Dr Tara Moore
Ocular Research
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
PgDip/MSc Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Theory) Laser Eye Surgery has been performed since 1983 with over 20 million procedures performed to date worldwide and approximately 500,000 performed in the UK. The rapidly increasing popularity of refractive surgery worldwide and the evolution of cataract surgery to a complete refractive procedure …
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Teaching
I am course director for a number of online post graduate courses which are undertaken by medical professionals. I have been awarded a number of prizes both locally and nationally in recognition of my contributions to innovating and inspiring teaching, namely the distinguished teaching fellowship award and a National Teaching Fellowship by the …
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Current Research
The Ocular Research work in close collaboration with Professor Irwin McLean and his laboratories in the University of Dundee. Their research involves the optimisation of gene silencing for use in treatment or preventation of corneal dystrophy through a number of different methods of targeting the causative mutation combined with novel delivery …
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Research
Corneal disorders comprise the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. One important cause of vision loss is a group of approximately 20 eye diseases known as corneal dystrophy – inherited disorders of the cornea. The hallmark of corneal dystrophy is structural abnormality of the cornea, including cell fragility and/or accumulation of …
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Publications
Over the past number of years we have published our research findings in a number of national and international peer reviewed Ophthalmic journals, many of which are ranked in the top Ophthalmic research journals. These include Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Eye, Cornea and Journal …
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Funding
Research by the ocular research group has been supported by research grants secured from Fight for Sight UK, Invest Northern Ireland, HPSS Research and Development Office and the Parkinson’s Disease Society. To date over three quarters of a million pounds have been secured by Tara as principal investigator to allow research to progress. Research …
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Dr Tara Moore
Tara Moore BSc (Hons) first class, PhD, TTCACE, PGCHET, NTF, FHEA
Welcome to my web profile. I am a senior lecturer in the School of Biomedical Science at the University of Ulster and also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Molecular Medicine at the University of Dundee.
I graduated from Queen’s University of Belfast in 1994 with a First Class Honors degree in Microbiology and in 1997 with a PhD in Immunology and Virology. I undertook a number of post doctoral research fellowships within The Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York; and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Upon returning to Northern Ireland in 2001, I took up a lectureship in Immunology with the University of Ulster in Coleraine.
Presently my research and teaching is focused on the ocular surface as we strive toward delivering personalised siRNA based therapies for potentially blinding conditions.
I am married to Johnny Moore and we have six amazing kids who keep us busy when we are not working.
Funding
Research by the ocular research group has been supported by research grants secured from Fight for Sight UK, Invest Northern Ireland, HPSS Research and Development Office and the Parkinson’s Disease Society. To date over three quarters of a million …
Read More...
Publications
Over the past number of years we have published our research findings in a number of national and international peer reviewed Ophthalmic journals, many of which are ranked in the top Ophthalmic research journals. These include …
Read More...
Research
Corneal disorders comprise the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. One important cause of vision loss is a group of approximately 20 eye diseases known as corneal dystrophy – inherited disorders of the cornea.
The hallmark of corneal …
Read More...