Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Harnessing ECFCs to repair choriocapillaris during geographic atrophy
- The role of the placental growth factor pathway in age-related retinal disease
- Metabolic plasticity of retinal cells in ischaemia and the potential to regulate physiological angiogenesis
- Identifying key molecular mechanisms underpinning ECFC dysfunction in diabetic microvascular disease.
- Development of vascular stem cell therapy for ischaemic retinopathy
- Combinatorial cell therapy for reversing tissue ischaemia
- The potential of iPS cell technology to understand mechanisms underpinning patient responsiveness to anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular oedema
Public outreach & key achievements
Research students
| PhD Title | Characterization of oedema-induced pathology and microvascular remodelling in a unique model of diabetic retinopathy |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | Premature vascular senescence during diabetic retinopathy |
| Country | Italy |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | The role of EPO analogues in preventing neurovascular degeneration in diabetic retinopathy |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Roche, Switzerland |
| PhD Title | Role of adanced glycation in diabetic retinopathy |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Associate Professor, USA |
| PhD Title | Role of myeloid angiogenic cells in diabetic vascular disease |
| Country | NI |
| Current Position | Post doc |