Presenter Role Institution/Department Title Time Lacation Session
Xu Han PI WFUSM 0490: First-In-Class Nano-Ice-Enabled Biocompatible Tissue Cryopreservation Technology Preserves Viability and Ultrastructure of Eyelid Tissues at –80°C May 03 08:00-9:45 Poster Hall Poster
Caleb Keoho   WFIRM 0580: PEDF-Enriched Exosomes from Urine-Derived Stem Cells as Potential Treatment for Nitrogen Mustard-Induced Corneal Injury May 03 13:00-14:45 Poster Hall Poster
Yuanyuan Zhang PI WFIRM 0587: Autologous Urine-derived Stem Cells Differentiated into Limbal Stem Cells for Potential Corneal Repair May 03 13:00-14:45 Poster Hall Poster
Emily Elizabeth Fresenko   WFIRM 0588: Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Orchestrates Early Molecular Changes in Alkali-Induced Corneal Injury May 03 13:00-14:45 Poster Hall Poster
Hu Huang PI WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0644: Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 (IRF1)-Regulated Retinal Degeneration through Microglia May 03 15:15-17:00 Poster Hall Poster
Garrett Hubbard Grad Student WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0661: TREX1 Regulation of cGAS-STING Mediated Retinal Inflammation May 03 15:15-17:00 Poster Hall Poster
Assylbek Zhylkibayev   WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0664: Mondo Family Proteins in Diabetic Retinopathy May 03 15:15-17:00 Poster Hall Poster
Miwa Hara Post Doc WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0668: The role of PNPLA2 in the retinal pigment epithelium May 03 15:15-17:00 Poster Hall Poster
Xinyuan Huang MIT WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0676: STING is a Key Driver of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy May 03 15:15-17:00 Poster Hall Poster
Gennadiy P Moiseyev PI WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0682: CGI-58 deficiency leads to an impaired visual cycle, retinal dysfunction and a massive accumulation of retinyl esters in the retinal pigment epithelium May 03 15:15-17:00 Poster Hall Poster
             
Nicole Nunez   WFUSM 0839: Visual Processing Speed as a Marker of Mobility and Cognitive Function in Aging May 04 11:15-13:00 Poster Hall Poster
Carl Langefeld PI WFU 0238: Clinical factors and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) variation associated with uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) May 04 11:15-13:00 Poster Hall Poster
Rui Cheng PI WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0072: RPE65 Regulates Retinal Energy Metabolism through Modulating the Visual Cycle May 04 15:00-16:45 Poster Hall Poster
Wentao Liang Post Doc WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0464: Lactate-Induced Lactylation and Cellular Senescence in Diabetic Cornea May 04 15:00-16:45 Poster Hall Poster
Marissa James WFU 0827: Effect of Beetroot Juice on Intraocular Pressure, Retinal Perfusion, and Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults May 04 15:00-16:45 Poster Hall Poster
             
Sreekala P V Shenoy   WFU 0001: Tear film Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery in Vesicant-Induced Ocular Surface Damage May 05 08:30-10:15 Poster Hall Poster
Qingguo Xu PI Virginia Commonwealth University 0121: A new microemulsion eyedrop for treating nitrogen mustard induced corneal injury May 05 13:15-15:00 Poster Hall Poster
Joseph Mitchell Clayton MIT WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0122: Prevention of In Vitro Corneal Fibrosis with Novel PPARα Agonists May 05 13:15-15:00 Poster Hall Poster
Ranveer Palia   Medical College of Wisconsin 0919: Associations between Neighborhood-level Social Determinants of Health and the Delay in Care for Tractional Retinal Detachments in Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy May 05 15:30-17:15 Poster Hall Poster
Peter Nsiah University of North Texas Health Science Center, North Texas Eye Research Institute 0062: PPARα Agonist Fenofibrate Ameliorates Metabolic Changes in Corneal Fibrosis May 05 15:30-17:15 Poster Hall Poster
             
Sally Ong PI WFUSM, Ophthalmology Intranasal Insulin Mediates Neurodegeneration in Diabetic Retinopathy via Regulation of Inflammatory and Apoptotic Pathways May 06 11:45-12:00 Mile High 1C Paper
Arina Korneva   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 0102: Nano-Ice-Enabled Decellularization and Cryopreservation of Corneal Stroma Preserves Mechanical Integrity to Yield Successful DALK in a Swine Mode May 06 14:00-15:45 Poster Hall Poster
Daniella Beiner   WFIRM 0627: Targeting AMD: Generation of Autologous Retinal Pigment Epithelium from Urine-Derived Stem Cells May 06 14:00-15:45 Poster Hall Poster
Ratnakar Tripathi   WFIRM 0728: Therapeutic potential of topical dexamethasone via inhibition of proinflammatory cell recruitment in sulfur mustard–induced ocular injury May 06 14:00-15:45 Poster Hall Poster
Varun Kopparthy   BMI OrganBank 0680: Portable Ex vivo Whole Eye Preservation System: Optimization and Validation in a Porcine Model May 06 14:00-15:45 Poster Hall Poster
Vy Vuong Grad Student WFIRM 0735: Ex vivo and in vitro dose-dependent rabbit corneal injury by toxic industrial chemicals May 06 14:00-15:45 Poster Hall Poster
             
Tian Yuan Post Doc WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry Astrocytic PPARα Deficiency Drives Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction in Early Diabetic Retinopathy May 07 11:45-12:00 Mile High 1C Paper
Yusuke Takahashi PI WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0389: LRP5 deficiency causes cGAS-STING activation and retinal inflammation, which may exacerbate RPE EMT in AMD. May 07 11:45-13:30 Poster Hall Poster
Tanzeel Huma MIT WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0390: LRP5 Deficiency Disturbs Müller Cell Metabolism Leading to cGAS–STING Activation-Mediated EMT and Fibrosis in Retinal Pigment Epithelium. May 07 11:45-13:30 Poster Hall Poster
Hugo Tolentino Grad Student WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0400: Chronic Lactate Exposure Uncouples RPE Mitochondria and Induces an AMD-like Phenotype May 07 11:45-13:30 Poster Hall Poster
Sunny Qin   Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist 0432: Combined Medication Use and Risk of Pigmentary Maculopathy in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis May 07 11:45-13:30 Poster Hall Poster
Eunyoung Kim Post Doc WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0948: TREX1 Deficiency Causes Early Inner Retinal Dysfunction and Superficial Microvascular Remodeling May 07 11:45-13:30 Poster Hall Poster
Sandeep Kumar Barodia Post Doc WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry 0849: Lactate Signaling and Retinal Dysfunction in Diabetes May 07 14:00-15:45 Poster Hall Poster
             
Neel Edupuganti   Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University; WFUSM, Ophthalmology The Association of an Electronic Frailty Index with Glaucoma Shunt Outcomes On-demand Session