Excited to share the latest paper from our lab! Excellent work from Cátia Gomes and Kang-Chieh Huang! Modeling human retinal ganglion cell axonal outgrowth, development, and pathology using pluripotent stem cell–based microfluidic platforms

Shelby Hetzer, a postdoc in the @meyerlab.bsky.social , crushing it at the Stark Neurosciences Institute Summer Science Symposium!

Another exciting pre-print from the lab! This time featuring the work of MSTP student Kaylee Tutrow, we explored the functional consequences of the CX3CR1-V249I polymorphism in human stem cell-derived microglia models! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Happy to share a new pre-print from the lab. Here we use human stem cell models to explore how microglia modulate retinal ganglion cells in developmental and neuroinflammation, both directly and in concert with astrocytes. Amazing work from PhD student Jade Harkin! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Lab photo (or at least most of the lab) during a tour of the new Medical Education and Research Building at IU School of Medicine. Can’t wait to move in later this year!

waiting on IRG scores to post.....🫣

Highly impactful read on the state of Alzheimer's research, and neurodegeneration more broadly. And quite a shout out to Indiana University and the neuroscience programs here at the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute! www.statnews.com/2025/06/17/b...

Lab lunch to commemorate Kate’s time with the group as she departs for medical school.

Check out the latest research from the lab of #IUStemCell member Scott Canfield! In this study, they demonstrate that excessive alcohol levels impair the integrity of the blood-brain barrier in human stem cell-derived models, contributing to the onset or worsening of neurological disorders.

In this strange times, attending #ARVO2025 has been a breath of fresh air. Inspired by the work, energized by the community and just so so grateful for the chance to spend time with friends and colleagues ❤

New preprint from the lab! Check it out!

5 posters from the Meyer Lab today! Come check out some exciting work from the lab! First is Shruti Patil presenting work on NF1 model of optic pathway gliomas, A0075

Check out two awesome posters from the lab this afternoon at 2:00 at #ARVO2025! Cátia Gomes will present work on complement activation in astrocytes for glaucoma (A0433) and Aaron Baker will present work exploring stem cell models of APBB2 gene variant in glaucoma (A0434)

Annual gathering of our #AudaciousGoalsInitiative team at @arvoinfo.bsky.social. Lots of exciting work together, and more great ideas to come! #ARVO2025

After meeting get-together with the ARPA-H project crew!

Looking forward to moving into our new, expanded lab space!!!

@meyerlab.bsky.social at the #ARVO2025 Sunday social

Congratulations to Feng Guo and his lab for their recent exciting publication in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social where they pursue the use of diffusible scaffolds for functional maturation of midbrain organoids! Very cool work!

That feeling when you get invited to a zoom meeting from a higher up about a “time sensitive potential opportunity” just to show up and find out that the email was meant for someone else and the wrong Jason was autofilled by Outlook 🤣

Wanna grow organoids to understand human retinal development as a research assistant? Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager? The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager. If you are interested, please apply (also please share!): jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...

Happy to have hosted an informational session from @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social today! Great turnout to hear about some of the latest tools for stem cell research

Two days, and two impressive awards for PhD student Kaylee. Yesterday she was named among IU's "Elite 50" graduate and professional students, while today she received the Pao-Lo Yu award for the top graduating student in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics. Proud PI moments!

@iustemcell.bsky.social representing at the Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium today! #IUStemCell

Proud to be in Detroit presenting our work on NF1 at the Gilbert Family Foundation annual meeting of the Next Generation Models Initiative, led by postdoc Shruti Patil.

2025 Meyer Lab NCAA tournament pool challenge is underway! Let's hope I don't embarrass myself 😉

It's @arvoinfo.bsky.social abstract scheduling notification day! Always a thrill to see the excitement from trainees, especially first time attendees and presenters!

Moment of positivity last night seeing Sting in concert. During his performance of “If I ever lose my faith” the crowd cheered after the line “you can say I lost my belief in our politicians”. Sometimes things like this help you to realize all is not lost.

Looking forward to seeing a bunch of great glaucoma researchers at this conference!

Congrats to the latest grad from the @meyerlab.bsky.social, Kaylee Tutrow! Great job on your dissertation defense today!

Great description of some of our newest projects as part of a larger collaboration funded by @arpa-h.bsky.social. Excited to see how these projects develop!

Excited to play a role as part of a larger, dynamic team here. Along with the Gamm and Bharti labs, we will work to develop nerve bridge grafts combining human stem cells and biomaterials to aid in connectivity between donor eye and recipient optic nerve. A bold goal indeed, but very exciting!

A great time visiting with the Fortune Lab at Devers Eye Institute

What if we could cure blindness? Announcing the teams on our THEA program working to enable whole functional eye transplantation to restore vision for the blind and visually impaired. arpa-h.gov/news-and-eve...

Making the move to more fully embrace Bluesky - Happy to share the latest publication from my lab, where we leverage an in vitro human stem cell model of the neurovascular unit to identify how the NVU is compromised in glaucoma, particularly with an OPTN normal tension glaucoma genotype.