Professor Andrew Quantock
Professor
School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
- quantockaj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5064
- Room 3.28, Optometry and Vision Sciences, Maindy Road
Overview
The aim of my research is to better understand corneal ultrastructure, especially in relation to factors that may influence corneal transparency. I have spent over 20 years studying the organisation of collagen fibrils and proteoglycan macromolecules in various corneal diseases and dystrophies, and am now trying to better appreciate the molecular changes that accompany the development of corneal transparency. I have also worked and retain and interest in tissue engineering of the corneal epithelial, stromal and endothelial layers. I have strong international collaborations with leading investigators in the USA and Japan, am a Silver Fellow of ARVO (The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), and served on the Cornea section of the ARVO Annual Meeting Programme Committee from 2005 to 2008 (co-chair in 2007/08). I am Visiting Professor at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and Doshisha University, also in Kyoto, and in collaboration with scientists there was fortunate enough to be recognised in 2004 by the award of the Daiwa Adrian Prize for excellence in Anglo-Japanese research. I am and have been principal or co-investigator on a programme and project grants from the BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, and Wellcome trust totalling over £6 million, with current work focusing on new minimally invasive surgeries for corneal endothelial dysfunction, as well as understanding corneal cell and matrix development at high resolution and in three dimensions
Biography
Educational and Professional Qualifications
- 1991- Open University Oxford Research Unit, Oxford, UK, Ph.D., Biophysics.
- 1985-University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, B.Sc. Physics
Honours and awards
- 2004- Daiwa Adrian Prize for excellence in Anglo-Japanese research
- 2012- Association for Research in Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Silver Fellow
Academic positions
- 2009-present-Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Professor: School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
- 2004-2009- Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKSenior Lecturer: School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
- 1999-2004- Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Lecturer: School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
- 1996-1999 - Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kyoto, Japan Research Associate: Department of Ophthalmology
- 1992-1996- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. Research Associate: Department of Ophthalmology
- 1987-1992- Open University Oxford Research Unit, Oxford, UK Research Assistant: Biophysics Group
Speaking engagements
- 2010-present: STEM net Ambassador
Committees and reviewing
- 2010-present- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences Director of Research
- 2012-present- Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair Executive Board
External committees
- 1999-2001- BBSRC Biology Neutron Advisort Panel
- 2005-2008- Association for Research in Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Annual Meeting program Committee
- 2008- EPSRC Fellowship Panel
- 2008- EPSRC Physics Prioritisation Panel
- 2008-2011- External Examiner, Lancaster University, MSc Biophotonics
- 2009-2012- External Examiner, Swansea University, Foundations in Physiology
- 2010-present: External Examiner, Swansea University, BSc Medical Sciences and Humanities
- 2008-present: Wales Manager, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Alumni Association
- 2009-present: Fellowship Panel: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Publications
2021
- Ashworth, S.et al. 2021. Chondroitin sulfate as a potential modulator of the stem cell niche in cornea. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8, article number: 567358. (10.3389/fcell.2020.567358)
2020
- Hammond, G. M.et al. 2020. The microanatomy of Bowman’s layer in the cornea of the pig: changes in collagen fibril architecture at the corneoscleral limbus. European Journal of Anatomy 24(5), pp. 399-406.
- Wang, K.et al. 2020. Cell compaction is not required for the development of gradient refractive index profiles in the embryonic chick lens. Experimental Eye Research 197, article number: 108112. (10.1016/j.exer.2020.108112)
- Kobayashi, Y.et al. 2020. Ocular surface ectoderm instigated by WNT inhibition and BMP4. Stem Cell Research 46, article number: 101868. (10.1016/j.scr.2020.101868)
- Meek, K. M.et al. 2020. X-ray diffraction imaging of corneal ultrastructure. In: Ahearne, M. ed. Corneal Regeneration: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 2145. Methods in Molecular Biology New York, NY, USA: Humana, pp. 231-247., (10.1007/978-1-0716-0599-8_16)
- Baba, K.et al. 2020. Cell jamming, stratification and p63 expression in cultivated human corneal epithelial cell sheets. Scientific Reports 10(1), article number: 9282. (10.1038/s41598-020-64394-6)
- Morgan, S. R.et al. 2020. Controlled in vitro delivery of voriconazole and diclofenac to the cornea using contact lenses for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 579, article number: 119102. (10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119102)
- Hewitt, M. G.et al. 2020. In Vitro Topical Delivery of Chlorhexidine to the Cornea: Enhancement Using Drug-Loaded Contact Lenses and β-Cyclodextrin Complexation, and the Importance of Simulating Tear Irrigation. Molecular Pharmaceutics 17(4), pp. 1428-1441. (10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00140)
- Matsushita, K.et al. 2020. Assessment of a self-assembling peptide gel, SPG-178, in providing a clear operative field for trabeculectomy surgery for glaucoma in an animal model. Scientific Reports 10(1), article number: 11326. (10.1038/s41598-020-68171-3)
2019
- Young, R. D.et al. 2019. Cell-independent matrix configuration in early corneal development. Experimental Eye Research 187, article number: 107772. (10.1016/j.exer.2019.107772)
- Bains, K. K.et al. 2019. Recovering vision in corneal epithelial stem cell deficient eyes. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 42(4), pp. 350-358. (10.1016/j.clae.2019.04.006)
2018
- Hayashi, R.et al. 2018. CD200 facilitates the isolation of corneal epithelial cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells. Scientific Reports 8(1), article number: 16550. (10.1038/s41598-018-34845-2)
- Shibata, S.et al. 2018. Selective laminin-directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into distinct ocular lineages. Cell Reports 25(6), pp. 1668-1679. (10.1016/j.celrep.2018.10.032)
- Koudouna, E.et al. 2018. Cell regulation of collagen fibril macrostructure during corneal morphogenesis. Acta Biomaterialia 79, pp. 96-112. (10.1016/j.actbio.2018.08.017)
- Morgan, S.et al. 2018. Microwave treatment of the cornea leads to localised disruption of the extracellular matrix. Scientific Reports 8, article number: 13742. (10.1038/s41598-018-32110-0)
- Littlechild, S.et al. 2018. Keratan sulfate phenotype in the β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-7-null mouse cornea. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 59, pp. 1641-1651. (10.1167/iovs.17-22716)
2017
- Kobayashi, Y.et al. 2017. Generation of a TALEN-mediated, p63 knock-in in human induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Research 25, pp. 256-265. (10.1016/j.scr.2017.10.015)
- Soma, T.et al. 2017. A new graft insertion device for descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Cornea 36(11), pp. 1432-1436. (10.1097/ICO.0000000000001302)
- Okumura, N.et al. 2017. Sustained activation of the unfolded protein response induces cell death in Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 58(9), pp. 3697-3707. (10.1167/iovs.16-21023)
- Akhbanbetova, A.et al. 2017. A surgical cryoprobe for targeted transcorneal freezing and endothelial cell removal. Journal of Ophthalmology 2017, article number: 5614089. (10.1155/2017/5614089)
- Hayashi, R.et al. 2017. Coordinated generation of multiple ocular-like cell lineages and fabrication of functional corneal epithelial cell sheets from human iPS cells. Nature Protocols 12(4), pp. 683-696. (10.1038/nprot.2017.007)
2016
- Chan, W.et al. 2016. Topical delivery of a Rho-kinase inhibitor to the cornea via mucoadhesive film. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 91, pp. 256-264. (10.1016/j.ejps.2016.05.016)
- Hayashi, R.et al. 2016. Co-ordinated ocular development from human iPS cells and recovery of corneal function. Nature 531, pp. 376-380. (10.1038/nature17000)
- Sasamoto, Y.et al. 2016. PAX6 isoforms, along with reprogramming factors, differentially regulate the induction of cornea-specific genes. Scientific Reports 6, article number: 20807. (10.1038/srep20807)
2015
- Yamada, K.et al. 2015. Mesenchymal-epithelial cell interactions and proteoglycan matrix composition in the presumptive stem cell niche of the rabbit corneal limbus. Molecular Vision 21, pp. 1328-1329.
- Okumura, N.et al. 2015. Involvement of ZEB1 and Snail1 in excessive production of extracellular matrix in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Laboratory Investigation 95 (10.1038/labinvest.2015.111)
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2015. From nano to macro: Studying the hierarchical structure of the corneal extracellular matrix. Experimental Eye Research 133, pp. 81-99. (10.1016/j.exer.2014.07.018)
2014
- Ho, L. T. Y.et al. 2014. A comparison of glycosaminoglycan distributions, keratan sulphate sulphation patterns and collagen fibril architecture from central to peripheral regions of the bovine cornea. Matrix Biology 38, pp. 59-68. (10.1016/j.matbio.2014.06.004)
- Forrest, M.et al. 2014. The emerging roles of TCF4 in disease and development. Trends in Molecular Medicine 20(6), pp. 322-331. (10.1016/j.molmed.2014.01.010)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2014. Three-dimensional aspects of matrix assembly by cells in the developing cornea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111(2), pp. 687-692. (10.1073/pnas.1313561110)
2013
- Hayes, S.et al. 2013. The effect of Riboflavin/UVA collagen cross-linking therapy on the structure and hydrodynamic behaviour of the ungulate and rabbit corneal stroma. PLoS ONE 8(1), article number: e52860. (10.1371/journal.pone.0052860)
2012
- Doutch, J. J.et al. 2012. Ultraviolet transmission through the human corneal stroma. Biophysical Journal 102(6), pp. 1258-1264. (10.1016/j.bpj.2012.02.023)
2011
- Koudouna, E.et al. 2011. Preliminary electron microscopical studies of connective tissue in the human lamina cribrosa [Abstract]. International Journal of Experimental Pathology 92(6), pp. A26. (10.1111/j.1365-2613.2011.00780.x)
- Khan, I. M.et al. 2011. Fibroblast growth factor 2 and transforming growth factor β1 induce precocious maturation of articular cartilage. Arthritis & Rheumatism 63(11), pp. 3417-3427. (10.1002/art.30543)
- Veronesi, G.et al. 2011. X-ray spectro-microscopy at ID21: mapping of elements and chemical states at subcellular level [Abstract]. European Biophysics Journal 40(S1), pp. S130-S131. (10.1007/s00249-011-0734-z)
- Parfitt, G.et al. 2011. Electron tomography reveals multiple self-association of chondroitin sulphate/dermatan sulphate proteoglycans in Chst5-null mouse corneas. Journal of Structural Biology 174(3), pp. 536-541. (10.1016/j.jsb.2011.03.015)
- Bushby, A. J.et al. 2011. Imaging three-dimensional tissue architectures by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy. Nature Protocols 6(6), pp. 845-858. (10.1038/nprot.2011.332)
- Jones, F. E.et al. 2011. Investigation into endothelial cell morphology following new methods of posterior corneal surgery [Abstract]. International Journal of Experimental Pathology 92(3), pp. A24. (10.1111/j.1365-2613.2010.00759.x)
- Tanaka, Y.et al. 2011. Transparent, tough collagen laminates prepared by oriented flow casting, multi-cyclic vitrification and chemical cross-linking. Biomaterials 32(13), pp. 3358-3366. (10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.11.011)
- Hayes, S.et al. 2011. Riboflavin/UVA Collagen Cross-Linking-Induced Changes in Normal and Keratoconus Corneal Stroma. PLoS ONE 6(8), article number: e22405. (10.1371/journal.pone.0022405)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2011. Large Proteoglycan Complexes and Disturbed Collagen Architecture in the Corneal Extracellular Matrix of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (Sly Syndrome). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 52(9), pp. 6720-6728. (10.1167/iovs.11-7377)
- Tanaka, Y.et al. 2011. Anisotropic mechanical properties of collagen hydrogels induced by uniaxial-flow for ocular applications. Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition 22(11), pp. 1427-1442. (10.1163/092050610X510542)
2010
- Duncan, T.et al. 2010. Flow-manipulated, crosslinked collagen gels for use as corneal equivalents. Biomaterials 31(34), pp. 8996-9005. (10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.08.042)
- Parfitt, G. J.et al. 2010. Three-dimensional reconstruction of collagen-proteoglycan interactions in the mouse corneal stroma by electron tomography. Journal of Structural Biology 170(2), pp. 392-397. (10.1016/j.jsb.2010.01.019)
- Liles, M.et al. 2010. Differential relative sulfation of keratan sulfate glycosaminoglycan in the chick cornea during embryonic development. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 51(3), pp. 1365-1372. (10.1167/iovs.09-4004)
- Lewis, P.et al. 2010. Structural interactions between collagen and proteoglycans are elucidated by three-dimensional electron tomography of bovine cornea. Structure 18(2), pp. 239-245. (10.1016/j.str.2009.11.013)
- Palka, B. P.et al. 2010. Structural Collagen Alterations in Macular Corneal Dystrophy Occur Mainly in the Posterior Stroma. Current Eye Research 35(7), pp. 580-586. (10.3109/02713681003760150)
- Quantock, A. J., Young, R. D. and Akama, T. O. 2010. Structural and biochemical aspects of keratan sulphate in the cornea. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 67(6), pp. 891-906. (10.1007/s00018-009-0228-7)
- Kamma-Lorger, C. S.et al. 2010. Collagen and mature elastic fibre organisation as a function of depth in the human cornea and limbus. Journal of Structural Biology 169(3), pp. 424-430. (10.1016/j.jsb.2009.11.004)
2009
- Palka, B. P.et al. 2009. Depth-profiled synchrotron microbeam analysis of collagen fibril ultrastructure in the developing chick cornea [Abstract]. International Journal of Experimental Pathology 90(2), pp. A126. (10.1111/j.1365-2613.2009.00644.x)
- Gealy, E. C.et al. 2009. Actin and type I collagen propeptide distribution in the developing chick cornea. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 50(4), pp. 1653 -1658. (10.1167/iovs.08-2554)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2009. Stromal Edema in Klf4 Conditional Null Mouse Cornea Is Associated with Altered Collagen Fibril Organization and Reduced Proteoglycans. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 50(9), pp. 4155-4161. (10.1167/iovs.09-3561)
- Knupp, C.et al. 2009. The architecture of the cornea and structural basis of its transparency. In: McPherson, A. ed. Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology., Vol. 78. London: Academic Press, pp. 25-49., (10.1016/S1876-1623(08)78002-7)
2008
- Doutch, J. J.et al. 2008. Light transmission in the human cornea as a function of position across the ocular surface: theoretical and experimental aspects. Biophysical Journal 95(11), pp. 5092-5099. (10.1529/biophysj.108.132316)
- Boote, C.et al. 2008. Collagen organization in the chicken cornea and structural alterations in the retinopathy, globe enlarged (rge) phenotype - An X-ray diffraction study. Journal of Structural Biology 161(1), pp. 1-8. (10.1016/j.jsb.2007.08.015)
- Yamasaki, K.et al. 2008. Genomic Aberrations and Cellular Heterogeneity in SV40-Immortalized Human Corneal Epithelial Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 50(2), pp. 604-613. (10.1167/iovs.08-2239)
- Saito, T.et al. 2008. Sulfation patterns of keratan sulfate in different macular corneal dystrophy immunophenotypes using three different probes [Letter]. British Journal of Ophthalmology 92(10), pp. 1434-1436. (10.1136/bjo.2008.139527)
- Quantock, A. J. and Young, R. D. 2008. Development of the corneal stroma, and the collagen-proteoglycan associations that help define its structure and function. Developmental Dynamics 237(10), pp. 2607-2621. (10.1002/dvdy.21579)
2007
- Connon, C. J.et al. 2007. The biomechanics of amnion rupture: An X-Ray diffraction study. PLoS ONE 2(11), article number: e1147. (10.1371/journal.pone.0001147)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2007. Keratan sulfate glycosaminoglycan and the association with collagen fibrils in rudimentary lamellae in the developing avian cornea. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(7), pp. 3083-3088. (10.1167/iovs.06-1323)
- Regini, J. W.et al. 2007. X-Ray- and Neutron-Scattering Studies of α-Crystallin and Evidence That the Target Protein Sits in the Fenestrations of the α-Crystallin Shell. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 48(6), pp. 2695-2700. (10.1167/iovs.06-0559)
- Hayes, S.et al. 2007. Comparative Study of Fibrillar Collagen Arrangement in the Corneas of Primates and Other Mammals. The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 290(12), pp. 1542-1550. (10.1002/ar.20613)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2007. Differential immunogold localisation of sulphated and unsulphated keratan sulphate proteoglycans in normal and macular dystrophy cornea using sulphation motif-specific antibodies. Histochemistry and Cell Biology 127(1), pp. 115-120. (10.1007/s00418-006-0228-8)
- Hayes, S.et al. 2007. A study of corneal thickness, shape and collagen organisation in keratoconus using videokeratography and X-ray scattering techniques. Experimental Eye Research 84(3), pp. 423-434. (10.1016/j.exer.2006.10.014)
- Doutch, J. J., Quantock, A. J. and Meek, K. M. A. 2007. Changes in visible light transmission across the corneal stroma - art. no. 65350Q. Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VIII 6535, pp. Q5350-Q5350.
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2007. Small-angle fibre diffraction studies of corneal matrix structure: a depth profiled investigation of the human eye-bank cornea. Journal of Applied Crystallography 40(S1), pp. S335-S340. (10.1107/S0021889807005523)
- Gealy, E. C.et al. 2007. Differential expression of the keratan sulphate proteoglycan, keratocan, during chick corneal embryogenesis. Histochemistry and Cell Biology 128(6), pp. 551-555. (10.1007/s00418-007-0332-4)
2006
- Hayashida, Y.et al. 2006. Matrix morphogenesis in cornea is mediated by the modification of keratan sulfate by GlcNAc 6-O-sulfotransferase. PNAS 103(36), pp. 13333-13338. (10.1073/pnas.0605441103)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2006. Sulphation patterns of keratan sulphate proteoglycan in sclerocornea resemble cornea rather than sclera [Letter]. British Journal of Ophthalmology 90(3), pp. 391-393. (10.1136/bjo.2005.085803)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2006. Immunogold localization of keratan sulphate in macular corneal dystrophy using monoclonal antibodies to specific sulphation motifs [Abstract]. International Journal of Experimental Pathology 87(1), pp. A49-A50. (10.1111/j.0959-9673.2006.00458.x)
- Gealy, E. C.et al. 2006. Association between the cytoskeleton and collagen secretion in the developing cornea [Abstract]. International Journal of Experimental Pathology 87(1), pp. A43-A44. (10.1111/j.0959-9673.2006.00458.x)
- Doutch, J. J.et al. 2006. Propagation of infrared wavelengths through the corneal stroma with reference to hydration changes. Presented at: Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VIII, Saratov, Russia, 26-29 September 2006 Presented at Tuchin, V. V. ed.Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: optical technologies in biophysics and medicine VIII. Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 6535. Bellingham, WA: SPIE, (10.1117/12.740963)
- Beecher, N.et al. 2006. Neonatal development of the corneal stroma in wild-type and lumican-null mice. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 47(1), pp. 146-150. (10.1167/iovs.05-0907)
2005
- Assiri, A. A.et al. 2005. Incidence and severity of keratoconus in Asir province, Saudi Arabia. British Journal of Ophthalmology 89(11), pp. 1403-1406. (10.1136/bjo.2005.074955)
- Beecher, N.et al. 2005. An x-ray diffraction study of corneal structure in mimecan-deficient mice. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 46(11), pp. 4046-4049. (10.1167/iovs.05-0325)
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2005. Stromal architecture and immune tolerance in additive corneal xenografts in rodents. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica 83(4), pp. 462-466. (10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00509.x)
- Young, R. D.et al. 2005. Atypical composition and ultrastructure of proteoglycans in the mouse corneal stroma. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 46(6), pp. 1973-1978. (10.1167/iovs.04-1309)
- Boote, C.et al. 2005. Lamellar orientation in human cornea in relation to mechanical properties. Journal of Structural Biology 149(1), pp. 1-6. (10.1016/j.jsb.2004.08.009)
2004
- Connon, C. J.et al. 2004. Spatial and temporal alterations in the collagen fibrillar array during the onset of transparency in the avian cornea. Experimental Eye Research 78(5), pp. 909-915. (10.1016/j.exer.2004.01.005)
- Connon, C. J.et al. 2004. Understanding the function and location of a calcium activated chloride channel in ocular surface epithelium [Abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 45, pp. U388-U388.
2003
- Connon, C. J.et al. 2003. Proteoglycan alterations and collagen reorganisation in the secondary avian cornea during development. Ophthalmic Research 35(4), pp. 177-184. (10.1159/000071168)
- Meek, K. M. A.et al. 2003. Collagen fibril disorganisation in the corneas of keratocan-deficient mice as revealed by synchrotron X-ray diffraction [Abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 44, pp. U245-U245.
- Hayes, S.et al. 2003. Ultrastructural Changes in Keratoconic-like Mice Corneas [Abstract]. Fibre Diffraction Review 11, pp. 135.
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2003. Annulus of collagen fibrils in mouse cornea and structural matrix alterations in a murine-specific keratopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 44(5), pp. 1906-1911. (10.1167/iovs.02-0884)
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2003. Collagen organization in the secondary chick cornea during development. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 44(1), pp. 130-136.
- Boote, C.et al. 2003. Collagen orientation during development of the embryonic avian cornea. Fibre Diffraction Review 11(1), pp. 130.
- Boote, C.et al. 2003. A wide-angle x-ray diffraction study of the developing embryonic chicken cornea. Fibre Diffraction Review 11(1), pp. 123-129.
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2003. Collagen Organization in the Secondary Chick Cornea during Development. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 44(1), pp. 130-136. (10.1167/iovs.02-0544)
2002
- Kostyuk, O.et al. 2002. Transparency of the bovine corneal stroma at physiological hydration and its dependence on concentration of the ambient anion. The Journal of Physiology 543(2), pp. 633-642. (10.1113/jphysiol.2002.021527)
- Quantock, A., Koizumi, N. and Kinoshita, S. 2002. Limbal stem cell deficiencies and ocular surface reconstruction. Optometry Today 30, pp. 27-30.
- Boote, C.et al. 2002. Collagen orientation during development of the embryonic avian cornea [Abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 43, article number: E-Abstract 3214.
- Quantock, A. J.et al. 2002. Keratan sulphate levels during development of the embryonic avian cornea. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 43(E-Abst)
2001
- Kinoshita, S.et al. 2001. Characteristics of the human ocular surface epithelium. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 20(5), pp. 639-673. (10.1016/S1350-9462(01)00007-6)
- Quantock, A. J., Meek, K. M. A. and Chakravarti, S. 2001. An X-ray diffraction investigation of corneal structure in lumican-deficient mice. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 42(8), pp. 1750-1756.
- Sugita, J.et al. 2001. The detection of bacteria and bacterial biofilms in punctal plug holes. Cornea 20(4), pp. 362-365.
Teaching
My main teaching in the School is on the first year module, Geometrical Optics, and in my supervision of third year project students. I also supervise the research projects of between four and six third year undergraduates each year, and within the university I teach on a third year 'Tissue Engineering' module in the School of Biosciences and on the Masters degree in the Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair.
Funding
Research Council and Major Charity Funding As Principal Investigator* or Co- Investigator
| 2001-2002 | *EPSRC Project Grant | 59,634 |
| 2001-2006 | MRC Programme Grant (Meek, Quantock, Hodson, Caterson) | 1,083,276 |
| 2003-2006 | *BBSRC Project Grant | 281,524 |
| 2004-2008 | *BBSRC Project Grant | 310,135 |
| 2005 | BBSRC Equipment Grant (Erichsen et al.) | 69,864 |
| 2005-2009 | *BBSRC Japan Partnering Award | 30,000 |
| 2007-2012 | MRC Project Grant (Meek, Quantock) | 1,351,744 |
| 2008-2011 | BBSRC Project Grant (Knupp, Quantock) | 387,000 |
| 2008-2011 | *EPSRC Project Grant | 843,159 |
| 2012-2017 | MRC Programme Grant (Meek, Boote, Knupp, Quantock) | 1,754,774 |
| 2012-2015 | *The Wellcome Trust/Department of Health | 543,126 |
Research Team
Dr Rob Young, Senior Research Associate, A new minimally-invasive treatment for corneal endothelial dysfunction, The Wellcome Trust/Department of Health, 2012-2015
Miss Stacy Littlechild, PhD Student, Sir Martin Evans University President's Research Scholarship.
Dr Alina Akhbanbetova, PhD Student, Ser Cymru National Research Network Scholarship.
