Karl Wahlin

Title(s)Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimorepost-doc2015Ophthalmology
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, BaltimorePh.D.2009Neuroscience
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    Bright focus Foundation2018Carolyn K. McGillvray Award for Macular Degeneration
    National Institute of Health (NIH)2015  - 2019NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)

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    My lab leverages stem cells and genetic engineering to uncover the basic biology of eye development. It is hoped that a better understanding of how the eye forms will give us new tools to combat debilitating eye diseases like glaucoma, retinitis pigments and age-related macular degeneration.

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    Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived 3D Retinas for Studies of Early Onset Retinal Degeneration
    NIH R01EY031318Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    A stem cell based optic nerve model for studies of axon guidance and regeneration
    NIH R21EY031122Aug 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Modeling Photoreceptor Development and Disease Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
    NIH R00EY024648Aug 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Modeling Photoreceptor Development and Disease Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
    NIH K99EY024648Aug 1, 2014 - Jul 31, 2016
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Altered Fhod3 Expression Involved in Progressive High-Frequency Hearing Loss via Dysregulation of Actin Polymerization Stoichiometry in The Cuticular Plate. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 27. Boussaty EC, Ninoyu Y, Andrade L, Li Q, Takeya R, Sumimoto H, Ohyama T, Wahlin KJ, Manor U, Friedman RA. PMID: 37546952; PMCID: PMC10401921.
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    2. Greater Outflow Facility Increase After Targeted Trabecular Bypass in Angiographically Determined Low-flow Regions. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2023 Jun 20. Strohmaier CA, Wanderer D, Zhang X, Agarwal D, Toomey CB, Wahlin K, Zhang HF, Stamer WD, Weinreb RN, McDonnell FS, Huang AS. PMID: 37348815.
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    3. IKKβ Inhibition Attenuates Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition of Human Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Cells. 2023 04 13; 12(8). Sripathi SR, Hu MW, Turaga RC, Mikeasky R, Satyanarayana G, Cheng J, Duan Y, Maruotti J, Wahlin KJ, Berlinicke CA, Qian J, Esumi N, Zack DJ. PMID: 37190063; PMCID: PMC10136838.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    4. First Organoid Intelligence (OI) workshop to form an OI community. Front Artif Intell. 2023; 6:1116870. Morales Pantoja IE, Smirnova L, Muotri AR, Wahlin KJ, Kahn J, Boyd JL, Gracias DH, Harris TD, Cohen-Karni T, Caffo BS, Szalay AS, Han F, Zack DJ, Etienne-Cummings R, Akwaboah A, Romero JC, Alam El Din DM, Plotkin JD, Paulhamus BL, Johnson EC, Gilbert F, Curley JL, Cappiello B, Schwamborn JC, Hill EJ, Roach P, Tornero D, Krall C, Parri R, Sillé F, Levchenko A, Jabbour RE, Kagan BJ, Berlinicke CA, Huang Q, Maertens A, Herrmann K, Tsaioun K, Dastgheyb R, Habela CW, Vogelstein JT, Hartung T. PMID: 36925616; PMCID: PMC10013972.
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    5. Restoring vision and rebuilding the retina by Müller glial cell reprogramming. Stem Cell Res. 2023 02; 66:103006. Agarwal D, Do H, Mazo KW, Chopra M, Wahlin KJ. PMID: 36563542.
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    6. A Tet-Inducible CRISPR Platform for High-Fidelity Editing of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Genes (Basel). 2022 12 14; 13(12). Jurlina SL, Jones MK, Agarwal D, De La Toba DV, Kambli N, Su F, Martin HM, Anderson R, Wong RM, Seid J, Attaluri SV, Chow M, Wahlin KJ. PMID: 36553630; PMCID: PMC9777998.
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    7. Bulk RNA sequencing analysis of developing human induced pluripotent cell-derived retinal organoids. Sci Data. 2022 Dec 09; 9(1):759. Agarwal D, Kuhns R, Dimitriou CN, Barlow E, Wahlin KJ, Enke RA. PMID: 36494376; PMCID: PMC9734101.
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    8. Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptional Differences in Human Stem Cell-Derived Early-Stage Retinal Organoids. Cells. 2022 10 28; 11(21). Jones MK, Agarwal D, Mazo KW, Chopra M, Jurlina SL, Dash N, Xu Q, Ogata AR, Chow M, Hill AD, Kambli NK, Xu G, Sasik R, Birmingham A, Fisch KM, Weinreb RN, Enke RA, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Wahlin KJ. PMID: 36359808; PMCID: PMC9657268.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    9. Single cell RNA-seq of human cornea organoids identifies cell fates of a developing immature cornea. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Nov; 1(5):pgac246. Maiti G, Monteiro de Barros MR, Hu N, Dolgalev I, Roshan M, Foster JW, Tsirigos A, Wahlin KJ, Chakravarti S. PMID: 36712326; PMCID: PMC9802453.
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    10. Temporal and Isoform-Specific Expression of CTBP2 Is Evolutionarily Conserved Between the Developing Chick and Human Retina. Front Mol Neurosci. 2021; 14:773356. Gage E, Agarwal D, Chenault C, Washington-Brown K, Szvetecz S, Jahan N, Wang Z, Jones MK, Zack DJ, Enke RA, Wahlin KJ. PMID: 35095414; PMCID: PMC8793361.
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    11. Esophageal Adenocarcinoma After Antireflux Surgery in a Cohort Study From the 5 Nordic Countries. Ann Surg. 2021 12 01; 274(6):e535-e540. Maret-Ouda J, Santoni G, Wahlin K, Artama M, Brusselaers N, Färkkilä M, Lynge E, Mattsson F, Pukkala E, Romundstad P, Tryggvadóttir L, von Euler-Chelpin M, Lagergren J. PMID: 31800492.
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    12. CRISPR Generated SIX6 and POU4F2 Reporters Allow Identification of Brain and Optic Transcriptional Differences in Human PSC-Derived Organoids. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021; 9:764725. Wahlin KJ, Cheng J, Jurlina SL, Jones MK, Dash NR, Ogata A, Kibria N, Ray S, Eldred KC, Kim C, Heng JS, Phillips J, Johnston RJ, Gamm DM, Berlinicke C, Zack DJ. PMID: 34869356; PMCID: PMC8635054.
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    13. Proteome Landscape of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Shares Commonalities With Malignancy-Associated EMT. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2021; 20:100131. Sripathi SR, Hu MW, Turaga RC, Mertz J, Liu MM, Wan J, Maruotti J, Wahlin KJ, Berlinicke CA, Qian J, Zack DJ. PMID: 34455105; PMCID: PMC8482521.
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    14. Transcriptome Landscape of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Human Stem Cell-Derived RPE. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 04 01; 62(4):1. Sripathi SR, Hu MW, Liu MM, Wan J, Cheng J, Duan Y, Mertz JL, Wahlin KJ, Maruotti J, Berlinicke CA, Qian J, Zack DJ. PMID: 33792620; PMCID: PMC8024778.
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    15. Inhibition of GCK-IV kinases dissociates cell death and axon regeneration in CNS neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 12 29; 117(52):33597-33607. Patel AK, Broyer RM, Lee CD, Lu T, Louie MJ, La Torre A, Al-Ali H, Vu MT, Mitchell KL, Wahlin KJ, Berlinicke CA, Jaskula-Ranga V, Hu Y, Duan X, Vilar S, Bixby JL, Weinreb RN, Lemmon VP, Zack DJ, Welsbie DS. PMID: 33318207; PMCID: PMC7777023.
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    16. Detection and validation of novel mutations in MERTK in a simplex case of retinal degeneration using WGS and hiPSC-RPEs model. Hum Mutat. 2021 02; 42(2):189-199. Biswas P, Borooah S, Matsui H, Voronchikhina M, Zhou J, Zawaydeh Q, Raghavendra PB, Ferreyra H, Riazuddin SA, Wahlin K, Frazer KA, Ayyagari R. PMID: 33252167; PMCID: PMC7878419.
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    17. Potential of Ocular Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A Review. Vision (Basel). 2020 Sep 01; 4(3). Barnett BP, Wahlin K, Krawczyk M, Spencer D, Welsbie D, Afshari N, Chao D. PMID: 32883010; PMCID: PMC7559808.
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    18. A Guide to the Development of Human CorneaOrganoids from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Culture. Methods Mol Biol. 2020; 2145:51-58. Foster JW, Wahlin KJ, Chakravarti S. PMID: 32542600; PMCID: PMC7565088.
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    19. Morphological and Molecular Defects in Human Three-Dimensional Retinal Organoid Model of X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis. Stem Cell Reports. 2019 11 12; 13(5):906-923. Huang KC, Wang ML, Chen SJ, Kuo JC, Wang WJ, Nhi Nguyen PN, Wahlin KJ, Lu JF, Tran AA, Shi M, Chien Y, Yarmishyn AA, Tsai PH, Yang TC, Jane WN, Chang CC, Peng CH, Schlaeger TM, Chiou SH. PMID: 31668851; PMCID: PMC6895767.
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    20. A combinatorial library of biodegradable polyesters enables non-viral gene delivery to post-mitotic human stem cell-derived polarized RPE monolayers. Regen Eng Transl Med. 2019 Sep; 6(3):273-285. Mishra B, Wilson DR, Sripathi SR, Suprenant MP, Rui Y, Wahlin KJ, Berlinicke CA, Green JJ, Zack DJ. PMID: 33732871; PMCID: PMC7962803.
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    21. Thyroid hormone signaling specifies cone subtypes in human retinal organoids. Science. 2018 10 12; 362(6411). Eldred KC, Hadyniak SE, Hussey KA, Brenerman B, Zhang PW, Chamling X, Sluch VM, Welsbie DS, Hattar S, Taylor J, Wahlin K, Zack DJ, Johnston RJ. PMID: 30309916; PMCID: PMC6249681.
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    22. Pax6 is essential for the generation of late-born retinal neurons and for inhibition of photoreceptor-fate during late stages of retinogenesis. Dev Biol. 2017 12 01; 432(1):140-150. Remez LA, Onishi A, Menuchin-Lasowski Y, Biran A, Blackshaw S, Wahlin KJ, Zack DJ, Ashery-Padan R. PMID: 28993200; PMCID: PMC5882491.
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    23. Three-dimensional automated reporter quantification (3D-ARQ) technology enables quantitative screening in retinal organoids. Development. 2017 10 15; 144(20):3698-3705. Vergara MN, Flores-Bellver M, Aparicio-Domingo S, McNally M, Wahlin KJ, Saxena MT, Mumm JS, Canto-Soler MV. PMID: 28870990; PMCID: PMC5675442.
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    24. A Triple-Fluorophore-Labeled Nucleic Acid pH Nanosensor to Investigate Non-viral Gene Delivery. Mol Ther. 2017 07 05; 25(7):1697-1709. Wilson DR, Routkevitch D, Rui Y, Mosenia A, Wahlin KJ, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Zack DJ, Green JJ. PMID: 28479046; PMCID: PMC5498830.
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    25. Photoreceptor Outer Segment-like Structures in Long-Term 3D Retinas from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Sci Rep. 2017 04 10; 7(1):766. Wahlin KJ, Maruotti JA, Sripathi SR, Ball J, Angueyra JM, Kim C, Grebe R, Li W, Jones BW, Zack DJ. PMID: 28396597; PMCID: PMC5429674.
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    26. Cornea organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Sci Rep. 2017 01 27; 7:41286. Foster JW, Wahlin K, Adams SM, Birk DE, Zack DJ, Chakravarti S. PMID: 28128337; PMCID: PMC5269590.
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    27. Small-molecule-directed, efficient generation of retinal pigment epithelium from human pluripotent stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Sep 01; 112(35):10950-5. Maruotti J, Sripathi SR, Bharti K, Fuller J, Wahlin KJ, Ranganathan V, Sluch VM, Berlinicke CA, Davis J, Kim C, Zhao L, Wan J, Qian J, Corneo B, Temple S, Dubey R, Olenyuk BZ, Bhutto I, Lutty GA, Zack DJ. PMID: 26269569; PMCID: PMC4568212.
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    28. Transcription factor SOX9 plays a key role in the regulation of visual cycle gene expression in the retinal pigment epithelium. J Biol Chem. 2014 May 02; 289(18):12908-21. Masuda T, Wahlin K, Wan J, Hu J, Maruotti J, Yang X, Iacovelli J, Wolkow N, Kist R, Dunaief JL, Qian J, Zack DJ, Esumi N. PMID: 24634209; PMCID: PMC4007478.
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    29. Modeling retinal dystrophies using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014; 801:157-64. Wahlin KJ, Maruotti J, Zack DJ. PMID: 24664693; PMCID: PMC4117190.
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    30. Evaluating the potential of poly(beta-amino ester) nanoparticles for reprogramming human fibroblasts to become induced pluripotent stem cells. Int J Nanomedicine. 2013; 8:4641-58. Bhise NS, Wahlin KJ, Zack DJ, Green JJ. PMID: 24348039; PMCID: PMC3857166.
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    31. Epigenetics and cell death: DNA hypermethylation in programmed retinal cell death. PLoS One. 2013; 8(11):e79140. Wahlin KJ, Enke RA, Fuller JA, Kalesnykas G, Zack DJ, Merbs SL. PMID: 24244436; PMCID: PMC3823652.
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    32. RIT2, a neuron-specific small guanosine triphosphatase, is expressed in retinal neuronal cells and its promoter is modulated by the POU4 transcription factors. Mol Vis. 2013; 19:1371-86. Zhang L, Wahlin K, Li Y, Masuda T, Yang Z, Zack DJ, Esumi N. PMID: 23805044; PMCID: PMC3692409.
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    33. A simple and scalable process for the differentiation of retinal pigment epithelium from human pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2013 May; 2(5):341-54. Maruotti J, Wahlin K, Gorrell D, Bhutto I, Lutty G, Zack DJ. PMID: 23585288; PMCID: PMC3667560.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 54     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    34. Inactivation of the microRNA-183/96/182 cluster results in syndromic retinal degeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 05; 110(6):E507-16. Lumayag S, Haldin CE, Corbett NJ, Wahlin KJ, Cowan C, Turturro S, Larsen PE, Kovacs B, Witmer PD, Valle D, Zack DJ, Nicholson DA, Xu S. PMID: 23341629; PMCID: PMC3568372.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 108     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    35. Alternative splicing of neuroligin and its protein distribution in the outer plexiform layer of the chicken retina. J Comp Neurol. 2010 Dec 15; 518(24):4938-62. Wahlin KJ, Hackler L, Adler R, Zack DJ. PMID: 21031560; PMCID: PMC4065168.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    36. Endogenous expression of ASLV viral proteins in specific pathogen free chicken embryos: relevance for the developmental biology research field. BMC Dev Biol. 2010 Oct 18; 10:106. McNally MM, Wahlin KJ, Canto-Soler MV. PMID: 20955591; PMCID: PMC2973938.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    37. Comparison of non-viral methods to genetically modify and enrich populations of primary human corneal endothelial cells. Mol Vis. 2009; 15:629-37. Engler C, Kelliher C, Wahlin KJ, Speck CL, Jun AS. PMID: 19347048; PMCID: PMC2664841.
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    38. Molecular dynamics of photoreceptor synapse formation in the developing chick retina. J Comp Neurol. 2008 Feb 10; 506(5):822-37. Wahlin KJ, Moreira EF, Huang H, Yu N, Adler R. PMID: 18076030.
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    39. Developmental regulation of muscleblind-like (MBNL) gene expression in the chicken embryo retina. Dev Dyn. 2008 Jan; 237(1):286-96. Huang H, Wahlin KJ, McNally M, Irving ND, Adler R. PMID: 18095352.
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    40. MICAL flavoprotein monooxygenases: expression during neural development and following spinal cord injuries in the rat. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2006 Jan; 31(1):52-69. Pasterkamp RJ, Dai HN, Terman JR, Wahlin KJ, Kim B, Bregman BS, Popovich PG, Kolodkin AL. PMID: 16230022.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 36     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    41. A method for analysis of gene expression in isolated mouse photoreceptor and Müller cells. Mol Vis. 2004 Jun 03; 10:366-75. Wahlin KJ, Lim L, Grice EA, Campochiaro PA, Zack DJ, Adler R. PMID: 15205663.
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    42. Intraocular adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer in proliferative retinopathies. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 May; 43(5):1610-5. Mori K, Gehlbach P, Ando A, Wahlin K, Gunther V, McVey D, Wei L, Campochiaro PA. PMID: 11980881.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    43. Neurotrophic signaling in normal and degenerating rodent retinas. Exp Eye Res. 2001 Nov; 73(5):693-701. Wahlin KJ, Adler R, Zack DJ, Campochiaro PA. PMID: 11747369.
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    44. Angiopoietin 2 expression in the retina: upregulation during physiologic and pathologic neovascularization. J Cell Physiol. 2000 Sep; 184(3):275-84. Hackett SF, Ozaki H, Strauss RW, Wahlin K, Suri C, Maisonpierre P, Yancopoulos G, Campochiaro PA. PMID: 10911358.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 53     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    45. Neurotrophic factors cause activation of intracellular signaling pathways in Müller cells and other cells of the inner retina, but not photoreceptors. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 Mar; 41(3):927-36. Wahlin KJ, Campochiaro PA, Zack DJ, Adler R. PMID: 10711715.
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    46. Bone morphogenetic proteins-2 and -4: negative growth regulators in adult retinal pigmented epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 Feb; 41(2):592-600. Mathura JR, Jafari N, Chang JT, Hackett SF, Wahlin KJ, Della NG, Okamoto N, Zack DJ, Campochiaro PA. PMID: 10670493.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
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