Thursday was another landmark day for the lab; John "John" Knox defended his doctoral thesis at his viva voce. We can proudly say that there's a new Dr Knox in town! Dr Knox enjoying a well earned pint JohnJohn's PhD research was all centred around the progressive eye disease glaucoma. Glaucoma is highly prevalent disorder... Continue Reading →
Jobs! Short-term PDRA in small nucleotide-based therapies for ocular disease
We have at least one, likely two, postdoctoral researcher posts available to work on projects relating to use of short activating RNA as therapeutics for diseases affecting different structures within the eye. These posts are an exciting collaboration between ourselves in the Dept of Eye and Vision Science at the University of Liverpool, research active... Continue Reading →
50 mile charity bike ride complete
Today, myself, a team from St Paul's Eye Unit of the Dept of Eye and Vision Science + several thousand other cyclists rode from Liverpool to Chester then back again (~80 km/50 mile round trip). For many of us (myself included). This was not only first time doing this ride, but also the furthest I've... Continue Reading →
Charity bike ride
Possibly foolish. I'm riding in the Liverpool to Chester cycle and raising money for the St Paul's Research Foundation Trust at NHS Royal Liverpool Hospital. Sounds like a nice time, except I foolishly will be using my fixed-gear bike and, equally foolishly, my old, tired body complete with dodgy knees and larger than strictly necessary belly. Foolish. Support and sponsorship appreciated!
