Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Encompass training in highly skilled laboratory techniques as well as in transferable skills.
Current Research Opportunities
- Can we repair brain damage using the immune system?
- Identifying immune mechanisms in the CNS as targets for the treatment of paediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Can we repair brain damage using the immune system?
- Identifying immune mechanisms in the CNS as targets for the treatment of paediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Establishing and validating a human 3D stem-cell derived brain culture system for neuro-immune research
Public outreach & key achievements
As part of the Northern Ireland MS Research Hub, we regularly connect and work with our MS patient community in Northern Ireland.
As part of our outreach and public engagement activities, we hold research centred focus groups where patients give us input on research direction, outreach events such as the annual MS Patient and Public Evening and host visits for MS patients and their families in our labs to showcase our latest research.
Research students
| PhD Title | Investigating inflammasomes as targets for MS |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | Investigating innate immune mechanisms in dentin repair |
| Country | Jordan |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | The impact of IL-1beta on glial cells and myelin regeneration in models of Multiple Sclerosis |
| Country | Germany |
| Current Position | Almac |
| PhD Title | The effects of E-cigarettes on pulmonary inflammation and inflammasome activation |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Queen's University Belfast |
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