FrontTear Research Centre, University of Melbourne
@FrontTear_UoM
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FrontTear Research Centre @UniMelb, jointly led by A/Prof @DrLauraDownie and Dr @Holly_Chinnery, at the forefront of ocular surface research. https://t.co/TllmZH4s5S
University of Melbourne
Joined July 2023
Today, we share our exciting discovery in @PNASNews that T cells patrol healthy human corneas. To date, these cells were mistakenly considered dendritic cells based on static imaging. This finding shifts the current dogma that only dendritic cells are present in human corneas,
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Congratulations @Mengliang_Wu on receiving the International Society of Contact Lens Researchers (ISCLR) Kyoichi Tanaka Travel Fellowship for the top-ranked student/trainee abstract at the 22nd ISCLR Scientific Symposium. We are very proud of you! @FrontTear_UoM @UniMelbMDHS
Congratulations Mengliang Wu for being awarded the 2024 International Society of Contact Lens Researchers (ISCLR) Kyoichi Tanaka Travel Fellowship, in recognition of presenting the top-ranked student/trainee abstract at the 22nd ISCLR Scientific Symposium in Halifax, Canada.
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Delighted to see our @NatRevImmunol paper online today: Redefining our vision - an updated guide to the ocular immune system https://t.co/qBJ4v5dDWk
@SMuellerLab @holly_chinnery @Mengliang_Wu @FrontTear_UoM @UniMelbDOVS @UniMelb @TheDohertyInst @UniMelbMDHS
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Nature Reviews Immunology - This Review provides an overview of the immune system of the eye at steady state and in ocular disease, and it describes the links between ocular immunology and systemic...
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Redefining our vision: an updated guide to the ocular immune system https://t.co/Qz304oPKIg
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Wonderful to be presenting alongside colleagues at this free online Dry Eye Club event, this afternoon (Thurs 18 July 5.00pm AEST) on 'Next generation technologies to advance dry eye clinical care'. @NChidiEgboka @CabreraMarie @profswatson
@UniMelbDOVS @FrontTear_UoM
Painful dry eye: what do we know? 🤔 DryEyeClub: Seeing Outcomes 2024 is back! Join us for a free online event to hear from leading dry eye research experts and clinicians. Register now here: https://t.co/ZmHKvmGibT
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The dynamics of #cornea immune cells vary across seasons in humans, suggesting a potential window to 'see' the effects of environment on human immunity. @DrLauraDownie @holly_chinnery @mengliang_wu @unimelbDOVS @fronttear_UoM @SMuellerLab #ophthalmology
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We have another role for an enthusiastic optometrist who wants to do clinical corneal immunology research at the @LionsEyeInstAus. Exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting edge research with the @FrontTear_UoM Research Centre and UWA Optometry.
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Find your ideal job at SEEK with 4 Lions Eye jobs found in Australia. View all our Lions Eye vacancies now with new jobs added daily!
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New paper! A systematic review from @FrontTear_UoM by Rajni Rajan, Eve Makrai, Ji-hyun Lee, @sumeer007 @holly_chinnery @DrLauraDownie identifies a need to standardize the clinical definition of corneal neuropathy and define a set of core outcome measures for future trials.
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How should corneal neuropathy be treated? Congrats to PhD candidate @UniMelbDOVS, Rajni Rajan @ShanRajni on her first, 1st-author paper, which reviews the evidence for the safety and efficacy of different therapies: https://t.co/kuFJFQzZAN
@holly_chinnery @AnnajhLee @sumeer007
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A wonderful talk at #ARVO2024 by @Mengliang_Wu from @FrontTear_UoM @UniMelbDOVS @SMuellerLab @holly_chinnery on #FunIVCM dynamic corneal immune cell imaging in humans. Congrats to all presenters in this Vice President’s Minisymposium for next-Gen researchers - it was a super.
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🎉I am thrilled to congratulate Prof @AliciaSpittle, Prof @DrLauraDownie and Prof @KimBennell who each received @nhmrc Investigator Grants! A brilliant result to have their incredible research work funded. I'll share more on each project shortly. @UniMelbMDHS @UniMelb
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Just in time for #ARVO2024 - Our paper 'Intravital imaging of the human cornea reveals the differential effects of season on innate and adaptive immune cell morphodynamics' - online today in Ophthalmology
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“Seeing double” with Prof Scott Mueller @TheDohertyInst for #WorldDayOfImmunology to share our “eye opening” research in corneal immunity, a collaboration b/t @FrontTear_UoM @UniMelbDOVS (co-led by @holly_chinnery & I) & @SMuellerLab
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#WorldOptometryWeek2024 celebrations continue for the @UniMelbDOVS team with @DrLauraDownie being recognised as one of the top 50 “remarkable and inspirational women in Australian science” by @CosmosMagazine. Congratulations Laura! https://t.co/EBMJia2ggV
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We are having so much FUN doing Fun-IVCM in the @FrontTear_UoM Research Centre @UniMelbDOVS @UniMelb. These FUN-tastic videos, showing the in vivo dancing of corneal immune cells in the healthy corneas of living humans, continue to amaze us!
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Do you have dry eyes and also an autoimmune condition? Are you based in Melbourne? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a clinical study @UniMelbDOVS that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for dry eye disease in people with autoimmune conditions.
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Exciting opportunity to do a PhD at University of Melbourne. Please spread the word.
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Have you had laser eye surgery in the last 6 to 24 months? If Yes, and you are in Melbourne, you may be eligible to participate in an eye research study. We are seeking volunteers, 18-45 years, able to attend four study visits over ~6 weeks at the University of Melbourne.
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