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Dr Gareth McKay

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Gareth McKay

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Research interests focus on biomarker discovery including identification of (epi)genetic and risk factors associated with diabetic kidney disease, diabetes, dementia and other chronic diseases with a microvascular component. Other research interests include nutrition related risk associated with dementia and the underlying genetics of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Ongoing investigations include genetic and epigenetic associations with socioeconomic status, serum levels of vitamin E, retinal microvascular parameters and their influence on cognition and renal outcomes.

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Diabetic complications
  • Biomarker discovery
  • Stratified Medicine

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Nutrigenomic investigation of cognitive outcomes in the Northern Ireland Cohort of Longitudinal Ageing

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  • Ophthalmology Times: Researchers reject vitamin D role in macular degeneration

Research students

PhD Title Retinal assessment of microvascular dysfunction and chronic disease in the Northern Ireland Cohort of Longitudinal Ageing (NICOLA)
Country NI
   
PhD Title  Retinal assessment of microvascular dysfunction and chronic disease in UK Biobank
Country  Scotland
   
PhD Title  Evaluation of novel early cardiovascular and renal risk indicators in diabetes
Country  China

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Studies of serum amyloid A and lymphocyte activation gene 3 and their association with diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Country England
Current Position  Postdoctoral Fellow
   
PhD Title  Epigenetic Mechanisms in Chronic Kidney Disease
Country  Northern Ireland, UK
Current Position  Post doctoral research fellow
   
PhD Title The role of WNT pathway genes in diabetic nephropathy
Country Ireland
Current Position  Software Developer

 

 


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