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In vivo molecular imaging applications in gene editing and neuro-inflammation

Molecular imaging is an established research tool to study disease and therapy. The IVIS® platform, featured in over 8000 peer-reviewed publications, remains a widely used multimodal imaging platform to longitudinally assess disease development, elucidate underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms and assess therapeutic efficacy. More recently, IVIS is seeing increasing adoption in exciting and emerging application […]

Celebrating Women in Limerick

  Professor Tara Moore, presenter Baz Ashmawy, and UTV Ireland’s Alison Comyn, chair of the Gender Equality and Diversity conference at the University of Limerick. See more in the press – HERE

A CRISPR trick in blind mice points the way to possible treatments for inherited diseases

A CRISPR trick in blind mice points the way to possible treatments for inherited diseases It might seem that scientists have never met a chunk of DNA they couldn’t edit in mice or isolated cells using CRISPR — from mutations causing deafness to those for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  In fact, they are learning what every pencil- or Word-wielding editor knows: […]

Postgraduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies

  Ulster University is giving graduates with life sciences and healthcare related degrees the opportunity to specialise in a rapidly growing, high demand healthcare role for the first time in Northern Ireland. Building on its global reputation for life and health sciences excellence, Ulster University has created Northern Ireland’s first ever Physician Associate postgraduate diploma […]

Professorial lecture

  Tara Moore, Professor of Personalised Medicine, delivered her inaugural professorial lecture ‘Petunias, Worms and Bacteria – The ingredients to save vision’. Philosophers, theologians and psychologists have debated the origin of humans since time immemorial. However, one truth we all accept is that many aspects of modern medicine are shaped by what we learn from […]

Research Associate Job Opportunities Ulster University, School of Biomedical Sciences

Exciting new research associate vacancies at Ulster University, School of Biomedical Sciences Research Associate in Vitamin D and Melanoma (The David Cross Research Fellowship) CLICK HERE for further information Research Associate in Microbial Biotechnology CLICK HERE for further information Research Associate in Computational Vision for Cardiovascular Disease CLICK HERE for further information Research Associate in […]

Why Addressing the Cornea Can Improve Cataract Surgery

The Cornea and the Cataract Here’s a recent and welcome trend that’s part of the “long tail” of ophthalmic surgical innovation: addressing mild corneal surface abnormality before cataract surgery to optimize long-term visual outcomes. by Christopher J. Rapuano, MD http://www.eyecarevof.com/blog/2016/3/29/the-cornea-and-the-cataract Over the past five to 10 years, there has been a steep increase in corneal specialist […]

Gene therapy reverses sight loss and is long-lasting

A genetic therapy has improved the vision of patients who would otherwise have gone blind. A clinical study by British scientists has shown that the improvement is long-lasting and so the therapy is suitable to be offered as a treatment. The researchers will apply for approval to begin trials to treat more common forms of […]