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John Flanagan
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Latest papers
Lipoxin B 4 Mitigates TRPV4-Activated Müller Cell Gliosis During Ocular Hypertension
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2026
Lipidomic analysis reveals drug-induced lipoxin synthesis in glaucoma treatment.
JCI insight · 2026
The role of prostanoids in the retina and optic nerve in health and disease
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $126,750
Measurement of biomechanical properties of the human optic nerve with application to glaucoma
NSERC · 2004 · Co-investigator
- $400,000
Infrastructure support for research activities of the Institute of Vision Science and Technology (IVST)
CFI · 1999 · Co-investigator
From the 150 most recent of 399 publications.
Lipoxin B 4 Mitigates TRPV4-Activated Müller Cell Gliosis During Ocular Hypertension
Matangi Kumar, Shruthi Karnam, Shubham Maurya, Rama Nagireddy, John G. Flanagan, Karsten Gronert
Lipidomic analysis reveals drug-induced lipoxin synthesis in glaucoma treatment.
Mathew DJ, Maurya S, Ho J, Livne-Bar I, Chan D, Zhang JW, Buys YM, Sit M, Trope G, Peters DM, Flanagan JG, Gronert K, Sivak JM
The role of prostanoids in the retina and optic nerve in health and disease
Emily Ward, Shruthi Karnam, Amogh Changavi, Matangi Kumar, Shubham Maurya, Milica A. Margeta, Jeremy M. Sivak, Karsten Gronert, John G. Flanagan
Bull's-eye maculopathy: Differential diagnosis of Stargardt's disease
Angela C. Kothe, John G. Flanagan, Michael G. Hall, Marlee M. Spafford
Glaucoma: Expanding knowledge, expanding scope
Jonathan Denniss, John G. Flanagan
Global scope of glaucoma clinical practice for optometrists
Jonathan Denniss, Brendan T. Barrett, Riccardo Cheloni, Patrick J. G. Gunn, Robert A. Harper, Sarah MacIver, Allison M. Mckendrick, Stephen Ocansey, Philip R. K. Turnbull, John G. Flanagan
Modeling neurodegeneration in the retina and strategies for developing pan-neurodegenerative therapies.
Ward EL, Benowitz L, Brunner TM, Bu G, Cayouette M, Canto-Soler V, Dá Mesquita S, Di Polo A, DiAntonio A, Duan X, Goldberg JL, He Z, Hu Y, Liddelow SA, La Torre A, Margeta M, Quintana F, Shekhar K, Stevens B, Temple S, Venkatesh H, Welsbie D, Flanagan JG
Lipidomic Analysis Reveals Drug-Induced Lipoxins in Glaucoma Treatment
Merin Mathew, Shubham Maurya, Jim Q. Ho, Izhar Livne‐Bar, Darren W.-H. Chan, Yvonne M. Buys, Marisa Sit, Graham E. Trope, John G. Flanagan, Karsten Gronert, Jeremy M. Sivak
Advances in glaucoma research feature issue
Jonathan Denniss, John G. Flanagan
Lipoxin B 4 Mitigates TRPV4-Activated Müller Cell Gliosis During Ocular Hypertension
Matangi Kumar, Shruthi Karnam, Shubham Maurya, Rama Nagireddy, John G. Flanagan, Karsten Gronert
Measurement of biomechanical properties of the human optic nerve with application to glaucoma
Principal investigators: Brodland, Wayne
Infrastructure support for research activities of the Institute of Vision Science and Technology (IVST)
Principal investigators: Sivak, Jacob
Keywords: Vision, eye, psychophysics, contact lenses, molecular biology, low vision, optometry
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Christopher Hudson and Chris Hudson: 230 shared papers
- James Duffin and Joseph Fisher: 108 shared papers
- Yaping Jin and Graham Trope: 68 shared papers
- Lyndon Jones and Trefford Simpson: 56 shared papers
- Christopher Hudson and John Flanagan: 55 shared papers
- Graham Trope and John Flanagan: 51 shared papers
- Jeremy Sivak and John Flanagan: 30 shared papers
- Lyndon Jones and Desmond Fonn: 28 shared papers
- Chris Hudson and John Flanagan: 25 shared papers
- Trefford Simpson and Desmond Fonn: 23 shared papers
- Joseph Fisher and Christopher Hudson: 21 shared papers
- Michael Brent and Christopher Hudson: 16 shared papers
- Richard Cook and Leilei Zeng: 15 shared papers
- Graham Trope and Mary Chipman: 12 shared papers
- Michael Brent and John Flanagan: 12 shared papers
- Joseph Fisher and Chris Hudson: 12 shared papers
- Yaping Jin and John Flanagan: 8 shared papers
- Graham Trope and Michael Brent: 8 shared papers
- Joseph Fisher and John Flanagan: 8 shared papers
- Yaping Jin and Michael Brent: 7 shared papers
- Graham Trope and Kednapa Thavorn: 7 shared papers
- Yaping Jin and Kednapa Thavorn: 6 shared papers
- Michael Brent and Kednapa Thavorn: 5 shared papers
- Jeremy Sivak and Michael Brent: 4 shared papers
- Jeremy Sivak and Christopher Hudson: 4 shared papers
- Graham Trope and Richard Cook: 4 shared papers
- Graham Trope and Leilei Zeng: 4 shared papers
- Richard Cook and John Flanagan: 4 shared papers
- Leilei Zeng and John Flanagan: 4 shared papers
- Trefford Simpson and John Flanagan: 4 shared papers
- Craig Simmons and John Flanagan: 3 shared papers
- John Sled and John Flanagan: 3 shared papers
- Mary Chipman and John Flanagan: 3 shared papers
- Christopher Hudson and Shaun Singer: 3 shared papers
- Lyndon Jones and John Flanagan: 2 shared papers
- Philippe Roux and John Flanagan: 2 shared papers
- Adriana Di Polo and John Flanagan: 2 shared papers
- Michael Brent and Shaun Singer: 2 shared papers
- Kednapa Thavorn and John Flanagan: 2 shared papers
- James Duffin and Christopher Hudson: 2 shared papers
- Shaun Singer and John Flanagan: 2 shared papers
- Cheryl Wellington and Adriana Di Polo: 1 shared paper
- Cheryl Wellington and John Flanagan: 1 shared paper
- Philippe Roux and Adriana Di Polo: 1 shared paper
- Graham Trope and Adrian Chan: 1 shared paper
- John Sled and Joseph Fisher: 1 shared paper
- Adrian Chan and John Flanagan: 1 shared paper
- James Duffin and Chris Hudson: 1 shared paper
- James Duffin and John Flanagan: 1 shared paper
- Colleen McGrath and John Flanagan: 1 shared paper
- Abdelwahab Omri and John Flanagan: 1 shared paper
- John Flanagan and Desmond Fonn: 1 shared paper
- Optometry & Vision Science
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Epidemiology Division
- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
- Institute of Medical Science
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
John Flanagan
Ophthalmology
399 shared papers, latest 2026
Christopher Hudson
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
55 shared papers, latest 2019
Graham Trope
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
51 shared papers, latest 2025
Jeremy Sivak
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
30 shared papers, latest 2026
Chris Hudson
Institute of Medical Science
25 shared papers, latest 2016
Michael Brent
Department of Ophthalmology
12 shared papers, latest 2019
Yaping Jin
Epidemiology Division
8 shared papers, latest 2017
Joseph Fisher
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
8 shared papers, latest 2016
Trefford Simpson
School of Optometry & Vision Science
4 shared papers, latest 2009
Leilei Zeng
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
4 shared papers, latest 2010
Richard Cook
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
4 shared papers, latest 2010
Craig Simmons
Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2010
Mary Chipman
Epidemiology Division
3 shared papers, latest 2008
John Sled
Department of Medical Biophysics
3 shared papers, latest 2009
Shaun Singer
Department of Ophthalmology
2 shared papers, latest 2019
Adriana Di Polo
Département de neurosciences
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Philippe Roux
Institut de recherche en immunologie et en cancérologie
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Kednapa Thavorn
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Lyndon Jones
Department of Chemical Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2009
Desmond Fonn
Optometry & Vision Science
1 shared papers, latest 2007
Mark Mandelcorn
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2006
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