The Network of Excellence in Corneal Regeneration

Short-Term Sci Mission

 

Short-Term Scientific Mission

(Reports of the following Mission are updated only for members in the message board.)

Period: 2016-06-19 to 2016-07-06

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Belgium to Sweden)

STSM Applicant: Mr Michel Haagdorens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk (BE), michelhaagdorens@gmail.com

STSM Topic: Construction and testing of artificial synthetic collagen constructs for corneal surface reconstruction

Host: May Griffith, Linköping University, Linköping (SE), may.griffith@liu.se

 

 

Period: 2016-06-06 to 2016-06-26

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Italy to Ireland)

STSM Applicant: Mr Mohit Parekh, Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus, Zelarino (IT), mohit.parekh@fbov.it

STSM Topic: Translational research - human corneal endothelial cell culture and scaffolding

Host: Mark Ahearne, Regenerative Medicine, Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland., Dublin (IE), AHEARNM@tcd.ie

 

 

Period: 2016-05-16 to 2016-05-20

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Finland to Germany)

STSM Applicant: Ms Laura Koivusalo, University of Tampere, Tampere (FI), laura.koivusalo@uta.fi

STSM Topic: The use of ex vivo corneal culture in studying stem cell and biomaterial based corneal grafts

Host: Björn Bachmann, Centre of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (DE), bjoern.bachmann@uk-koeln.de

 

 

Period: 2016-04-11 to 2016-04-29

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Belgium to Italy)

STSM Applicant: Ms Sara Van Acker, University of Antwerp, Edegem (BE), sara.vanacker1@gmail.com

STSM Topic: Effect of conjunctival biopsy location and cultivation method on the self-regenerating capacity of primary

conjunctival cultures

Host: Stefano Ferrari, Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, Venice (IT), stefano.ferrari@fbov.it

 

 

Period: 2016-03-14 to 2016-04-01

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Germany to United Kingdom)

STSM Applicant: Dr Franziska Bucher, Uniklinik Köln, Köln (DE), franziskabucher@yahoo.de

STSM Topic: Effect of VEGF-A isoforms on corneal nerve growth and regeneration

Host: Christiana Ruhrberg, University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, London (UK), c.ruhrberg@ucl.ac.uk

 

 

Period: 2015-12-07 to 2015-12-11

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Denmark to Germany)

STSM Applicant: Dr Niklas Telinius,Department of Ophthalmology, Aarhus University Hospital,Aarhus C(DK) ,

telinius@me.com

STSM Topic: Imaging of corneal lymphatics

Host: Claus Cursiefen,University of Cologne,Köln(DE), claus.cursiefen@uk-koeln.de

 

 

Period: 2015-12-07 to 2015-12-13

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Germany to United Kingdom)

STSM Applicant: Dr Sebastian Siebelmann,University of Cologne, Department of Ophthalmology,Cologne(DE) ,

sebastian.siebelmann@uk-koeln.de

STSM Topic: Innate Lymphoid Cells as key players for the ocular surface integrity

Host: Graham Anderson,Birmingham Medical School, Centre for Immune Regulation,Birmingham(UK),

g.anderson@bham.ac.uk

 

 

Period: 2015-11-22 to 2015-11-28

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Italy to Belgium)

STSM Applicant: Dr Marina Bertolin,The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation (FBOV) ,venice(IT) , marina.bertolin@fbov.it

STSM Topic: Methods to culture limbal stem cells for clinical use: a comparative study

Host: Nadia Zakaria,CCRG - Division of Ophthalmology - Room U113 , Antwerp University Hospital,Antwerp(BE),

nadia.zakaria@gmail.com

 

 

Period: 2015-10-17 to 2015-10-31

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from United Kingdom to Germany)

STSM Applicant: Dr Laura Sidney,University of Nottingham,Nottingham(UK) , laura.sidney@nottingham.ac.uk

STSM Topic: In vitro investigation of the (lymph)angiogenic potential of corneal mesenchymal stem cells

Host: Maria Notara,Uniklinik ,Köln(DE), maria.notara@uk-koeln.de

 

 

Period: 2015-10-13 to 2015-10-29

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Italy to Hungary)

STSM Applicant: Mr Mohit Parekh,The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation,Zelarino(IT) , mohit.parekh@fbov.it

STSM Topic: Human corneal endothelial cell culture

Host: Goran Petrovski,University of Szeged,Szeged(HU), petrovski.goran@med.u-szeged.hu

 

 

Period: 2015-10-04 to 2015-10-10

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Bulgaria to Italy)

STSM Applicant: Mr Andrey Velichkov,Bioregeneration Tissue Bank,Sofia(BG) , velichkovandrey@gmail.com

STSM Topic: Corneal regeneration STSM, Venice 2015

Host: Stefano Ferrari,Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto,Venice(IT), stefano.ferrari@fbov.it

 

 

Period: 2015-09-12 to 2015-10-09

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Belgium to Hungary)

STSM Applicant: Mr Bert Van den Bogerd,University of Antwerp,2650 Edegem(BE) , bert.vandenbogerd@gmail.com

STSM Topic: The phenotypic characterization of primary human corneal endothelial cells

Host: Goran Petrovski,University of Szeged,6720 Szeged(HU), petrovski.goran@med.u-szeged.hu

 

 

Period: 2015-09-02 to 2015-09-30

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Sweden to Italy)

STSM Applicant: Mr Martin Stoor,Linköping University,Linköping(SE) , marst356@student.liu.se

STSM Topic: Primary corneal inflammatory response in vitro and ex vivo

Host: Stefano Ferrari,The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation,Zelarino (Venice)(IT), stefano.ferrari@fbov.it

 

 

Period: 2015-08-02 to 2015-08-22

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Hungary to Norway)

STSM Applicant: Dr Goran Petrovski,University of Szeged,Szeged(HU) , petrovski.goran@med.u-szeged.hu

STSM Topic: Surface carbohydrate profiling of human corneal stromal stem cells

Host: Morten Moe,University of Oslo,Oslo(NO), m.c.moe@medisin.uio.no

         

 

Period: 2015-02-21 to 2015-03-10

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Belgium to Sweden)

STSM Applicant: Mr Michel Haagdorens,University of Antwerp,Edegem(BE) , Michel.haagdorens@gmail.com

STSM Topic: Construction and testing of collagen constructs for corneal surface reconstruction

Host: Monika Kozak-Ljunggren, Linköping University, Linköping(SE),  monika.ljunggren@liu.se

 

 

Period: 2015-01-30 to 2015-02-17

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Italy to Sweden)

STSM Applicant: Dr Hossein Elbadawy,Veneto eye bank foundation,Venice(IT) , hossein.elbadawy@fbov.it

STSM Topic: Epithelial regeneration targeting gap junctions

Host: Neil Lagali,Linköping University,Linköping(SE), neil.lagali@liu.se

 

 

Period: 2015-01-26  to 2015-02-20

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Hungary to Germany)

STSM Applicant: Dr Gábor Tóth,Semmelweis University, Department of Ophthalmology,1085 Budapest(HU)

STSM Topic: Regression of pathological lymphatic vessels in high-risk eyes via corneal cross-linking

Host: Claus Cursiefen,University of Cologne, Department of Ophthalmology,50937 Cologne(DE)

 

 

Period: 2015-01-18 to 2015-01-31

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Belgium to Hungary)

STSM Applicant: Ms Steffi Matthyssen,University of Antwerp & University Hospital Antwerp,Edegem(BE)

STSM Topic: Isolation, proliferation and characterization of corneal mesenchymal stem cells

Host: Goran Petrovski,University of Szeged,Szeged(HU)

 

 

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Period: 2014-11-02 to 2014-11-29

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Ireland to United Kingdom)

STSM Applicant: Ms Amy Lynch,Trinity College Dublin,Dublin(IE) , lyncha15@tcd.ie

STSM Topic: Structural analysis and recellularization of decellularized corneal scaffolds.

Host: Samantha Wilson,University of Nottingham,Nottingham(UK), samantha.wilson@nottingham.ac.uk

 

 

Period: 2014-11-01 to 2014-11-30

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Hungary to United Kingdom)

STSM Applicant: Mr Richard Nagymihaly,Department of Ophthalmology,Szeged(HU) , nagymihaly.richard@med.u-szeged.hu

STSM Topic: Transdifferentiation potential of peripheral corneal stromal stem cells into endothelial lineage

Host: Andrew Hopkinson,Eye and ENT Centre, QMC, University of Nottingham,Nottingham(UK),

andrew.hopkinson@nottingham.ac.uk

 

 

Period: 2014-10-20 to 2014-11-16

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Hungary to Norway)

STSM Applicant: Dr Dóra Júlia Szabó,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged,Szeged(HU) , szdori@mailbox.hu

STSM Topic: Characterization of cornea limbal epithelial stem cells after long-term cultivation

Host: Morten C Moe,Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Eye Research, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo,Oslo(NO), m.c.moe@medisin.uio.no

 

 

Period: 2014-10-20 to 2014-11-07

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Hungary to Germany)

STSM Applicant: Dr Gábor Tóth,Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University,Budapest(HU) , gabortothgabor@gmail.com

STSM Topic: Regression of pathological lymphatic vessels in high-risk eyes via corneal cross-linking

Host: Claus Cursiefen,Department of Ophthalmology, university of Cologne,Cologne(DE), claus.cursiefen@uk-koeln.de

 

 

Period: 2014-10-01 to 2014-11-01

COST Action: BM1302

STSM type: Regular (from Denmark to United Kingdom)

STSM Applicant: Dr Lei Liu,Laboratory for Stem Cell Research,Aalborg(DK) , lei@hst.aau.dk

STSM Topic: Limbal stem cells: towards better understanding of the biology and novel treatment paradigms

Host: Andrew Hopkinson,Nottingham Centre for Eye Research,Nottingham(UK), andrew.hopkinson@nottingham.ac.uk

 

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Action BM1302 "Joining Forces in Corneal Regeneration Research" 2014-2017.