WeiWangMD

Ophthalmology • Louisville, KY

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Louisville SOM

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301 E Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40202
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Education & Training

Shandong Medical UniversityClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2016 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2013 - 2020

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Metabolic transcriptomics dictate responses of cone photoreceptors to retinitis pigmentosa.
Sang Joon Lee, Douglas Emery, Eric Vukmanic, Yekai Wang, Xiaoqin Lu, Wei Wang, Enzo Fortuny, Robert James, Henry J Kaplan, Yongqing Liu, Jianhai Du, Douglas C Dean> ;Cell Reports. 2023 Sep 26
Unilateral, Sectoral Retinal Metastasis of Small-Cell Lung Cancer Mimicking Viral Retinitis.
Melih Ustaoglu, Ralph J Eagle Jr, Steven M Bloom, Wei Wang, Charles C Barr, Janelle Fassbender Adeniran> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2023 Apr 5
7 citations
Zeb1 regulation of wound-healing-induced inflammation in alkali-damaged corneas.
Wei Liang, Yingnan Zhang, Liang Zhou, Xiaoqin Lu, Margaret E Finn, Wei Wang, Hui Shao, Douglas C Dean, Lijun Zhang, Yongqing Liu> ;Iscience. 2022 Apr 15
79 citations
Engineering adeno-associated viral vectors to evade innate immune and inflammatory responses.
Ying Kai Chan, Sean K. Wang, Colin J Chu, David A. Copland, Alexander J. Letizia, Helena Costa Verdera, Jessica J. Chiang, Meher Sethi, May K. Wang, William J. Neiderm...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2021 Feb 10
3 citations
Metabolic rescue of cone photoreceptors in retinitis pigmentosa
HenryJ Kaplan, Wei Wang, Niloofar Piri, DouglasC Dean> ;Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Rod photoreceptor clearance due to misfolded rhodopsin is linked to a DAMP-immune checkpoint switch.
Sang Joon Lee, Wei Wang, Lei Jin, Xiaoqin Lu, Lei Gao, Yao Chen, Tingting Liu, Douglas Emery, Eric Vukmanic, Yongqing Liu, Henry J Kaplan, Douglas C Dean> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2020 Nov 27
3 citations
Micro-Fabrication of Components for a High-Density Sub-Retinal Visual Prosthesis.
D. B. Shire, Marcus D. Gingerich, Patricia I Wong, Michael J. Skvarla, Stuart F. Cogan, Jinghua Chen, Wei Wang, Joseph F. Rizzo> ;Micromachines. 2020 Oct 19
14 citations
Zeb1 promotes corneal neovascularization by regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation
Lei Jin, Yingnan Zhang, Wei Liang, Xiaoqin Lu, Niloofar Piri, Wei Wang, Henry J. Kaplan, Douglas C. Dean, Lijun Zhang, Yongqing Liu> ;Communications Biology. 2020 Jul 3
9 citations
Sphere-induced reprogramming of RPE cells into dual-potential RPE stem-like cells.
Fenghua Chen, Xiao Liu, Yao Chen, John Y. Liu, Huayi Lu, Wei Wang, Xiaoqin Lu, Kevin C. Dean, Ling Gao, Henry J. Kaplan, Douglas C. Dean, Xiaoyan Peng, Yongqing Liu> ;Ebiomedicine. 2020 Feb 1
6 citations
Minimally Invasive Ab Interno Four-Point Scleral Fixation of Intraocular Lens.
Amir Hadayer, Sidharth Puri, Janelle Fassbender Adeniran, Wei Wang, Henry J. Kaplan> ;Retina. 2019 Oct 1
43 citations
Metabolic Deregulation of the Blood-Outer Retinal Barrier in Retinitis Pigmentosa
Wei Wang, Ashwini Kini, Yekai Wang, Tingting Liu, Yao Chen, Eric V. Vukmanic, Douglas Emery, Yongqing Liu, Xiaoqin Lu, Lei Jin, San Joon Lee, Patrick A. Scott, Xiao Li...> ;Cell Reports. 2019 Jul 30
8 citations
Diagnostic Utility of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction versus Culture in Endophthalmitis and Uveitis
Harpal Sandhu, Amir Reza Hajrasouliha, Henry J. Kaplan, Wei Wang> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2019 May 19
11 citations
Restoration of Cone Photoreceptor Function in Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Henry J. Kaplan, Wei Wang, Douglas C. Dean> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2017 Sep 1
8 citations
Sphere-Induced Rejuvenation of Swine and Human Müller Glia Is Primarily Caused by Telomere Elongation.
Ni Xu, Yao Chen, Kevin C. Dean, Xiaoqin Lu, Xiao Liu, Wei Wang, Douglas C. Dean, Henry J. Kaplan, Ling Gao, Fangtian Dong, Yongqing Liu> ;Stem Cells. 2017 Jun 1
71 citations
Two-Step Reactivation of Dormant Cones in Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Wei Wang, Sang Joon Lee, Patrick A. Scott, Xiaoqin Lu, Douglas Emery, Yongqin Liu, Toshihiko Ezashi, Roberts R Michael, Jason W. Ross, Henry J. Kaplan, Douglas C. Dean> ;Cell Reports. 2016 Apr 12
34 citations
MiR-18b suppresses high-glucose-induced proliferation in HRECs by targeting IGF-1/IGF1R signaling pathways.
Jin-hui Wu, Yi-han Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Shen, Sang Yanzhi, Lin Liu, Cui-min Chen> ;The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2016 Apr 1
11 citations
Integration of Perforated Subretinal Prostheses With Retinal Tissue
Adewumi N. Adekunle, Alice Adkins, Wei Wang, Henry J. Kaplan, Juan P. Fernandez de Castro, Sang Joon Lee, Philip Huie, Daniel Palanker, Maureen A. McCall, Machelle T. ...> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2015 Aug 14
15 citations
Different thresholds of ZEB1 are required for Ras-mediated tumour initiation and metastasis.
Yongqing Liu, Xiaoqin Lu, Li Huang, Wei Wang, Guomin Jiang, Kevin C Dean, Brian Clem, Sucheta Telang, Alfred B Jenson, Miriam Cuatrecasas, Jason Chesney, Douglas S Dar...> ;Nature Communications. 2014 Dec 1
25 citations
IKK2 Inhibition Attenuates Laser-Induced Choroidal Neovascularization
Huayi Lu, Qingxian Lu, Subhash Gaddipati, Ramesh B. Kasetti, Wei Wang, Manolis Pasparakis, Henry J. Kaplan, Qiutang Li> ;Plos One. 2014 Jan 28
13 citations
Swine cone and rod precursors arise sequentially and display sequential and transient integration and differentiation potential following transplantation.
Wei Wang, Liang Zhou, Sang Joon Lee, Yongqing Liu, Juan P. Fernandez de Castro, Douglas Emery, Eric V. Vukmanic, Henry J. Kaplan, Douglas C. Dean> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2014 Jan 15
11 citations
Circulating reactive oxidant causes apoptosis of retinal pigment epithelium and cone photoreceptors in the mouse central retina
Wei Wang, Jennifer M. Noel, Henry J. Kaplan, Douglas C. Dean> ;Ophthalmology and Eye Diseases. 2011 Nov 3
27 citations
Selective rod degeneration and partial cone inactivation characterize an iodoacetic acid model of Swine retinal degeneration.
Wei Wang, Juan P. Fernandez de Castro, Eric V. Vukmanic, Liang Zhou, Douglas Emery, Paul J. DeMarco, Henry J. Kaplan, Douglas C. Dean> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2011 Oct 7
1 citations
Age-related macular degeneration.
Wei Wang, Douglas C Dean, Henry J Kaplan> ;Discovery Medicine. 2010 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Disruption of Glucose Transport to Rods and Cones Shown to Cause Vision Loss in RPJuly 30th, 2019