Maryam Zekavat
@zekavatm
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aka "Seyedeh Zekavat" (publication name); Harvard Ophtho Resident @MassEyeandEar; MD/PhD @Yale; Comp Bio @broadinstitute; Bioengineering @MIT; 2017 @PDSoros
Joined October 2015
RT @EricTopol: How the electrocardiogram can identify previously undiagnosed structural heart disease with A.I. alone, better than cardiolo….
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RT @KellyLBolton: Germline genetic variation has been linked to both hematologic cancer and clonal hematopoiesis. But does germline variati….
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Nature Genetics - The relationship between pathogenic germline variation, clonal hematopoiesis (CH) and risk of hematologic malignancy is explored in 731,835 individuals across 6 cohorts. Carriers...
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RT @HMSeye: Chair Dr. Joan W. Miller spoke with @NBC10Boston this week about her pioneering work developing treatments for AMD and her effo….
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Dr. Joan Miller, who has helped pioneer new treatments for age-related macular degeneration, is inspiring the next generation of female doctors.
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Excited to present @ARVOinfo on 'omics of epiretinal membranes, work that went from clinical & genetic links to a treatment undergoing clinical trial. Thanks to @LizzyRossin @pnatarajanmd Leo Kim @uk_biobank @FinnGen_FI, @MGBInnovation, MVP, @broadinstitute @MassEyeAndEar et al.
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RT @davidrliu: Last night I was honored to receive the 2025 #BreakthroughPrize in the Life Sciences, reflecting the efforts of many student….
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Honored for the @RPB_org recognition @AUPOphth! Thanks to all my mentors, especially Deeba Husain @pnatarajanmd @InesLains @LizzyRossin @DrZebardast for their guidance, & @HMSeye leadership for their support! More to come on HDL genes & AMD! @broadinstitute @MassEyeAndEar
Congratulations to @zekavatm for presenting her recent work on Multi-omics of AMD in @uk_biobank and winning the resident & fellow research forum award at the #AUPO2025! Proud of your hard work and dedication. Well deserved! @AUPOphth @HMSeye @MassEyeAndEar @broadinstitute
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Proud of @sdorodgar for presenting @RSNA this morning on links between carotid artery ultrasound, brain MRI, and incident stroke in the @uk_biobank
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RT @EricTopol: We keep ignoring CHIP (clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential= mutations in our blood stem cells) even though it is….
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Blood pressure affects your risk of glaucoma -> Here we present our paper on Independent Effects of Blood Pressure on Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration: A Mendelian Randomization Study, @DrZebardast.
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RT @pnatarajanmd: So far, GLP1-Ra have been linked to a myriad of beneficial effects. Now, based on clinical anecdotes then studied among 1….
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Our paper on Ozempic and its link to permanent vision loss through NAION in both individuals with and without diabetes was just published!
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RT @Aoxing2: New out in Nature!! .With age, women can lose one X chromosome in their leukocytes. What’s the cause/consequence? .How does it….
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Nature - A large-scale meta-analysis across eight biobank datasets identifies common genetic variants associated with mosaic loss of the X chromosome in female participants.
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RT @NEIDirector: Thanks to @RETINARoundup (blog of @RetinaJournal).for profiling 2 of our @NatEyeInstitute investigators:. Emily Chew (ARVO….
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RT @MassEyeAndEar: Scientists @harvardmed & @broadinstitute including @zekavatm are using retinal imaging, genetics & big data to predict f….
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Researchers use retinal images to predict risk of eye and systemic diseases
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RT @tasbraithwaite: Favourite paper @ARVOinfo yesterday. Congratulations team Harvard @zekavatm @DrZebardast and uk co-author @YShweikh @Fu….
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A phenome- and genome-wide analysis of retinal OCT images identifies links between retinal layer thicknesses and human health.
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RT @DrZebardast: Short but incredibly rewarding trip to Seattle for #ARVO2024. Had the pleasure to share our work on #glaucoma PRS and catc….
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