculomics: Application of AI to deliver healthcare from the eye. @SallyLiuBaxter @n_weinreb @aaronylee @ShileyEye @UCSanDiego @NatEyeInstitute @JAMAOphth: brnw.ch/21wTUdG

Wishing you a safe and happy July 4!