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Dr Sinéad Weldon

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Sinead Weldon

Dr Sinéad Weldon

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Weldon's research programme is centred on host defence mechanisms and their regulation in acute and chronic lung inflammation to better understand the pathogenesis of lung diseases, such as Cystic Fibrosis.

Current projects are focussed on (1) developing novel biomarkers of pulmonary infection, inflammation and damage, (2) increasing understanding of innate host defence protein and microRNA function and their roles in disease pathogenesis, (3) investigating novel therapeutic strategies to repair and regenerate the lung in acute and chronic lung disease.

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  • s.weldon@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 6382

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Innate immunity
  • Repair and regeneration
  • MiRNA function
  • Transcriptomics in the field of acute and chronic lung inflammation and disease

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Study shows potential of stem cell therapy to repair lung damage
  • A New Player in the Game: Epithelial Cathepsin S in Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
  • Queen's University in €6m bid to find new Cystic Fibrosis treatments

Research students

PhD Title Exploring the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells in a model of chronic inflammatory lung disease
Country Zimbabwe
   

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Defining the role of cathepsin S as a mediator of acute lung inflammation
Country Ghana
Current Position  Specialist Biomedical Scientist, Royal Victoria Hospital
   
PhD Title  Functional analysis and biomarker potential of microRNA targets in the Cystic Fibrosis lung
Country  Northern Ireland
Current Position  Research Assistant, QUB
   

 

 


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