Wert Laboratory

Congratulations to @Ashley_in_lab for Best Poster Presentation at the annual Organization for the Study of Sex Differences @OSSDtweets meeting! #OSSD2026 @UTSWOphth @GDDgradprogUTSW

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

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/article.aspx?a….

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/event/visual-s…

Great friends, but also top tier scientists to watch, they’ll have such impactful work coming over the years! @suprajagv @icanhasMiranda

Talented Wert lab scientists! Enjoying the Denver food scene at #ARVO2026 @emilyrnett @UTSWOphth @TiffanyYee12 @Ashley_in_lab

Good morning, @arvoinfo! Interested in the gene regulatory networks involved in retinal development? Come hear @emilyrnett talk this morning! #ARVO2026 @UTSWOphth

Good morning, @arvoinfo! Check out these presentations from UTSW today (Monday) @UTSWOphth #ARVO2026

TODAY (Sunday) come see @TiffanyYee12 and @Ashley_in_lab present their research in poster sessions this afternoon! Amazing work with retinal organoids and looking into steroidal sex hormones #ARVO2026 @ARVOinfo @UTSWOphth

Hello @ARVOinfo Excited for this week of science!

Our latest profile is here! Dr. Carol Mason studies the development of connectivity between the eyes and the brain. Click the link below to listen and learn more! storiesofwin.org/profiles/2026/… #StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience

Emily Nettesheim, Ph.D., of @WertLaboratory will be presenting at ARVO 2026. Her abstract received a "Hot Topic" designation, and will take place on Tuesday, May 5th at 8:45am. 🔗 See the complete list of UTSW presentations & posters here: bit.ly/UTSW-ARVO-2026

#DBfeature PRDM13 is required for specification of PAX2 lineage inhibitory neurons in the developing cerebellum "PRDM13 is required for Purkinje cell numbers & proper placement of TBR1+ cells" by Z. Zack Ma, Jane E. Johnson et al @ZZackMa sciencedirect.com/science/articl… pic.twitter.com/geN973D9Vj

The UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences continues to earn national recognition for academic excellence, ranking among the top 20 Best Biological Sciences programs in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.

ARVO 2026 is only a few weeks away! ✈️🔬 Our faculty, labs, and trainees will be sharing a wide range of posters and presentations showcasing innovative research and discovery. 🔗 See the complete list here: bit.ly/UTSW-ARVO-2026 #UTSWOphthalmology #ARVO2026 #UTSW

Does anyone know what counts as appropriate professional societies for a graduate student applying for a green card? I have a talented student, but they were told ARVO and similar societies don’t count since we pay membership dues and therefore it isn’t regarded as selective.

This may be for April Fool’s Day, but the neuron looks a lot like the newest sculpture at UTSW, so now I will think of it as the “orange cat neuron” 😂

The first annual UT Southwestern Vision Science Summit is now history. What an amazing event it was! Kudos to Kevin Park, Ray Wang, Nichole Reichert, Jennifer Roemer, the tremendous speakers, poster presenters, volunteers and everyone who attended. Looking forward to next year!

All organized by @KevinParkUTSW and @RayWangPhD. They did an amazing job and I can’t wait for next year’s summit!

And so much incredible networking!

First annual Southwestern Vision Science Summit is done. What an incredible day of cutting edge science from UTSW, UAB, UH, U Iowa, UT Austin, Baylor, UNT, and more!