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Email

jenny.wilkinsonberka@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Head, School of Biomedical Sciences
School of Biomedical Sciences - Admin
Education
PhD
Other
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-3512-4030

Prof Jenny Wilkinson-Berka

Head, School of Biomedical Sciences
School of Biomedical Sciences

208 Scholarly works
17 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Intrinsic muscle stem cell dysfunction underlies functional deficits in models of type 1 diabetes
    DOI: 10.1038/s41536-025-00452-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Targeting RORγ to Boost Regulatory T cells and Ameliorate Diabetic Retinopathy in Mice
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.09.006
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Immunotherapy with low-dose IL-2 attenuates vascular injury in mice with diabetic and neovascular retinopathy by restoring the balance between Foxp3 Tregs and CD8 T cells
    DOI: 10.1007/s00125-025-06412-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Alpha-1 antitrypsin reduces inflammation and vasculopathy in mice with oxygen-induced retinopathy
    DOI: 10.1186/s12950-025-00431-3
  • 2020

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin and Retinopathy
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Boosting the Immune System to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Treg Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Vision-Threatening Neovascular Retinopathies
Jenny Wilkinson-Berka

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Dietary resistant starch enhances immune health of the kidney in diabetes via promoting microbially-derived metabolites and dampening neutrophil recruitment
    DOI: 10.1038/s41387-024-00305-2
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Four-week inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats results in persistently lower blood pressure with reduced kidney renin and changes in expression of relevant gene networks
    DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae053
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Early Depletion of Neutrophils Reduces Retinal Inflammation and Neovascularization in Mice with Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115680
  • 2023

    Journal article

    CD8 T Cells Promote Pathological Angiogenesis in Ocular Neovascular Disease
    DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318079
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Finerenone, a Non-Steroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist, Reduces Vascular Injury and Increases Regulatory T-Cells: Studies in Rodents with Diabetic and Neovascular Retinopathy
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032334
  • 2023

    Journal article

    PS-BPB06-8: THE NON-STEROIDAL MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, FINERENONE, REDUCES VASCULAR PATHOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION IN PRE-CLINICAL DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
    DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000915600.98087.c3

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Development of Training System for Tissue Handling and Surgical Incision Training
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Understanding the Contribution of Adaptive and Innate Immunity to RPE/choroidal Dysfunction in Diabetic Retinopathy

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