Contact information
Sumathi Sekaran
Senior Research Scientist
- Senior Course Tutor, Online Programme in Sleep Medicine
After completing my PhD at Imperial College London, I entered the emerging research field of melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cell photoreceptors.
I was subsequently appointed as lecturer in Visual Neuroscience at Imperial College London in 2005 and soon after moved to the University of Oxford to take the position of Senior Research Scientist.
The photosensitive retinal ganglion cells remain my primary research focus. My group explores their basic physiology as well as their role in conditions of retinal disease.
I have also recently been appointed Senior Course Tutor for the Online Programme in Sleep Medicine. This course, which leads to a PGDip or MSc in Sleep Medicine, starts in October 2016.
Key publications
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Reversal of end-stage retinal degeneration and restoration of visual function by photoreceptor transplantation
Journal article
Singh MS. et al, (2013), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110, 1101 - 1106
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Diurnal and Circadian Regulation of Connexin 36 Transcript and Protein in the Mammalian Retina
Journal article
Katti C. et al, (2013), Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 54, 821 - 821
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Differential Expression of Melanopsin Isoforms Opn4L and Opn4S during Postnatal Development of the Mouse Retina
Journal article
Hughes S. et al, (2012), PLoS ONE, 7, e34531 - e34531
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Specific deficits in visual electrophysiology in a mouse model of dominant optic atrophy
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Barnard AR. et al, (2011), Experimental Eye Research, 93, 771 - 777
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2-Aminoethoxydiphenylborane Is an Acute Inhibitor of Directly Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell Activity In Vitro and In Vivo
Journal article
Sekaran S. et al, (2007), Journal of Neuroscience, 27, 3981 - 3986
Recent publications
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A Quantitative Chloride Channel Conductance Assay for Efficacy Testing of AAV.BEST1
Journal article
Wood SR. et al, (2019), Human Gene Therapy Methods, 30, 44 - 52
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Non-Image-Forming Light Driven Functions Are Preserved in a Mouse Model of Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
Journal article
Perganta G. et al, (2013), PLoS ONE, 8, e56350 - e56350
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Diurnal and Circadian Regulation of Connexin 36 Transcript and Protein in the Mammalian Retina
Journal article
Katti C. et al, (2013), Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 54, 821 - 821
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Reversal of end-stage retinal degeneration and restoration of visual function by photoreceptor transplantation
Journal article
Singh MS. et al, (2013), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110, 1101 - 1106
-
Differential Expression of Melanopsin Isoforms Opn4L and Opn4S during Postnatal Development of the Mouse Retina
Journal article
Hughes S. et al, (2012), PLoS ONE, 7, e34531 - e34531