Kimberly Black successfully undertook her viva voce examination on the 20th June, the final day of her COVID isolation, defending a doctoral thesis entitled: Elucidating the role of PAR2 in bronchial smooth muscle in COPD.
Her examiners included external, Dr Yvonne Dempsie from Glasgow Caledonian University and Dr John McLean (UWS).
Congratulations Dr Black – and well done to the supervisory team, led by Dr Gary Litherland and including Dr Andrew MacKenzie and Prof John Lockhart.
QUB Research
Dr James Reihill joins Almac Discovery to further support the exploration of the role of Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) in the development of new drugs for major respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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In 2020, Almac Discovery partnered with the BREATH consortium to focus on identifying roles for DUBs in airway disease using a CRISPR-based screening approach.
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BREATH PhD student Orla Dunne won the postgraduate Hatton competition for her presentation describing the role of TRP channels and P2X receptors in dental pain.
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