Fight for Sight – Understanding the mechanics of a rare blinding disorder passed from parents to their children The National – Scots researchers take ‘vital step’ toward gene therapy for rare disorder that causes blindness Vision 2020 – Understanding the mechanism of rare blinding disorder passed from parents to their children Optometry Today – […]

Hazelwood College Paulina Dabrowska The presentation given to us by Professor Tara Moore was very  inspirational. With the usual stigma and stereotype of women not being able to have a successful and happy family life, whilst still accomplishing wonders at a profession as demanding as Prof. Moore’s seems to be, it was really refreshing to […]

Understanding the mechanics of a rare blinding disorder passed from parents to their children 29 February 16 written by: Ade Deane-Pratt Scientists have identified a key cause of damage to the cornea in Meesmann epithelial corneal dystrophy. Researchers at the University of Dundee and Ulster University have discovered that faults in a gene that’s responsible […]

Recent research by Tara and her team was selected for interview by journalists from USA for a special edition of Nature Outlook on CRISPr.  Nature Outlooks tackle topics of scientific, clinical and societal interest, giving a comprehensive picture of the current state of knowledge and the hottest areas of research. This work was selected for […]

  Tara founded the Ulster University and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOpth) refractive surgery course, the first of its kind in the UK and endorsed by the RCO for raising standards of care in Ophthalmology. The programme has been designed in collaboration with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) standards, curriculum and examination committees and […]

Professor Tara Moore was invited to reception for Women in Science hosted by President Higgins at Aras an Uachtarain for women who have excelled, given a lead in science and in its application for the betterment of humanity. Read the full story and remarks made at the Reception of Women in Science HERE

Tara Moore is a role model for the Aurora – Leadership Foundation for Higher Education Aurora has been designed to help address the issue of the reducing numbers of women in senior posts in the higher education sector as outlined in the Leadership Foundation’s Stimulus Paper ‘Women and Higher Education: Absences and Aspiration’ by Professor Louise […]

  Professor Tara Moore is invited speaker at the University of Limerick Athena SWAN Launch and International Women’s Day Conference, Irish Chamber Orchestra building, University of Limerick, March 8th, 2016 Tara will talk about women in STEMM, her own area of expertise and research and her career to date. Read the full Conference Brochure:   Final Conference Brochure […]

  Professor Tara Moore is an invited speaker at Women into STEM, NI Science Festival, Belfast Metropolitan College, Titanic Quarter Campus, February 25th, 2016. Belfast Metropolitan College is hosting a ‘STEM in Action’ event on Thursday 25th February in its Titanic Quarter Campus. This event will be included in the NI Science Festival programme. Belfast […]

  Professor Tara Moore, Director of Ulster University’s Biomedical Research Institute, has been selected as a mentor for the 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures programme run by the New York Academy for Sciences’ Global STEM Alliance. The mentoring programme aims to address the challenge of getting young women involved in careers in science, technology, engineering and […]