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NEWSLETTER MAR-MAY 2018

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NEWSLETTER Mar-May 2018

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PINT OF SCIENCE 2018 (May 15)

Sarah gave an outstanding talk explaining about stem cell therapies and our research at Queen’s University Belfast. This is the first ‘Pint of Science’ event in Belfast. Pint of Science is an annual science festival that takes place every May and brings researchers to a local pub to present their scientific discoveries. This public event took place in Belfast Black Box and the theme was ‘SEEING INTO THE FUTURE:Global blindness is set to triple by 2050. Our growing ageing population, unhealthy lifestyle choices and genetics are behind the numbers. What are we doing in the Fight for Sight?’ This event was run with Fight For Sight, and proceeds from ticket sales will go to Fight For Sight.

Pint of Science

Presentations at ARVO 2018 in Hawaii (APR 29 – May 3)

Pietro and Stuart attended ARVO annual meeting 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is the biggest international conference for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. There were over 11,000 international basic and clinical researchers sharing the latest breakthroughs in vision research. The poster presentations given by Pietro and Stuart attracted a lot of attention from peers.

ARVO2018

Collaborative work with King’s college london (APR 25 – APR 29)

Sarah visited King’s College London for collaborative research work with Dr Modarai’s team. We thank Bijan, Francesca, and Ashish for hosting Sarah in their lab.

Welcome to visiting Japanese Scientists

This is the third year our research group is hosting medical students from the Medical School at Okayama University, Japan. Kenta Tsuchida and Yoshinori Nishiura arrived to Belfast on May 5th, and will be with us for the next 3 months. This visit is not only a learning experience for the students, but also enhances the Internationalisation strategy at Queen’s University Belfast.

OKAGAKUSEI

BSc Honours students

Our research group hosted two undergraduate students, Ms Aileen Burke and Mr Daniel Hsu Wen See. They were co-supervised by Jasenka and Elisa, respectively. Well done with their final oral presentations and good luck in their future careers!