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Kimberly A. Fernandes, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Verified email at urmc.rochester.edu
Cited by 1228

Cancer mortality among recipients of solid-organ transplantation in Ontario, Canada

SA Acuna, KA Fernandes, C Daly, LK Hicks… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Solid-organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at greater risk of developing some
cancers than the general population; however, because they are also at increased risk of …

The association between food insecurity and mortality among HIV-infected individuals on HAART

SD Weiser, KA Fernandes, EK Brandson… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Food insecurity is increasingly recognized as a barrier to optimal treatment
outcomes, but there is little data on this issue. We assessed associations between food …

JNK2 and JNK3 are major regulators of axonal injury-induced retinal ganglion cell death

KA Fernandes, JM Harder, LB Fornarola… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the apoptotic death of retinal
ganglion cells (RGCs). The primary insult to RGCs in glaucoma is thought to occur to their …

High prevalence of food insecurity among HIV-infected individuals receiving HAART in a resource-rich setting

A Anema, SD Weiser, KA Fernandes, E Ding… - AIDS care, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity in a cohort of
HIV-infected individuals on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in British Columbia (BC)…

KLF9 and JNK3 interact to suppress axon regeneration in the adult CNS

…, A Trillo, K Iwao, DP Brown, KA Fernandes… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Neurons in the adult mammalian CNS decrease in intrinsic axon growth capacity during
development in concert with changes in Krüppel-like transcription factors (KLFs). KLFs regulate …

JUN regulates early transcriptional responses to axonal injury in retinal ganglion cells

KA Fernandes, JM Harder, J Kim, RT Libby - Experimental eye research, 2013 - Elsevier
The AP1 family transcription factor JUN is an important molecule in the neuronal response
to injury. In retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), JUN is upregulated soon after axonal injury and …

DLK-dependent signaling is important for somal but not axonal degeneration of retinal ganglion cells following axonal injury

KA Fernandes, JM Harder, SW John, P Shrager… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Injury to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons triggers rapid activation of Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)
signaling, a major prodeath pathway in injured RGCs. Of the multiple kinases that can …

Most renal oncocytomas appear to grow: observations of tumor kinetics with active surveillance

S Kawaguchi, KA Fernandes, A Finelli… - The Journal of …, 2011 - auajournals.org
Purpose : We examined the growth of tissue proven renal oncocytoma on serial imaging to
improve our understanding of its natural history. Materials and Methods : We reviewed the …

Using genetic mouse models to gain insight into glaucoma: Past results and future possibilities

KA Fernandes, JM Harder, PA Williams… - Experimental eye …, 2015 - Elsevier
While all forms of glaucoma are characterized by a specific pattern of retinal ganglion cell
death, they are clinically divided into several distinct subclasses, including normal tension …

Comparison of risk calculators from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial and the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer in a contemporary …

…, N Lawrentschuk, PJ Boström, KA Fernandes… - BJU …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Study Type – Prognosis (inception cohort) Level of Evidence 1b OBJECTIVE • To compare
the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk Calculator (PCPT‐RC) and European Randomized …