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Simon J. Clark @prof-clark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Come! Join us. 🎓️ PhD positions available as part of the Doctoral Network 'PANDORA' on discovering Pathomechanisms and Novel Drug Optimization for AMD. Deadline 15th Oct. Follow the link for details - buff.ly/sYJ4JCN #PhD #research #AMD #complement #ophthalmology

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The candidates will be part of the MSCA Doctoral Network PANDORA on discovering Pathomechanisms and Novel Drug Optimization for AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration).

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey, #ISER2026 peeps: I've finally got the snapshots of the meeting up. Some of ya'll are in there: bryanwjones.com/2026/08/iser...

An image of a street scene in Valencia, Spain. A large mural of a black and white image of a woman with a cigarette is on a wall.

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Miranda Scalabrino, PhD @icanhasmiranda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Incredible weekend in Madison for the inaugural Midwest Retinal Neurobiology Workshop, focused on trainees and community building. All the trainees absolutely killed it, including Taylor Rau from my lab. Happy to have this group and major thanks to @annaintegrated.bsky.social for initiating.

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Half eaten yellow cake with chocolate icing that says “Midwest retina” in the center

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Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute @dkjei-uhn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When Dr. Efrem Mandelcorn boarded the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam, he wasn’t there just to perform surgery. He was there to teach. Read More >> bit.ly/4jqJ0SS #WorldRetinaDay @uhn.ca @kbi-uhn.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

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Schallek Lab @schalleklab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#FluorescenceFriday 🔬 Doctors sometimes inject fluorescein to help see the vessels of the eye👁️ Here we use adaptive optics to show the the living vessel network in 3D👓 diagram credit: @webvision.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social

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Anna La Torre @latorrelab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’ve spent much of my career studying the eye, but having a dear friend diagnosed with an inherited retinal disease has made this work feel much more personal. Please consider helping us reach our VisionWalk goal, every donation big or small counts: give.fightingblindness.org/fundraiser/7...

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Dr. Brittany J. Carr @drbjcarr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New preprint! We analyzed 190 pathogenic PROM1 variants and found positive associations between dominant missense variants and milder cone-specifc phenotypes (maculopathies). We also share some rare and unique PROM1 case series, including patients with SDD/drusen.🧪👀 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Genotype-Phenotype Correlations Reveal Positive Inheritance and Phenotype Associations for PROM1-Associated Inherited Retinal Degenerations

Genetic variants in PROM1 are associated with inherited blindness, but clinical phenotypes vary widely with currently no consensus on disease expectations or predicted patient outcomes. To address thi...

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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Congrats to YiRong Peng, Greg Field, & Alex Huk on $8.9M BRAIN Initiative U01 from NINDS & NEI to build precision viral tools targeting specific retinal cell types. Combines genetics, viral engineering, retinal physiology, & visual processing, aimed at therapeutic potential for retinal degeneration.

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Patrick Kerstein @patrickkerstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A new paper came out this week from our lab in @devbiol.bsky.social. This was work I started as a post-doc with @kevinmawright.bsky.social. Here, we investigated the role of Gbx2 and Robo receptors in dendrite stratification of amacrine cells in the retina. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Everything connects back to @joaquinsorolla.bsky.social in #Valencia: from vibrant folklore to water sunsets.📸 captured during @iser.bsky.social :⬆️ Museo de Bellas Artes paintings ⬇️Paterna city festival & Albufera fishermen. Such a great link between an #EyeResearch meeting & the painter of #light

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Two top-notch conferences on the Mediterranean coast of #Spain this summer: @iser.bsky.social #ISER2026 in #Valencia & #VPO2026 in #Cartagena. Grateful for invitation to speak in both. @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @io-csic.bsky.social

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Dr Dorota SK @drdorotask.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Great talk, @edwardsmalia.bsky.social ! Amazing pictures (as usual)!

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Rob Mullins (he/him) @choroidlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks for your terrific contribution and also to my amazing co-organizer @bmolins.bsky.social !

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks Alberto de Castro @io-csic.bsky.social for bringing me on board to organize #CrystallineLens structure over multiple scales Session @iser.bsky.social #ISER2026. 🙏 Eduardo Martinez-Enriquez, Irek Grulkwoski, Fabrice Manns, Viacheslav Mazlin #CSIC #Copernicus #UMiami #instlangevin #URochester

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Anna La Torre @latorrelab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@iser.bsky.social was fantastic! Great venue, inspiring science, and the best people! A special treat was to celebrate Carol Mason’s incredible legacy #ScienceHeroes

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 27/08/2026

I did ask @nobelprize.org to join the friendly neighborhood of @bsky.app, and I'm glad they have. But perhaps I should have had a haircut and trimmed my beard for this segment.

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Reinhold Medina @reinholdmedina.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Had a fantastic time at the ISER meeting! University of Liverpool team. Great to connect with everyone. 🎓 #ISER #HigherEd #UniversityOfLiverpool

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Malia Edwards @edwardsmalia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks to @iser.bsky.social organizers for an amazing meeting. Special thanks to @choroidlab.bsky.social for letting me crash the RPE/choroid session talking about Muller cells!

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Flavio Zolessi @fzolessi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A big thanks to the @iser.bsky.social 2026 meeting organizers for letting Jen Hocking and me chair this session, which we enjoyed so much. And a special thank you to the invited speakers, Michael Housset, @beccapfeiffer.bsky.social, @macdonaldlab.bsky.social. Go ISER! Another great meeting!

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Kaitryn Ronning @kronning.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What a fantastic session to end another invigorating ISER meeting! I'm leaving Valencia with new ideas, plans for collaborations, and great memories with friends, I couldn't ask for more.

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Supraja Varadarajan @suprajagv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you missed these 4 talks by @wertlaboratory.bsky.social @annaintegrated.bsky.social @axonreg2lab.bsky.social and Laura Campello be sure to find them and talk to them about their awesome science! And another plug for the newly minted Campello Lab and Schaeffer Labs. #iser2026 #womeninscience

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some of the beautiful scenery at Cartuja de Ara Christi for the #ISER2026 Gala Dinner.

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🎉🥳 Thanks, @iser.bsky.social! How about we set up a session on sex differences and sex hormone signaling in the retina for 2028? I’ve seen some incredible scientists at #ISER2026 working in this field

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Back as chairs! 👏 After leading this morning’s session, @neuroalc.bsky.social researchers Ariadna Díaz-Tahoces and Víctor Meseguer returned this afternoon to chair a session on ion channels and their role as drivers of ocular discomfort and pain #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Víctor Meseguer presented his research on how inflammation affects corneal sensory function, contributing to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying ocular discomfort and pain #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ariadna Díaz-Tahoces presented her research on the sensory basis of age-related ocular discomfort and pain, exploring how aging affects the function of the sensory pathways involved #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Well, #ISER2026 is a wrap. Thank you to all the good peeps who made this congress informative, collegial, and supportive. We will see you all in Singapore for #ISER2028.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s @kronning.bsky.social presenting her work on Morphological and Ultrastructural Changes of RPE Cells in Mice Homozygous for an Slc16a8 Variant Associated with AMD at #ISER2026

Kaitryn Ronning presenting at the lectern.

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Begoña García Jaén, Knowledge Transfer Officer at @umh.es, presented the strategic framework and operational workflow for managing and protecting research results, from disclosure and intellectual property to technology valorisation and transfer 🔒 #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ángeles Gallar, head of the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit at @umh.es, explored how institutional narratives and strategic communication shape the expectations, visibility and legitimacy of emerging technologies 👏 #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Elena Garrido Huarte, press officer at @neuroalc.bsky.social, explored how scientific evidence can be translated into social value by identifying not only what an innovation does, but why it matters, to whom, and how it can create meaningful impact 🔝 #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social @csic.es

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Juana Gallar, Director of the @neuroalc.bsky.social and Professor of Physiology at @umh.es, explored the long journey from basic science to the end-user, using the development of new eye treatments to illustrate the challenges of research translation 💪 #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social

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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH @neuroalc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today at #ISER2026, @neuroalc.bsky.social researchers Ariadna Díaz-Tahoces and Víctor Meseguer chair a session on bridging ocular research, industry and society, exploring how strategic communication can help research travel further and reach where it matters 👏 @umh.es @csic.es @iser.bsky.social

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s Christian Grimm talking about Energy Metabolism and Its Connection to AMD at #ISER2026.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s @wertlaboratory.bsky.social presenting her work on Altered Retinal Metabolism during Aging and Inherited Retinal Degenerative Disease: Implications for TCA Cycle Modulation

Katherine Wert presenting at the lectern.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s @tmr65.bsky.social talking about his work and visual science history in The Visual Cycle at 150: RPE65-Membrane Targeting and Disease at #ISER2026.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s Vicki Chrysostomou presenting her work on Optimizing Exercise to Protect the Retina: Does the Type, Duration and Timing Matter? At #ISER2026

Vicki Chrysostomou speaking at the lectern.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s @edwardsmalia.bsky.social presenting her work on Müller Cells: An Often Ignored Contributor to the RPE/Choroid Immune Response in AMD at #ISER2026.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s Christine Skerka speaking about her work, Unmasking Complement's Role in AMD Inflammation at #ISER2026.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s @choroidlab.bsky.social presenting his work on What Gene Expression Studies Can Tell Us about Susceptibility to Immune Injury in Aging and AMD at #ISER2026

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Maria Grant delivers the 2nd Ludwig von Sallmann Prize at #ISER2026.

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sitting in a talk by Lois Smith who developed treatments for retinopathy of prematurity, and I’m wondering how many kids and now adults are running around with normal vision who would have been blind, and don’t know about the science and people who made it possible for them to see normally.

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Lois Smith delivers first of two Ludwig von Sallmann Prize award lectures.

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Canal’s RGC subtypes confirmed by sc sequencing.

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K.I.T. Group @kitgroup.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Around 1,200 delegates from across the international eye research community have come together for science, collaboration & exchange. Our team is coordinating the many moving parts behind the scenes & helping to create a seamless experience for delegates, speakers and partners. @iser.bsky.social

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Supraja Varadarajan @suprajagv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Speaker lineup and a plug for the Eldred Lab at UVA for those looking for postdoc or RA positions.

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Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Cartuja de Ara Christi supporting pupillary dilation. #ISER2026

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