JayakrishnaAmbatiMD

Retinal Disease

Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

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1300 Jefferson Park Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1998 - 2001
University of RochesterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1995 - 1998
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellInternship, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1994

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors National Academy of Inventors, 2015
NIH Director's Pioneer Award National Institutes of Health, 2014
Chanchlani Global Vision Research Award CNIB, 2014
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2007
Elected Member Association of American Physicians
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science
Silver Fellow Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
Elected Member Club Jules Gonin
Roger Johnson, MD Memorial Award in Macular Degeneration University of Washington
Physician Scientist Award Research to Prevent Blindness
Elected Member The Macula Society
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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PubMed

626 citations
L1 drives IFN in senescent cells and promotes age-associated inflammation
Marco De Cecco, Takahiro Ito, Anna P. Petrashen, Amy E. Elias, Nicholas J. Skvir
Nature. 2019-02-07
663 citations
Mechanisms of age-related macular degeneration
Jayakrishna Ambati, Benjamin J. Fowler
Neuron. 2012-07-12
32 citations
Repurposing anti-inflammasome NRTIs for improving insulin sensitivity and reducing type 2 diabetes development
Jayakrishna Ambati, Joseph Magagnoli, Hannah Leung, Shaobin Wang, Chris Andrews
Nature Communications. 2020-09-23

New Way to Prevent AMD, a Common Cause of Vision LossFebruary 26th, 2023
Link Found Between Lupus, Macular DegenerationDecember 7th, 2021
Inhibiting Inflammation Blocks Retinal Death in Animal Models of an Untreatable BlindnessSeptember 30th, 2021
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Functional Studies Of DICER1 And ALU RNA In Geographic AtrophyNational Eye Institute2012
Endogenous Specific Inhibitor Of Corneal LymphangiogenesisNational Eye Institute2010–2012
Intrinsic Anti-Angiogenic Activity Of SirnaNational Eye Institute2008–2011
Pro-And Anti-Angiogenic Effects Of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-ANational Eye Institute2007–2011
Novel TLR3 Inhibitors For Geographic Atrophy Of Age-Related Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2009–2010
CCR3: A Molecular Marker For Neovascular AMDNational Eye Institute2009–2010
Novel Mouse Models Of Age-Related Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2004–2007