Gronert Lab goes to ARVO 2024

This years ARVO conference took place in Seattle from May 5-9! Gronert and Flanagan Lab members Dr. Karsten Gronert, Dr. Shruthi Karnam, Dr. Shubham Maurya, Matangi Kumar, Emily Ward, and Maggie Lin presented their research on Tuesday May 7th, Wednesday May 8th, and Thursday May 9th

Be sure to check out their work!

Dr. Karsten Gronert: (poster): “Lipoxin B4 Regulates Pro-Survival Kinase Signaling in the Mouse Retina and Human Astrocytes ”

Dr. Shruthi Karnam (talk): “Inhibition of Constitutive Retinal Prostaglandin D2 by a Topical NSAID Amplifies Neurodegeneration in Response to Ocular Hypertension”

Dr. Shubham Maurya (talk): “Lipoxin B4 Regulates Disease-Associated Microglia in the Myelinated Optic Nerve During Ocular Hypertension ”

Matangi Kumar (poster): “Lipoxin B4 Regulates Muller Glia Reactivity: Understanding the Lipoxin Pathway in Muller Glia ”

Emily Ward (poster): “Ocular hypertension-induced neurodegeneration is associated with upregulation of Prostaglandin E2 receptor EP1 in the retina”

Maggie Lin (talk): “5-lipoxygenase Regulates Optic Nerve Microglial Phenotype and Homeostatic Function During Ocular Hypertension Insult”

The lab also met up with collaborator Dr. Jeremy Sivak’s lab!