
The Eye Statue in Downtown Dallas - way to represent for Ophthalmology!

Our view from the lab windows of the UTSW South Campus

Happy Holidays in the Wert Lab 2021

Even the Stem Cells Celebrated the Holidays 2021

Sometimes you have a lab snowball fight when defrosting the -20 degree Celsius freezers

Lab celebration at Rodeo Goat in Dallas for Ashley's acceptance into graduate school (March 2022)

Dr. Wert and Ashley Rowe at ARVO 2022 in Denver, CO (May 2022)

Emily, Tiffany, and Dr. Wert at the GDD Annual Retreat at the Dallas Arboretum, showing off the mugs with Tiffany's GDD logo design! (May 2022)

Dr. Wert and Ashley join UTSW to walk in the Dallas Pride Parade at Fair Park (June 2022)

Dr. Wert and Ashley join UTSW to walk in the Dallas Pride Parade at Fair Park (June 2022)

Lab outing to Redfield's Tavern to celebrate Glen and Tyler joining the Wert Lab (June 2022)

Lab outing to Redfield's Tavern to celebrate Glen and Tyler joining the Wert Lab. Even our lab support team members joined in the fun! (June 2022)

Ashley's last day in the Wert lab as a Research Technician II. On to grad school at UTSW!

Glen's SURF poster session highlighting his hard work over the summer! (August 2022)

Some lab photo booth fun during the lunch celebration for Diversity Week 2022

Department of Ophthalmology Holiday Breakfast 2022

Excited to receive our new incubator for culturing stem cell-derived retinal organoids

Department of Ophthalmology Door Decorating Contest 2022 - Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from the Wert Lab Support Team (Made with BioRender.Com)

Happy Holidays from the Wert Lab! (Dec. 2022)

A little holiday fun while defrosting the lab freezers
The Wert lab at the 2023 Genetics, Development and Disease Graduate Program Annual Retreat at the Dallas Arboretum.

Some lab fun at the 2023 Genetics, Development and Disease Graduate Program Annual Retreat.
The Wert lab "showing our stripes" for Rare Disease Day 2023

Lab Happy Hour to celebrate Tiffany's presentation and Blessing's birthday! (March 2023)

Lab lunch in New Orleans for ARVO 2023

Enjoying a dinner out in New Orleans for ARVO 2023

Attending fun networking events at ARVO 2023

Enjoying ice cream before a New Orleans historical ghost tour after the successful completion of ARVO 2023
Vijaya Dutt did an excellent job presenting her semester of research for the 2023 Annual Green Fellows Symposium

A trip to the Dallas Eye Statue to celebrate Emily and Tiffany passing their qualifying exams

How many students does it take to remove a stuck cap on a CO2 tank? Teamwork!

Sofia Reyes did an excellent job presenting her research at the STARS Summer Research Program Poster Session 2023
Bret Hatzinger did an amazing job presenting his summer research for the SURF and Amgen Scholars Program Annual Research Symposium 2023

The Wert lab enjoying the nice weather at Pegasus Park during the GDD graduate program annual retreat (2023)
The Wert lab at the Department of Ophthalmology Holiday Breakfast 2023

Wearing our matching Holiday sweatshirts for 2023!
The Wert lab wearing our stripes to celebrate Rare Disease Day 2024!
The Wert Lab watches the solar eclipse path of totality in Dallas with the UT Southwestern Medical Center April 2024.

Pike Place Market during ARVO 2024

Post Alley Gum Wall at ARVO 2024

Visiting the Space Needle at ARVO 2024. And yes, you can see the green screen, haha

Ashley gave an excellent talk at ARVO 2024

A lab meeting on the Seattle Great Wheel at sunset during ARVO 2024

Lab outing to visit the Fremont Troll during ARVO 2024

Lab dinner at Din Tai Fung during ARVO 2024

The Wert Lab enjoying the sunshine at the GDD graduate program annual retreat 2024.

The Wert Lab at the GDD graduate program annual retreat October 2024








































