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Professor John Forrester

Professor John Forrester
Professor John Forrester
Professor John Forrester

MD FRCSE FRCSG FRCOphth

Emeritus Professor

About
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

    Bai, H., Forrester, J. V., Zhao, M.
    Cytokine, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 110-115
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • T cell responses in experimental viral retinitis: mechanisms, peculiarities and implications for gene therapy with viral vectors

    Zinkernagel, M. S., McMenamin, P. G., Forrester, J. V., Degli-Esposti, M. A.
    Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 275-284
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Punctate inner choroidopathy and multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis share haplotypic associations with IL10 and TNF loci

    Atan, D., Fraser-Bell, S., Plskova, J., Kuffova, L., Hogan, A., Tufail, A., Kilmartin, D. J., Forrester, J. V., Bidwell, J. L., Dick, A. D., Churchill, A. J.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 52, no. 6, pp. 3573-3581
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cataract surgery induces retinal pro-inflammatory gene expression and protein secretion

    Xu, H., Chen, M., Forrester, J. V., Lois, N.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 249-255
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Immune Activation in Retinal Aging: A Gene Expression Study

    Chen, M., Muckersie, E., Forrester, J. V., Xu, H.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 5888-5896
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Investigation and management of uveitis

    Guly, C. M., Forrester, J. V.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 341, c4976
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Inhibition of the alternative pathway of complement activation reduces inflammation in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis

    Chen, M., Muckersie, E., Luo, C., Forrester, J. V., Xu, H.
    European Journal of Immunology, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 2870-2881
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Ablation of major histocompatibility complex II provides neuroprotection in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease

    Martin, H., Sathe, K., Mustafa, S., Forrester, J., Teismann, P.
    World Parkinson Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Effects of physiological electric fields on migration of human dermal fibroblasts

    Guo, A., Song, B., Reid, B., Gu, Y., Forrester, J., Jahoda, C. A. B., Zhao, M.
    Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 130, no. 9, pp. 2320-2327
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cytokine polymorphism in noninfectious uveitis

    Atan, D., Fraser-Bell, S., Plskova, J., Kuffova, L., Hogan, A., Tufail, A., Kilmartin, D. J., Forrester, J. V., Bidwell, J., Dick, A. D., Churchill, A. J.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 4133-4142
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Electrical estimulation of retinal pigment epithelial cells

    Gamboa, O. L., Pu, J., Townend, J., Forrester, J. V., Zhao, M., McCaig, C., Lois, N.
    Experimental Eye Research, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 195-204
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Dendritic cell physiology and function in the eye

    Forrester, J. V., Xu, H., Kuffova, L., Dick, A. D., McMenamin, P. G.
    Immunological Reviews, vol. 234, no. 1, pp. 282-304
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Electric currents and lens regeneration in the rat

    Lois, N., Reid, B., Song, B., Zhao, M., Forrester, J. V., McCaig, C. D.
    Experimental Eye Research, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 316-323
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • GABAergic amacrine cells and visual function are reduced in PAC1 transgenic mice

    Lang, B., Zhao, L., Cai, L., McKie, L., Forrester, J. V., McCaig, C. D., Jackson, I. J., Shen, S.
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 215-225
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Para-inflammation in the aging retina

    Xu, H., Chen, M., Forrester, J. V.
    Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 348-368
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Fundus Autoflouresence

    Lois, N., Forrester, J. V. (ed.)
    Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, USA. 400 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Fundus Autofluorescence in Posterior Uveitis

    Kuffova, L., McBain, V. A., Forrester, J. V., Lois, N.
    Fundus Autofluorescence. Lois, N., Forrester, J. V. (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 232-242, 11 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • High glucose and oxidative/nitrosative stress conditions induce apoptosis in retinal endothelial cells by a caspase-independent pathway

    Leal, E. C., Aveleira, C. A., Castilho, A. F., Serra, A. M., Baptista, F. I., Hosoya, K., Forrester, J. V., Ambrosio, A. F.
    Experimental Eye Research, vol. 88, no. 5, pp. 983-991
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Inflammatory choroidal neovascular membrane in presumed ocular Lyme borreliosis

    Amer, R., Brannan, S., Forrester, J. V.
    Acta Ophthalmologica, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 346-348
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Privilege revisited: an evaluation of the eye's defence mechanisms

    Forrester, J. V.
    Eye, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 756-766
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Privilege revisited: an evaluation of the eye's defence mechanisms

    Forrester, J. V.
    Eye, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 995
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Use of optomap for retinal screening within an eye casualty setting

    Khandhadia, S., Madhusudhana, K. C., Kostakou, A., Forrester, J. V., Newsom, R. S. B.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 93, no. 1, pp. 52-55
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Uveitis and Immunological Disorders: Progress III

    Pleyer, U. (ed.), Forrester, J. V. (ed.)
    Vol. 3, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 120 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Expression and regulation of complement factor B in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells

    Chen, M., Muckersie, E., Robertson, M., Forrester, J. V., Xu, H.
    Immunology, vol. 125, no. Supplement 1, pp. 108
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Up-regulation of complement factor B in retinal pigment epithelial cells is accompanied by complement activation in the aged retina

    Chen, M., Muckersie, E., Robertson, M., Forrester, J. V., Xu, H.
    Experimental Eye Research, vol. 87, no. 6, pp. 543-550
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effect of short-term macrophage depletion in the development of posterior capsule opacification in rodents

    Lois, N., Dawson, R., Townend, J., McKinnon, A. D., Smith, G. C., van't Hof, R., Van Rooijen, N., Forrester, J. V., Milne, G.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 1528-1533
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A clinical grading system for retinal inflammation in the chronic model of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis using digital fundus images

    Xu, H., Koch, P., Chen, M., Lau, A., Reid, D. M., Forrester, J. V.
    Experimental Eye Research, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 319-326
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A rapid separation of two distinct populations of mouse corneal epithelial cells with limbal stem cell characteristics by centrifugation on Percoll gradient

    Krulova, M., Pokorna, K., Lencova, A., Fric, J., Zajicova, A., Filipec, M., Forrester, J. V., Holan, V.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 49, no. 9, pp. 3903-3908
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Characterization of a spontaneous mouse retinal pigment epithelial cell line B6-RPE07

    Chen, M., Muckersie, E., Robertson, M., Fraczek, M., Forrester, J. V., Xu, H.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 3699-3706
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Immune privilege or privileged immunity?

    Forrester, J. V., Xu, H., Lambe, T., Cornall, R. J.
    Mucosal Immunology, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 372-381
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Fundus autofluorescence in the diagnosis of cystoid macular oedema

    McBain, V. A., Forrester, J. V., Lois, N.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 92, no. 7, pp. 946-949
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Practical Manual of Intraocular Inflammation

    Dick, A., Okada, A. A., Forrester, J. V.
    Informa Healthcare, New York, USA. 216 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Regeneration of corneal cells and nerves in an implanted collagen corneal substitute

    McLaughlin, C. R., Fagerholm, P., Muzakare, L., Lagali, N., Forrester, J. V., Kuffova, L., Rafat, M. A., Liu, Y., Shinozaki, N., Vascotto, S. G., Munger, R., Griffith, M.
    Cornea, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 580-589
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of ocular inflammation in ANCA-associated vasculitis

    Yalçindag, F. N., Amer, R., Forrester, J. V.
    Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 249-254
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Lipopolysaccharide-activated IL-10-secreting dendritic cells suppress experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by MHCII-dependent activation of CD62L-expressing regulatory T cells

    Lau, A. W. T., Biester, S., Cornall, R. J., Forrester, J. V.
    The Journal of Immunology, vol. 180, no. 6, pp. 3889-3899
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Age-dependent accumulation of lipofuscin in perivascular and subretinal microglia in experimental mice

    Xu, H., Chen, M., Manivannan, A., Lois, N., Forrester, J. V.
    Aging Cell, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 58-68
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase isoform is a key mediator of leukostasis and blood-retinal barrier breakdown in diabetic retinopathy

    Leal, E. C., Manivannan, A., Hosoya, K., Terasaki, T., Cunha-Vaz, J., Ambrosio, A. F., Forrester, J. V.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 5257-5265
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Anti-inflammatory property of the cannaboinid receptor-2-selective agonist JWH-133 in a rodent model of autoimmune uveoretinitis

    Xu, H., Cheng, C. L., Chen, M., Manivannan, A., Cabay, L., Pertwee, R. G., Coutts, A. A., Forrester, J. V.
    Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 532-541
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Turnover of resident retinal microglia in the normal adult mouse

    Xu, H., Chen, M., Mayer, E. J., Forrester, J. V., Dick, A. D.
    Glia, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 1189-1198
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Resolution of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis after development of common variable immunodeficiency

    Amer, R., Bamonte, G., Forrester, J. V.
    European Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 666-668
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Interferon-alpha as an effective treatment for noninfectious posterior uveitis and panuveitis

    Plskova, J., Greiner, K., Forrester, J. V.
    American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 144, no. 1, pp. 55-61
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A new model of corneal transplantation in the miniature pig: efficacy of immunosuppressive treatment

    Tavandzi, U., Prochazka, R., Usvald, D., Hlucilova, J., Vitaskova, M., Motlik, J., Vitova, A., Filipec, M., Forrester, J. V., Holan, V.
    Transplantation, vol. 83, no. 10, pp. 1401-1403
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • LYVE-1–Positive Macrophages Are Present in Normal Murine Eyes

    Xu, H., Chen, M., Reid, D. M., Forrester, J. V.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 2162-2171
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Limited peripheral T cell anergy predisposes to retinal autoimmunity

    Lambe, T., Leung, J. C. H., Ferry, H., Bouriez-Jones, T., Makinen, K. A., Crockford, T. L., Jiang, H. R., Nickerson, J. M., Peltonen, L., Forrester, J. V., Cornall, R. J.
    The Journal of Immunology, vol. 178, no. 7, pp. 4276-4283
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Identification of novel dendritic cell populations in normal mouse retina

    Xu, H., Dawson, R. A., Forrester, J. V., Liversidge, J. M.
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1701-1710
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Synthesis of complement factor H by retinal pigment epithelial cells is down-regulated by oxidized photoreceptor outer segments

    Chen, M., Forrester, J. V., Xu, H.
    Experimental Eye Research, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 635-645
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The suprabasal layer of corneal epithelial cells represents the major barrier site to the passive movement of small molecules and trafficking leukocytes

    Sosnova, M., Kuchynka, P., Forrester, J. V.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 372-378
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • CD4(+)CD25(+) T regulatory cells induced by LPS-activated bone marrow dendritic cells suppress experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in vivo

    Siepmann, K., Biester, S., Plskova, J., Muckersie, E., Duncan, L., Forrester, J. V.
    Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, vol. 245, no. 2, pp. 221-229
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Validity of using vision-related quality of life as a treatment end point in intermediate and posterior uveitis

    Murphy, C. C., Greiner, K., Plskova, J., Frost, N. A., Forrester, J. V., Dick, A. D.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 154-156
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The spark of life: The role of electric fields in regulating cell behaviour using the eye as a model system

    Forrester, J. V., Lois, N., Zhao, M., McCaig, C.
    Ophthalmic Research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 4-16
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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