15
Publications
4
Peer-Reviewed Journals
11
ARVO Conference Abstracts

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Published in high-impact scientific journals

Journal Article
MOTS-c, the Most Recent Mitochondrial Derived Peptide in Human Aging and Age-Related Diseases
Mohtashami Z, Singh MK, Salimiaghdam N, Ozgul M, Kenney MC
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(19), 11991
2022 38 citations
Journal Article
A Review on PLGA Particles as a Sustained Drug-Delivery System and Its Effect on the Retina
Marquina S, Ozgul M, Robertson-Brown K, Kenney MC
Experimental Eye Research, 235, 109626
2023 29 citations
Journal Article
Using Human ‘Personalized’ Cybrids to Identify Drugs/Agents That Can Regulate Chronic Lymphoblastic Leukemia Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Singh L, Atilano S, Chwa M, Singh MK, Ozgul M, Nesburn A, Kenney MC
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(13), 11025
2023 5 citations
Journal Article
Stability Determination of Intact Humanin-G with Characterizations of Oxidation and Dimerization Patterns
Ozgul M, Nesburn AB, Nasralla N, Katz B, Taylan E, Kuppermann BD, Kenney MC
Biomolecules, 13(3), 515
2023 2 citations

ARVO Annual Meeting Abstracts

Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meetings

ARVO 2025 Open Access
Neuroprotective Effect of Intraperitoneal Humanin-G in Retinal Degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons Rats
Lin B, Schneider K, Ozgul M, Ianopol NN, Kenney CM, Seiler MJ
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 66(8):3830
2025
ARVO 2024 Open Access
Bioinformatic Analysis of Small Humanin Like Peptides Using AlphaFold-2 and Expasy ProtParam
Azimi R, Ozgul M, Kenney MC, Kuppermann BD
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 65(7):1320
2024 15 citations
ARVO 2024 Open Access
Analysis of HNF14 Peptide Using Basic Local Alignment Search Tool and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Ozgul M, Katz B, Nashine S, Kenney CM
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 65(7):6058
2024
ARVO 2024 Open Access
Humanin-G’s Protective Effect on Retinal Degeneration in RCS Rats
Moosa A, Schneider K, Ozgul M, Lanopol V, Seiler MJ, Kenney CM
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 65(7):2567
2024
ARVO 2023 Open Access
Stability Determination of HNF14 in H2O and PBS Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Ozgul M, Katz B, Nashine S, Kenney MC
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(8):3014
2023 1 citation
ARVO 2023 Open Access
Determination of Fragments of SHLP2 in AMD Patients
Ghazaryan A, Ozgul M, Melendez MA, Thomaz Neto FJ, Kenney MC, Kuppermann BD
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(8):2105
2023
ARVO 2023 Open Access
Determination of Humanin Fragments in Human Blood Plasma Samples
Thomaz Neto FJ, Ozgul M, Ghazaryan A, Melendez MA, Kuppermann BD, Kenney MC
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(8):2324
2023
ARVO 2022 Open Access
Analysis of 1-Month-Old Humanin-G in H2O and PBS Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Ozgul M, Katz B, Taylan E, Kenney MC
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 63(7):309–F0112
2022
ARVO 2022 Open Access
The Impact of Subconjunctival Injections of Humanin-G Loaded Microspheres on RCS Rat Model of Retinal Degeneration
Schneider K, Ozgul M, Ianopol VN, Atilano S, Lin B, Seiler MJ, Kenney MC
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 63(7):3162–F0436
2022
ARVO 2022 Open Access
Analysis of 1-Month-Old MOTS-c in H2O Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Mohtashami Z, Ozgul M, Katz B, Kenney MC
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 63(7):474–A0011
2022
ARVO 2021 Open Access
11-Month-Old Humanin-G in H2O High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Analysis
Ozgul M, Katz B, Kenney MC
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 62(8):250
2021

Research Focus Areas

  • Mitochondrial-Derived Peptides — Humanin-G, MOTS-c, SHLP2 stability, characterization, and therapeutic potential
  • Retinal Degeneration — Neuroprotective effects of peptides in RCS rat models
  • AMD Biomarkers — Detection of peptide fragments in AMD patients and blood plasma
  • Drug Delivery Systems — PLGA microspheres for sustained retinal drug delivery
  • High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry — Peptide stability and fragment analysis
  • Bioinformatics — AlphaFold-2 protein structure prediction for humanin-like peptides