We had a wonderful time celebrating Prof Peter McLoughlin’s retirement with a Festschrift marking three decades of impact. 🎉 OTRG PI Dr Fitzhenry gave a great talk on how Peter’s work shaped so much of what we do in OTRG today. Soon-to-be Dr Faran also presented. Great tribute!

PhD candidate Dorsa Golestaneh wins Career Development Award from Fighting Blindness, a patient-led charity dedicated to finding treatments and cures for blindness.

#SETU #SETUResearch #OTRG #Impact

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Check out #PhD student Ashkan's work in Iceland! He received a FightingBlindness Career Development Award & made the most of it! 👏 His work on innovative delivery systems for retinal disease is pushing the boundaries of research@setu-research.bsky.social @pmbrc-setu.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/2kzcfdp5

Diagnosed with Dry Eye Disease and over 18 years old? We are looking forward to hearing your experience!

Please contact the following email to express your interest:
dorsa.golestaneh@postgrad.wit.ie

See the attached flyer for more
details. qrto.org/wQ1yvg

#PublicationAlert
Sarfaz et al. latest publication in Nanoscale Advances reports the development and characterization of a twin nanoparticulate system designed to enhance ocular absorption and prolong dexamethasone retention.
tinyurl.com/5cfvkdz4
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Delighted to be shortlisted for 2 awards at the Life Sciences Industry Ireland awards! See all the shortlisted groups and learn more, here: www.lifesciencesawards.ie
#PatientImpactAward
#BestStrategicPartnershipAward
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#PPIE #PatientVoices

#PublicationAlert!📝
@bkaor.bsky.social just published her work, "Delivery of Fenofibrate to Ocular Tissues using 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-Based Micelles"
Read it, here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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Fighting Blindness, a patient-led charity in Ireland with a mission to cure blindness, recently featured our very own Group Manager, Tess Ames, as part of their Women and Girls in STEM feature. Check it out, and read about other amazing women in STEM: tinyurl.com/4b32e6de
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One of our researchers, Dorsa, was recently awarded the Career Development Award from Fighting Blindness. Check out how she plans to co-develop her research with the patients directly!
#PPIE #DryEye #DED #MakeScienceAccessible

Excited to join this network! Make sure to check out @pmbrc-setu.bsky.social as well to see the latest in #pharmaceutical #research and #drugdeliverytechnology coming out of #Waterford, #Ireland!
#sharescience #openscience #OcularDrugDelivery #ODD