Ewch i’r prif gynnwys

Themes

Mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.

Our basic science and clinical research is focused around three themes: neuroscience and ageing; stem cells, regeneration and repair; and visual and ocular development.

Niwrowyddoniaeth a heneiddio

Vision Sciences

Mae ein hymchwil ym meysydd niwrowyddoniaeth a heneiddio i wraidd clefyd y llygaid a phrosesau heneiddio’n hwyluso’r broses o ddatblygu dulliau newydd o ganfod, monitro a thrin cyflyrau llygaid niwroddirywiol a’r rhai sy'n gysylltiedig ag oedran.

Mae cyflyrau llygaid sy’n gysylltiedig ag oedran yn gyfrifol am fwy na 70% o achosion o golli golwg yn y DU, a chyflwr o’r enw dirywiad maciwlaidd yw’r prif achos.

Mae ein hymchwil yn cynnig sylfaen ddelfrydol ar gyfer datblygu dulliau newydd a gwell o ganfod a rheoli problemau golygol sy'n ymwneud â'r system nerfol a heneiddio.

Mae cysylltiadau cryf â’r Sefydliad Ymchwil Niwrowyddoniaeth ac Iechyd Meddwl, y Sefydliad Ymchwil Dementia a Chanolfan Ymchwil Delweddu'r Ymennydd Prifysgol Caerdydd (CUBRIC) yn hybu ein hymchwil.

Aelodau’r staff

Yr Athro Jonathan Erichsen

Yr Athro Jonathan Erichsen

Director of Postgraduate Research

Email
erichsenjt@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5656
Yr Athro Tom Margrain

Yr Athro Tom Margrain

Reader, Director of Innovation and Engagement

Email
margrainth@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 76118
Yr Athro Rachel North

Yr Athro Rachel North

Professor

Email
north@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5114
Dr Tony Redmond

Dr Tony Redmond

Lecturer, Deputy Director of Postgraduate Research

Email
redmondt1@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 2087 0564
Yr Athro Marcela Votruba

Yr Athro Marcela Votruba

Pennaeth yr Ysgol

Email
votrubam@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 2087 0117
Dr Julie Albon

Dr Julie Albon

Lecturer, Optic Nerve Head Group Leader, Person designate, Cathays Park HTA satellite licence

Email
albonj@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 75427
Dr Matt J Dunn

Dr Matt J Dunn

Teacher

Email
dunnmj1@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 208 70576
Dr Lee McIlreavy

Dr Lee McIlreavy

Lecturer

Email
mcilreavyl@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 208 70134
Dr Justyn Regini

Dr Justyn Regini

Lecturer

Email
reginijw@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 70061
Dr Malgorzata Rozanowska

Dr Malgorzata Rozanowska

Lecturer

Email
rozanowskamb@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 75057
Dr Ashley Wood

Dr Ashley Wood

Lecturer

Email
wooda2@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 75063

Grwpiau ymchwil

Mae chwe grŵp cydweithredol yn ymchwilio i’n thema niwroddirywiad a heneiddio:

Stem cells, regeneration and repair

Stem Cell

Our research is aimed at understanding the causes of ocular degeneration and the development of novel eye care treatments and products for improved ocular health.

To address the world-wide shortage of corneal donor tissue for the treatment of corneal disorders and pathologies, we have joined forces with Linkoping University, the University of Montreal and LV Prasad Eye Institute, in an international collaborative effort to develop a suitable artificial corneal replacement.

We also continue to collaborate closely with clinician-scientists in Osaka University to harness the power of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to generate transplantable eye tissue capable of restoring visual function.

In the field of glaucoma and inherited optic neuropathy, our research investigates novel therapeutic agents, which include adult stem cells, as well as their secreted constituents (e.g. exosomes). We test these novel neuroprotective therapeutic strategies in state-of-the-art in vitro and in vivo models, and human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal cultures.

Staff members

Yr Athro Keith Meek

Yr Athro Keith Meek

Head of Biophysics Research Group, Senior Mentor

Email
meekkm@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6317
Yr Athro Andrew Quantock

Yr Athro Andrew Quantock

Director of Research

Email
quantockaj@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5064
Yr Athro Marcela Votruba

Yr Athro Marcela Votruba

Pennaeth yr Ysgol

Email
votrubam@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 2087 0117
Dr James Bell

Dr James Bell

Research Associate

Email
bellj10@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6356
Dr Sally Hayes (née Dennis)

Dr Sally Hayes (née Dennis)

Research Associate

Email
hayess5@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 208 70459
Dr Elena Koudouna

Dr Elena Koudouna

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Email
koudounae@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 20870205
Dr Philip Lewis

Dr Philip Lewis

Research Associate & Electron Microscopy Specialist

Email
lewispn@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 208 70459
Dr Ben Mead

Dr Ben Mead

Lecturer

Email
meadb@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 2087 0502
Dr Sian Morgan

Dr Sian Morgan

Research Associate (Structural Biophysics Group)

Email
morgans51@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6356
Dr Rob Young

Dr Rob Young

Research Fellow

Email
youngrd@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 70205

Research groups

Our stem cells, regeneration and repair research is pursued within three collaborative groups:

Datblygiad y golwg ac ocwlar

Sophia in her glasses

Mae ein hymchwil yn defnyddio dulliau gwyddoniaeth sylfaenol sy'n canolbwyntio ar y claf i archwilio datblygiad y golwg ac ocwlar arferol ac anarferol.

Mae ein hymchwil yn cyfuno archwiliadau gwyddoniaeth sylfaenol gydag astudiaethau sy'n canolbwyntio ar y claf ar weithrediad y golwg arferol ac anarferol. Rydym yn canolbwyntio’n bennaf ar fioleg ddatblygiadol, geneteg myopia a dealltwriaeth o weithrediad y golwg mewn plant â syndrom Down.

Yn 2017, enillodd ein Uned Ymchwil Golwg Syndrom Down Prifysgol Caerdydd gwobr academaidd fwyaf clodfawr y DU – gwobr Pen-blwydd y Frenhines – am ei hymchwil arloesol a’i thriniaethau ar gyfer problemau golwg mewn plant sydd â syndrom Down.

Aelodau staff

Dr Jennifer Acton

Dr Jennifer Acton

Lecturer

Email
actonj@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 0203
Dr Sally Hayes (née Dennis)

Dr Sally Hayes (née Dennis)

Research Associate

Email
hayess5@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 208 70459
Yr Athro Jeremy Guggenheim

Yr Athro Jeremy Guggenheim

Professor

Email
guggenheimj1@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0) 29 2087 4904
Dr Philip Lewis

Dr Philip Lewis

Research Associate & Electron Microscopy Specialist

Email
lewispn@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 208 70459
Yr Athro Keith Meek

Yr Athro Keith Meek

Head of Biophysics Research Group, Senior Mentor

Email
meekkm@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6317
Yr Athro Andrew Quantock

Yr Athro Andrew Quantock

Director of Research

Email
quantockaj@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5064
Dr Louise Terry

Dr Louise Terry

Teacher

Email
terryl1@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 0247
Dr Margaret Woodhouse

Dr Margaret Woodhouse

Senior Lecturer

Email
woodhouse@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 76522
Dr Rob Young

Dr Rob Young

Research Fellow

Email
youngrd@caerdydd.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 70205

Grwpiau ymchwil

Dilynir ein thema datblygiad y golwg ac ocwlar o fewn pedwar grŵp cydweithredol: