Maryam Zekavat
@zekavatm
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aka "Seyedeh Zekavat" (publication name); Harvard Ophtho Resident @MassEyeandEar; MD/PhD @Yale; Comp Bio @broadinstitute; Bioengineering @MIT; 2017 @PDSoros
Joined October 2015
Honored for the @RPB_org recognition @AUPOphth! Thanks to all my mentors, especially Deeba Husain @pnatarajanmd @InesLains @LizzyRossin @DrZebardast for their guidance, & @HMSeye leadership for their support! More to come on HDL genes & AMD! @broadinstitute @MassEyeAndEar
Congratulations to @zekavatm for presenting her recent work on Multi-omics of AMD in @uk_biobank and winning the resident & fellow research forum award at the #AUPO2025! Proud of your hard work and dedication. Well deserved! @AUPOphth @HMSeye @MassEyeAndEar @broadinstitute
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Proud of @sdorodgar for presenting @RSNA this morning on links between carotid artery ultrasound, brain MRI, and incident stroke in the @uk_biobank
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RT @EricTopol: We keep ignoring CHIP (clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential= mutations in our blood stem cells) even though it is…
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Blood pressure affects your risk of glaucoma -> Here we present our paper on Independent Effects of Blood Pressure on Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration: A Mendelian Randomization Study, @DrZebardast
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RT @pnatarajanmd: So far, GLP1-Ra have been linked to a myriad of beneficial effects. Now, based on clinical anecdotes then studied among 1…
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Our paper on Ozempic and its link to permanent vision loss through NAION in both individuals with and without diabetes was just published!
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RT @NEIDirector: Thanks to @RETINARoundup (blog of @RetinaJournal) for profiling 2 of our @NatEyeInstitute investigators: Emily Chew (ARVO…
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RT @MassEyeAndEar: Scientists @harvardmed & @broadinstitute including @zekavatm are using retinal imaging, genetics & big data to predict f…
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RT @tasbraithwaite: Favourite paper @ARVOinfo yesterday. Congratulations team Harvard @zekavatm @DrZebardast and uk co-author @YShweikh @Fu…
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RT @DrZebardast: Short but incredibly rewarding trip to Seattle for #ARVO2024. Had the pleasure to share our work on #glaucoma PRS and catc…
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@jpirruccello @ScienceTM @uk_biobank @HMSeye @MassEyeAndEar @broadinstitute @sdorodgar @DrZebardast @pnatarajanmd Thanks James!
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RT @PDSoros: 👁️✨ Exciting research by #PDSoros Fellow @zekavatm of @MassEyeAndEar! Retinal imaging isn't just about eyes – it's a crystal b…
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Kudos to all involved - especially @uk_biobank, co-first author @sdorodgar, @DrZebardast @pnatarajanmd @jaywang22 for their mentorship, @sayusaayu @skoyamamd @YixuanYe1 for help in analyses, & LIFE-Adult Study replication co-authors @EyeRauscher @Scholz101! More to come!
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3) Consistency between epidemiologic and genetic associations suggested links between: - a thinner retinal nerve fiber layer with glaucoma, - a thinner photoreceptor segment with AMD, - and poor cardiometabolic and pulmonary function with thinner photoreceptor segments
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