Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Vascular stem cell biology
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic vascular complications
- Cellular senescence
- Angiogenesis
Public outreach & key achievements
- 2011 Royal College of Ophthalmologists Research Award
- 2013 Diabetes UK Research Roadmap Project invited participant organised by JDRF and Novo Nordisk. Report was presented to the UK House of Commons.
- 2016 Academic Scholar Award from Okayama University, Japan.
- 2016 Organiser of UNISTEM Belfast at W5 (European Stem Cell awareness day)
- 2017 Publons Peer Review Award (top 1%).
- 2017 organiser of the Barcroft Lecture at QUB awarded to Prof Sir Ian Wilmut
Research students
| PhD Title | Premature vascular senescence during diabetic retinopathy |
| Country | Italy |
| PhD Title | Endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction induced by diabetic conditions |
| Country | England |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Analysis of the vasoreparative and anti-inflammatory potential of circulating angiogenic cells |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Postdoctoral fellow at QUB-CEM |