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Ryan MacDonald

@macdonaldlab.bsky.social
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Glia biologist. Vision scientist. Interested in mechanisms of development and ageing in the retina. We love glia. You should too.

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Ryan MacDonald @macdonaldlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Excited to share our new manuscript from the Yoshimatsu and MacDonald labs. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... We found that my favourite glial cells can regulate local retinoic acid signalling to specialise cone photoreceptors for high acuity visual function.
Muller glia (green) regulate local retinoic acid signalling to specialise photoreceptor outer segments (magenta)for high acuity visual function
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Brian Clark @clark-lab-retina.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Our work on the TET enzymes in retinal development is out. We identified that rod fate is inhibited when DNA demethylation is prevented by removal of the TET enzymes. Interestingly, photoreceptor numbers are normal. We utilized WGBS and bACE-seq to profile the precise localization of 5mC and 5hmC,…
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Michel Cayouette @michelcayouette.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Hi all, we got a grant for a cool project that will follow up of our paper published a few months ago (see below). We will explore how light acts as a morphogen to instruct PCP. If you are looking for a postdoc position and interested in this topic, please reach out!
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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
#ZebrafishCareers 🇬🇧 (Postdoc) #killifish Link to MacDonald Lab website: zebrafishucl.org/macdonald-la...
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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
My lab studies mechanisms of pediatric glaucoma and the development of tissues affected (Schlemm's canal and trabecular meshwork). I am getting creative with fundraising because, well... So if you know someone who might be interested in funding our work: joinus.cuimc.columbia.edu/index.cfm?fu...
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I'm supporting Your Columbia!
Your Columbia is your opportunity to be a part of the unparalleled research, education, and clinical care that takes place every day at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. It’s a potent and imp...
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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
#ZebrafishCareers 🇬🇧 (Postdoc) #killifish
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Ryan MacDonald @macdonaldlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
We’re hiring a new research fellow. Come join us in London to study glial cells in the ageing retina using killifish as a model. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Brian Clark @clark-lab-retina.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
First post on this platform is to announce that our preprint is posted to bioRxiv: bioRxiv 2025.02.03.636318; doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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