In February 2014, Sarah Atkinson attended a workshop on next generation sequencing and microarray data analysis in Belfast run by Partek. These techniques generate huge amounts of data and the aim of the course was to provide researchers with a deeper understanding of the processes involved in data analysis. Sarah will use the insight gained […]
A Japanese chapter
During the first three months of her PhD Eleonora Maurizi had the opportunity to travel to Japan in order to improve her expertise in corneal endothelial cell culture, subject of her research since her MSc graduation thesis. In Japan she worked alongside the group of Prof Koizumi at Doshisha University of Kyoto, pioneer in this […]
International Accolade For Ulster Researcher
A University of Ulster researcher has been honoured with a prestigious award recognising her work in the field of immunology. Dr Victoria McGilligan, a Research Fellow at the Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, has been awarded the 2011 Cora Verhagen Immunology Award given to the best presentation of research at the Association for Research in Vision […]
Boost for Ulster Cornea Research
Leading eye research charity, Fight for Sight, has awarded over £157,000 to a research project led by the University of Ulster and the University of Dundee to develop a treatment for various forms of corneal dystrophy – a group of inherited disorders leading to constant irritation of the surface of the eye and progressive visual […]
Corneal Transplant At The Mater Hospital Belfast
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