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Glen Jeffery is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, ophthalmology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics such as retinal development and disorders, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, circadian rhythm and melatonin, mitochondrial function and pathology, laser applications in dentistry and medicine, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, and retinal diseases and treatments.

Recent papers by Glen Jeffery include:

  • Fecal microbiota transfer between young and aged mice reverses hallmarks of the aging gut, eye, and brain, 2022, Microbiome
  • Optically Improved Mitochondrial Function Redeems Aged Human Visual Decline, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Weeklong improved colour contrasts sensitivity after single 670 nm exposures associated with enhanced mitochondrial function, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • The 3D organisation of mitochondria in primate photoreceptors, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of 670 nm Photobiomodulation in Healthy Ageing and Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Glen Jeffery include:

  • Sobha Sivaprasad
  • Michael B. Powner
  • Chris Hogg
  • Harpreet Shinhmar
  • Jaimie Hoh Kam

The scientist has published multiple articles in prominent venues such as Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Biophotonics, and Research Square (Research Square).

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric segregation of Numb in retinal development and the influence of the pigmented epithelium.

    Michel Cayouette;Alan V. Whitmore;Glen Jeffery;Martin Raff

  • The albino retina: an abnormality that provides insight into normal retinal development

    Glen Jeffery

  • Retinal ganglion cell death and terminal field retraction in the developing rodent visual system

    Glen Jeffery

  • Treatment with 670 nm light up regulates cytochrome C oxidase expression and reduces inflammation in an age-related macular degeneration model.

    Rana Begum;Michael B. Powner;Natalie Hudson;Chris Hogg;Chris Hogg

  • Evidence for ganglion cell death during development of the ipsilateral retinal projection in the rat.

    G. Jeffery;V.H. Perry

  • The spectral transmission of ocular media suggests ultraviolet sensitivity is widespread among mammals

    R. H. Douglas;G. Jeffery

  • Viewing ageing eyes: diverse sites of amyloid Beta accumulation in the ageing mouse retina and the up-regulation of macrophages.

    Jaimie Hoh Kam;Eva Lenassi;Eva Lenassi;Glen Jeffery

  • Mutations in the Gene KCNV2 Encoding a Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Subunit Cause “Cone Dystrophy with Supernormal Rod Electroretinogram” in Humans

    Huimin Wu;Jill A. Cowing;Michel Michaelides;Michel Michaelides;Susan E. Wilkie

  • Architecture of the optic chiasm and the mechanisms that sculpt its development.

    Glen Jeffery

  • Melanopsin retinal ganglion cells and the maintenance of circadian and pupillary responses to light in aged rodless/coneless (rd/rd cl) mice.

    Ma'ayan Semo;Stuart Peirson;Daniela Lupi;Robert J. Lucas

  • Vitamin D rejuvenates aging eyes by reducing inflammation, clearing amyloid beta and improving visual function

    Vivian Lee;Elissa Rekhi;Jaimie Hoh Kam;Glen Jeffery

  • Retinal mitosis is regulated by dopa, a melanin precursor that may influence the time at which cells exit the cell cycle: analysis of patterns of cell production in pigmented and albino retinae.

    Maria Ilia;Glen Jeffery

  • Mature retinal pigment epithelium cells are retained in the cell cycle and proliferate in vivo.

    Heba Al-Hussaini;Jaimie Hoh Kam;Anthony Vugler;Ma'ayan Semo

  • Subcortical afferent and efferent connections of the superior colliculus in the rat and comparisons between albino and pigmented strains.

    A M Taylor;G Jeffery;A R Lieberman

  • Oa1 knock-out: new insights on the pathogenesis of ocular albinism type 1

    Barbara Incerti;Katia Cortese;Alessandro Pizzigoni;Enrico M. Surace

  • Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential

    Ioannis Kokkinopoulos;Alan Colman;Chris Hogg;Chris Hogg;John Heckenlively

  • Recharging mitochondrial batteries in old eyes. Near infra-red increases ATP.

    Despoina Gkotsi;Rana Begum;Thomas Salt;Gerassimos Lascaratos

  • Retinal nerve fibre layer polarimetry: histological and clinical comparison

    James Edwards Morgan;A. Waldock;G. Jeffery;A. Cowey

  • Age-related changes in the thickness of the human lamina cribrosa

    A Kotecha;S Izadi;G Jeffery

  • Bifurcating retinal ganglion cell axons in the rat, demonstrated by retrograde double labelling.

    G. Jeffery;A. Cowey;H. G. J. M. Kuypers

  • Correction of retinal abnormalities found in albinism by introduction of a functional tyrosinase gene in transgenic mice and rabbits

    Glen Jeffery;Gottfried Brem;Lluis Montoliu

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Lluís Montoliu
Lluís Montoliu Spanish National Research Council
Thomas E. Salt
Thomas E. Salt University College London
Russell G. Foster
Russell G. Foster University of Oxford
John Mitrofanis
John Mitrofanis University of Sydney
R. W. Guillery
R. W. Guillery University of Wisconsin–Madison
Antony B. Morland
Antony B. Morland University of York
Vincent Plagnol
Vincent Plagnol University College London
Shomi S. Bhattacharya
Shomi S. Bhattacharya University College London

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