Ratnayaka_Lab (Arjuna Ratnayaka) (@ratnayakal) 's Twitter Profile
Ratnayaka_Lab (Arjuna Ratnayaka)

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The Ratnayaka lab specialises in studying diseases of the retina and links with the ageing brain. Key areas of study: Retinal Cell Biology, Neurodegeneration.

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Sign-up and see the latest developments in our Vision Science Research Programme at the University of Southampton eventbrite.co.uk/e/university-o…

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Great opportunity to present our work "Defects in cargo trafficking and proteostasis in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE): novel insights into the early pathology of sight-loss" @ the Wellcome Conference: …erences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/vesicle-…

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The effects of an unhealthy diet: Although not covered in this interesting BBC story (bbc.co.uk/food/articles/…), our studies support a link with developing visual defects in later life. Find out more @ eventbrite.co.uk/e/university-o…

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Great to be part of the Beating Blindness bi-annual lecture, part of the Southampton distinguished lecture series, which you can watch on-demand here: youtube.com/watch?v=IE-6XM…

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Great sessions at the Anatomical Society 2021 Conference (anatsoc.org.uk/meetings/our-m…). It was pleasure to present our 3D imaging data showing novel organisational details of the outer retina.

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Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my lab: Gerald Kerkut PhD studentship to study the cellular mechanisms of Stargardt disease; a recessive disorder and the most common macular dystrophy, which has no effective treatment. Scheduled to start: October 2022. Contact for details.

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Join our lab SussexNeuro and figure out synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease. Imaging, electron microscopy and lots of tech. Collaboration with Ratnayaka_Lab (Arjuna Ratnayaka) lab. PhD studentship funded through South Coast Biosciences DTP Deadline 10/01/2022. Details: bit.ly/3kOPAUa Please RT

Join our lab <a href="/SussexNeuro/">SussexNeuro</a> and figure out synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease. Imaging, electron microscopy and lots of tech. Collaboration with <a href="/RatnayakaL/">Ratnayaka_Lab (Arjuna Ratnayaka)</a> lab. PhD studentship funded through <a href="/SoCoBioDtp/">South Coast Biosciences DTP</a>  Deadline 10/01/2022. Details: bit.ly/3kOPAUa Please RT
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Tweet 1/2 Pleased to report that we have just published a paper in Scientific Reports today. We used UK Biobank data to show that participants in the UK Biobank that had no history of age related macular degeneration (AMD) had evidence of retinal thinning

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Privileged to be interviewed by Faculti Media to comment on our discoveries on proteinopathy in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE): faculti.net/intracellular-…

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Delighted to publish our new findings with @elleiekeeling, showing how an unhealthy high-fat "Western-style" diet alone can bring about early-intermediate AMD-like features in mouse eyes (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35306732/) southampton.ac.uk/medicine/news/…

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New PhD studentship in my lab, looking at new ways to understand and treat Stargardt disease: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r… Informal enquiries welcome from prospective applicants.

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Now interviewing for 2 PhD studentships in my lab: Induction of lysosomal biogenesis in the retinal pigment epithelium as a novel treatment for Stargardt disease. Elucidating the molecular pathways through which an unhealthy diet contributes to sight loss email for details

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Our new article: highlighting the disparity between funding for basic eye research vs. the high cost of sight-loss in the UK nature.com/articles/s4143…

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New publication (mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/2…) with Dr Savannah Lynn to gain insights into MMP9 and Aβ Levels in the Vitreous and Blood across Different Ages and in a Subset of AMD Patients.

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Exciting new PhD studentship opportunity via the BBSRC SoCoBio-DTP southcoastbiosciencesdtp.ac.uk/project/exploi… Happy to discuss with any interested students.