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Alan Stitt

@Alanretina

Professor of Experimental Ophthalmology, Queen’s University Belfast and Dean of Innovation & Impact. Editor-in-Chief, Progress in Retinal & Eye Research (PRER)

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Joined April 2017
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This week we celebrated our @QUBelfast Technician Apprentices who have completed their apprenticeships & qualifications in partnership with @bfastmet. Congrats to all! 🎉 #TechniciansMakeItHappen
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Eleni Beli@belielen4 Aug 2025
I have been asked many times why I moved from USA to @QUBelfast. @ScholarGPS officially ranked QUB 1st for lifetime research in #DiabeticRetinopathy #DiabeticRetinalDisease and it wasn’t a better fit for me to start my laboratory as a new investigator @Diabetescouk @The_MRC
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Excited to share our latest work on #DiabeticRetinopathy! Our study shows that expanding regulatory T cells (#Treg) in a T2D model protects against retinal neurodegeneration , inflammation and vascular damage-highlighting a new avenue for DR prevention jneuroinflammation.biomedcen…
Regulatory T cell expansion prevents retinal degeneration in type 2 diabetes

Regulatory T cell expansion prevents retinal degeneration in type 2 diabetes

Journal of Neuroinflammation - The global incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is rapidly increasing, with retinopathy being its most common complication and a leading cause of preventable blindness....

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Delighted to share a recently accepted study based on a collaboration between colleagues in Belfast, Liverpool and Milan. It shows the important role of PTX3 in diabetic eye disease. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23… #retina #retinopathy
Modulation of diabetes-related retinal pathophysiology by PTX3 | PNAS

Modulation of diabetes-related retinal pathophysiology by PTX3 | PNAS

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes characterized by vascular pathology and neuroinflammation. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a s...

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Interested in the ocular lens, cataract and Stickler syndrome? Check out this exciting PRER article from Martin Snead and colleagues: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #cataract #Ophthalmology
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Sharing a recently accepted article in PRER from Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth's research team. They provide expert perspective on the potential of AI for management of geographic atrophy. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #ArtificialIntelligence #retina #Ophthalmology #AMD
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Delighted to share a recently published article in PRER. The Schmetterer team provide expert perspective on what OCT-A can tell us about systemic diseases such as diabetic vasculopathies, hypertension, CVD and neurodegeneration. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Recently accepted PRER article from an international team of cornea experts. They provide perspective on the clinical value of transcriptomics data linked to Fuchs corneal dystrophy. #ophthalmology #cornea sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Sharing a recently accepted paper in Aging Cell led by my colleague @MedinaReinhold. His team show that endothelial cell senescence is regulated by RIG-1 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
A new gene signature for endothelial senescence identifies self‐RNA sensing by retinoic acid‐indu...

A new gene signature for endothelial senescence identifies self‐RNA sensing by retinoic acid‐indu...

Establishment and validation of a new gene signature EndoSEN to identify senescent endothelial cells. An interferon-stimulated gene signature is a hallmark of senescent endothelial cells. RNA sensor...

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Delighted to share a recently published PRER article. Rachael Niederer and colleagues discuss the ocular manifestations of COVID-19 and the potential for ocular biomarkers reflecting systemic sequelae and long COVID-19 #retina #covid19 #ophthalmology sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Today we hear from Martin, who volunteers as part of our PPI group So what is the PPI group? The Public & Patient Involvement group talks to researchers, explaining what living with diabetes is like and research that would be beneficial to them🔬 Thanks Martin👏 #VolunteersWeek
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Identification and characterisation of a new subpopulation of beta cells sheds light on the interrelationship between islet capillaries and the control of insulin secretion. @Sydney_Uni @CPC_usyd tinyurl.com/mwh6axph 🔓
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Check out our incredible @QUBTechnicians! ⤵️ Thank you for all of your hard work; we couldn't do it without you. #LoveQUB #LoveQUBStaff @QUBstaff
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Enjoy the highlights of the @QUBTechnicians Showcase on Thurs 23rd May 2024. The event offered a tremendous opportunity to s celebrate the diverse and exciting activities delivered by technicians at @QUBelfast . youtu.be/h_TSfwLTk3U
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Enjoy the highlights of the @QUBTechnicians Showcase on Thurs 23rd May 2024. The event offered a tremendous opportunity to s celebrate the diverse and exciting activities delivered by technicians at @QUBelfast . youtu.be/h_TSfwLTk3U
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Opportunity to join our research team at @LivUni @LivuniILCaMS as a postdoctoral scientist my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecrui… #postdocs #science
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Excellent opportunity to join our Department. @LivUni @LivUniResearch @LivuniILCaMS to work at the frontiers of eye and vision science research. #science #research #postdoc #fellow #diabetes
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⚡️Exciting oportunity We are seeking to appoint a #Tenure Track #Fellow in #Diabetic #Retinopathy, who will be a member of the Department of #Eye and #Vision Sciences at the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences. Apply ➡️tinyurl.com/tbjh2tfd @LivUniHLS @LivuniILCaMS
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Interested in Ophthalmology + Visual Science? Join us for 2 days this June. Talks from Consultant Ophthalmologists + world-renowned Visual Scientists! Register for free. Link in bio. Hosted virtually by @QUBelfast #BelfastEyeCon24 #Ophthalmology #Optometry #MedTwitter
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Great opportunity to apply for a Faculty position focused on retinal disease at Queen's University Belfast. #QUB #ophthalmology #retina #Macula hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk:443/tlive…
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Sharing news of an exciting new AI project from @ruth_hogg and colleagues @QUBelfast which seeks to deliver early detection of age-related macular degeneration qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/2024/… @MHLSQUB @qubengagemhls_d #macula #retina #Ophthalmology
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An innovative new EU research project called I-SCREEN will help with early detection of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of severe vision loss in individuals aged over 55.

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Delighted to share our latest article published in @MolNeuro where we show that despite the low number of regulatory T cells (Treg) in the retina, they are key for maintaining retinal homeostasis with age molecularneurodegeneration.b…
Regulatory T cells limit age-associated retinal inflammation and neurodegeneration

Regulatory T cells limit age-associated retinal inflammation and neurodegeneration

Molecular Neurodegeneration - Ageing is the principal risk factor for retinal degenerative diseases, which are the commonest cause of blindness in the developed countries. These conditions include...

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