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Dr Mei Chen

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Mei Chen

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Chen’s is interested in the immunopathogenesis of retinal degenerative diseases, including age-related retinal degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis.

Her research is focused on 1) how inflammation and inflammatory components contribute to the initiation and development of retinal degenerative diseases, 2) the pathophysiology of Műller glia in retinal diseases, 3) the link between inflammation and metabolism on, and 4) ocular drug delivery

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 6458

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Innate immunity
  • Cell and molecular biology
  • Retinal pathophysiology

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Member of Editor Board of Scientific Reports (Ophthalmology)

Research students

PhD Title Ocular response to nanoparticles used for intraocular drug delivery
Country P.R. China
   
PhD Title  Attenuating diabetic retinopathy through retinal neuroprotection
Country  UK
   
PhD Title  The role of IL-33 in the development of diabetic retinopathy
Country  UK

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title The role of S100b in retinal angiogenesis
Country UK
Current Position  Researcher in Queens University Belfast

 

 


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