MD FRCSE FRCSG FRCOphth
Emeritus Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- j.forrester@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Room 4.24 Institute of Medical Sciences
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Tel: 01224 437507
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Forrester received his MD, ChB from Glasgow University, Scotland in 1970. In 1980 he received his MD also from the University of Glasgow. Between 1979-1984 he was Consultant Ophthalmologist/Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology at Glasgow University. In 1984 he was appointed to his current post, Cockburn Professor of Ophthalmology University of Aberdeen/Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, NHS Grampian.
He has over the years received 16 awards and Visiting Professorships including the London Hospital Prize for Original Research in Ophthalmology in 1977, the Duke Elder Medal and the Ida Mann Medal in 1991. He received the Spinoza Professorship in Amsterdam in 1998 and the Kimura Lectureship as Visiting Professor (UCSF) University of California, San Francisco in 2004.
His main areas of research are Diabetic Retinopathy, Angiogenesis, Endothelial Cell Function, Ocular Immunology, Uveitis, Autoimmune Disease, Imaging in Ophthalmology, Wound Healing and Corneal Transplantation and has published over 260 papers.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Physicians of Edinburgh, Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He was Chairman of the RCOphth Medical Ophthalmology Training Sub-Committee and the RCOphth Diabetic Retinopathy Guidelines Committee and a member of the MRC Advisory Board. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Ophthalmology 1992-2000. He is currently an Editorial Board member of the British Journal of Ophthalmology, European Journal of Ophthalmology and Current Eye Research.
- Publications
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DC electric stimulation upregulates angiogenic factors in endothelial cells through activation of VEGF receptors
Cytokine, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 110-115Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2011.03.003
T cell responses in experimental viral retinitis: mechanisms, peculiarities and implications for gene therapy with viral vectors
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 275-284Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.04.001
Punctate inner choroidopathy and multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis share haplotypic associations with IL10 and TNF loci
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 52, no. 6, pp. 3573-3581Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-6743
Cataract surgery induces retinal pro-inflammatory gene expression and protein secretion
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 249-255Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-6001
Immune Activation in Retinal Aging: A Gene Expression Study
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 5888-5896Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-5103
Investigation and management of uveitis
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 341, c4976Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4976
Inhibition of the alternative pathway of complement activation reduces inflammation in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis
European Journal of Immunology, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 2870-2881Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201040323
Ablation of major histocompatibility complex II provides neuroprotection in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease
World Parkinson CongressContributions to Conferences: PostersEffects of physiological electric fields on migration of human dermal fibroblasts
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 130, no. 9, pp. 2320-2327Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2010.96
Cytokine polymorphism in noninfectious uveitis
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 4133-4142Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-4583
Electrical estimulation of retinal pigment epithelial cells
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 195-204Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2010.04.018
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Dendritic cell physiology and function in the eye
Immunological Reviews, vol. 234, no. 1, pp. 282-304Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0105-2896.2009.00873.x
Electric currents and lens regeneration in the rat
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 316-323Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2009.11.007
GABAergic amacrine cells and visual function are reduced in PAC1 transgenic mice
Neuropharmacology, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 215-225Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.07.003
Para-inflammation in the aging retina
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 348-368Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2009.06.001
Fundus Autoflouresence
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, USA. 400 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksFundus Autofluorescence in Posterior Uveitis
Fundus Autofluorescence. Lois, N., Forrester, J. V. (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 232-242, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHigh glucose and oxidative/nitrosative stress conditions induce apoptosis in retinal endothelial cells by a caspase-independent pathway
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 88, no. 5, pp. 983-991Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2008.12.010
Inflammatory choroidal neovascular membrane in presumed ocular Lyme borreliosis
Acta Ophthalmologica, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 346-348Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2007.01160.x
Privilege revisited: an evaluation of the eye's defence mechanisms
Eye, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 756-766Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2008.259
Privilege revisited: an evaluation of the eye's defence mechanisms
Eye, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 995Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2008.371
Use of optomap for retinal screening within an eye casualty setting
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 93, no. 1, pp. 52-55Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2008.148072
Uveitis and Immunological Disorders: Progress III
Vol. 3, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 120 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69459-5
Expression and regulation of complement factor B in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells
Immunology, vol. 125, no. Supplement 1, pp. 108Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02974.x
Up-regulation of complement factor B in retinal pigment epithelial cells is accompanied by complement activation in the aged retina
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 87, no. 6, pp. 543-550Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2008.09.005