NEWSLETTER MAY-DECEMBER 2020
Volume 3/ Issue 2
STUDENTS
Well done to Pietro and Stuart who successfully passed their PhD VIVAs.
Congratulations to Jonathan Diamond who successfully finished his Master’s degree in Computational Biology.
Reinhold was external examiner for a PhD thesis from Insubria University (Italy).
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Reinhold was awarded a Dunhill Medical Trust research project grant to study the role of long non-coding RNAs in endothelial senescence.
Alan, Sarah, and Reinhold were awarded a Department for the Economy Rapid Response COVID-19 research grant, in collaboration with Prof Ultan Power and Dr Roger Preston.
Reinhold was awarded a FAPESP SPRINT grant to establish an academic collaboration with University of Campinas (Brazil).
Reinhold and Alan were awarded a Centre to Centre US/Ireland grant to establish a Global Cell Manufacturing Partnership with US National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centre for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (Atlanta) and the Centre for Research in Medical Devices CURAM (Galway).
Reinhold and Alan obtained a Diabetes UK research grant to investigate BMP9 signalling in diabetic retinopathy.
PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
Reinhold presented at the International Vascular Biology Meeting 2020 (IVBM2020)
Jasenka presented at the Second Cardiovascular Disease Northern Ireland Meeting.
Reinhold was an invited speaker at the International Forum for Stem Cells 2020 (IFSC2020)
Reinhold and Lydia contributed to a PNAS paper from the Lee lab in the University of Pennsylvania. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32414920/
OTHER NEWS
Pietro won the QUB-MHLS Faculty 6th Annual Poster competition.
Shannon received a QUB-STAR Award for her continued hard work and support during COVID lockdown.
Reinhold was an invited guest at Finding Genius Podcast and interviewed by Richard Jacobs. https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/promising-stem-cell-therapy-for-diabetes-with-reinhold-medina/
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zYZhJJzrfOo
Reinhold was an invited Judge for the BioRender Posters Contest.
Reinhold was promoted to Professor of Diabetes and Vascular Medicine.
