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UK-wide study shows antibodies persist for at least two months in children who have had COVID-19
20 November, 2020
1,000 children from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, known as ‘COVID Warriors’ have had their levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies measured during the first wave of the pandemic and repeated again two months after initial recruitment.
Queen’s leading UK-wide clinical trial to examine drug effectiveness for critically ill ICU patients
18 November, 2020
A new clinical trial led by Queen’s University Belfast will investigate different drugs for helping airway clearance in critically ill patients who are on mechanical ventilators.
Gene discovery has potential to prevent heart and circulatory complications in diabetes patients
15 September, 2020
A team of scientists at Queen’s University have discovered a gene that increases the risk of blood vessel damage in people with diabetes. Switching off this gene could help people with diabetes live longer, healthier lives.
Queen’s academic awarded share of €677 million to study how flu viruses hijack cells
3 September, 2020
Dr David Courtney, from Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine is one of 436 laureates from the 2020 ERC Starting Grants competition who have been awarded a share of €677 million to tackle the biggest scientific questions of our time.
UK-wide study shows children with gastrointestinal symptoms should be included in COVID-19 testing
28 August, 2020
Over 1,000 children from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, known as ‘COVID Warriors’ have had their antibodies measured in the UK-wide trial called ‘Seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection in healthy children’.
Breakthrough discovery finds specific protein linked to intellectual disability and depression
21 August, 2020
A research team led by Queen’s, in collaboration with the Center for Regenerative Therapies, Dresden, has found how a specific protein plays a crucial role in the generation of neurons at a specific time and location during brain development.
Queen’s project to prevent failure of blood vessel grafts receives Heart Research UK grant
20 August, 2020
A project at Queen’s University Belfast aiming to develop a new method of making grafted blood vessels more resilient has been awarded a grant of over £145,000 by national charity Heart Research UK.
Large study finds link between stress-related ageing and asthma
13 August, 2020
A team of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast has found signs of faster ageing related to stress among people with asthma.
Sequencing of SARS-CoV2 – Uncovering an ever-changing virus
Researchers at Queen’s are working as part of the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), which has been backed by a £20 million investment from government to perform whole genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV2 virus.
Queen’s University leading UK-wide trial to measure COVID-19 antibodies in children
Queen’s University Belfast is leading a UK-wide trial called ‘Seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection in healthy children’ to measure antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in healthy children.
Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19
9 June, 2020
A team of researchers from Queen’s University have identified new problems linked to the disease and warn of a sharp rise in antimicrobial resistance associated to COVID-19 treatments in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Queen’s University awarded funding to conduct COVID-19 rapid testing trial
Queen’s University Belfast has received funding to conduct a trial with the aim of developing a rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19.
National clinical trial to treat hospitalised patients with COVID-19
A new clinical trial led by Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Warwick seeks to find alternatives to ventilators to treat patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.
Queen's Awarded Grant To Find Covid-19 Treatment
Researchers at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded a grant of £295,626 in a bid to find an urgently-needed treatment for COVID-19.
Queen’s University involved in ground-breaking cystic fibrosis trial
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have been involved in ground-breaking research that holds promise for a vast majority of those with cystic fibrosis.
Scientists from Queen’s University to research abnormal heart rhythms
Scientists at Queen’s University have been awarded a prestigious grant by British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) to investigate how heart cells change in people affected by an abnormal heart rhythm.
Queen’s University scientists find a protein which can improve repair of damaged blood vessels
Cells produced in the human body could be used to heal damaged blood vessels according to new research at Queen's University Belfast, which has recently been published in the journal, Cardiovascular Research.
Queen’s University Belfast researchers discover revolutionary stem cell treatment
A discovery by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and King’s College London (KCL) could revolutionise treatment for vascular and diabetes related cardiovascular diseases.
Queen’s University named among Nation’s Lifesavers
A research team from Queen’s University has today been recognised for their exceptional contribution to keeping the nation healthy.
Queen’s researchers discover groundbreaking way to treat major sight-threatening diseases of the eye
3 April, 2019
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a new way of treating major diseases of the eye caused by the abnormal growth of new blood vessels.
Queen's Researchers make breakthrough in chronic lung disease
7 March, 2019
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a novel experimental treatment for chronic lung diseases that could improve the lives for people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
AS/A Level Students work experience at WWIEM
6 February, 2018
Queen’s University Belfast to lead vital research into incurable lung condition
A ground-breaking research study into an incurable lung condition will recruit 1000 people around the UK.
EU Commission highlights Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine Research
17 December, 2018
With a better understanding of how Klebsiella Pneumoniae evades our body's immune system, researchers with the EU-funded U-KARE project are developing new treatments based on boosting our defences against the potentially deadly disease.
2018 Barcroft Lecture
20 November, 2018
Researchers discover that calcifications in the eye increase risk for progression to advanced AMD
8 November, 2018
New research show that calcified nodules in the eye increase the risk for progression to advanced AMD more than six times
£32m Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine opens at Queen’s
14 September, 2018
An iconic and world class building, the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, has been opened at Queen’s University Belfast.
Queen's to host AIMday Big Data, AI and the One Health Agenda
13 August, 2018
Queen’s University Belfast will hosting AIMday Big Data, AI and the One Health Agenda on Friday 19th October 2018 at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast.
MBRU Students Visit WWIEM
1 September, 2018
In July 2018, four students from Mohammed Bin Rashid University (MBRU) in Dubai came to Belfast to spend four weeks at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine. Find out how they got on by watching our video.
Why the eye could be the window to brain degeneration such as Alzheimer’s disease
26 June, 2018
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have shown for the first time that the eye could be a surrogate for brain degeneration like Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Queen's University researchers make pneumonia breakthrough
15 June, 2018
A chance conversation between researchers at Queen’s University Belfast led to their combined expertise in developing a ground-breaking approach for the treatment of pneumonia.
WWIEM Third Year PhD Symposium 2018
1 May, 2018
Third Year Postgraduate Students in the Centre for Experimental Medicine held their annual symposium on April 13th 2018.
Disease-Focused Research at Queen’s University
Know Your Enemy | 13 March, 2018
To celebrate the NI Science Festival, we opened our doors on 17 February and invited you to join us to explore how the human body works and how we are leading the fight against disease.
New blood test could detect heart disease according to Queen’s University researchers
1 March, 2018
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast will investigate whether changes in certain genes in the heart can be used as a test to identify coronary heart disease – the UK’s biggest single killer.
The Investigator Issue 4 - Feb 2018
28 July, 2017
QUB Staff Excellence Awards
14 February, 2018
Barcroft Lecture 2017
28 November, 2017
Dolly’s legacy in tackling disease: cloning pioneer Professor Sir Ian Wilmut delivers Barcroft Lecture at QUB
Urgent Call to Tackle Killer Disease on World COPD Day
17 November, 2017
Queen’s Researchers Make Killer Superbug Breakthrough
14 November, 2017
Queen’s Researchers Tackle Meningitis
8 September, 2017
Queen’s Research Shows Aspirin Could Repair Tooth Decay
8 September, 2017
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered that aspirin could reverse the effects of tooth decay resulting in a reduction in the need for fillings. Currently about 7 million fillings are provided by the NHS each year in England alone.
WWIEM Postgraduate Student Symposia
2 June, 2017
Postgraduate Students in WWIEM held their annual symposia in April and May 2017. Each year organised their own symposium with guest speakers, trade stands from our leading suppliers and prizes for the best talks.
Queen’s lead one of world’s biggest trials in respiratory failure
22 May, 2017
A new technology which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units is being taken forward by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast in one of the biggest clinical trials in the world in the area of respiratory failure.
Queen’s-led European Research Project Makes Huge Steps in Tackling Global Health Challenges
9 May, 2017
The European Commission has highlighted the significance of a multimillion pound research project, led by Queen’s University Belfast, in tackling multidrug resistant infections.
Dr Ultan Power speaks to BBC News about Polio
14 April, 2017
BBC News investigated the issue of post-polio syndrome, a neurological disease evident in people who had polio, and spoke to WWIEM's Dr Ultan Power on the subject.
Queen’s Research discovers vitamins could help treat Cystic Fibrosis
27 March, 2017
Researchers have discovered why antibiotics for treating people with cystic fibrosis are becoming less effective and how fat soluble vitamins might offer a viable solution.
Discovery in fight against Multiple Sclerosis
23 February, 2017
Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine researcher Dr Denise Fitzgerald has been interviewed by BBC News following publication of a paper that reveals a major discovery in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.
Queen’s researchers make breakthrough in fight against superbug
23 February, 2017
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered why a lethal superbug is so resistant to the last line antibiotic meaning potential treatments could now be developed to fight the killer infection.
Staff Excellence Awards
16 February, 2017
Congratulations to the WWIEM Clerical and Technical team on being finalists in the QUB Team of the Year category at the Staff Excellence Awards 2017
International Team of Researchers Develop New Model for Earlier Treatments for AMD
16 February, 2017
An international team of researchers from Queen’s, University College London and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed a cell culture model that could help to develop earlier treatment strategies for AMD.
QUEEN’S SECURES EU FUNDING FOR FIGHT AGAINST LUNG DISEASE
2 February, 2017
SUPERBUGS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AS INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS GATHER AT QUEEN’S
8 September, 2016
Scientists from across Europe who are leading the fight against superbugs will gather at Queen’s University Belfast next week (14-15 September 2016).
QUEEN’S RESEARCHERS IN £2 MILLION BID TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
8 September, 2016
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have begun a £2 million research programme to investigate reversing the damage caused by Multiple Sclerosis.
Queen’s University developing new drug against leading causes of death in the UK – sepsis and ARDS
21 July, 2016
Scientists at Queen’s are developing a potential revolutionary new treatment for Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), which are among the leading causes of death in hospitalised patients in the UK.
Queen’s researchers discover heart drug could reduce diabetes related blindness
13 June, 2016
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast and University College London have discovered that a drug, originally developed to treat cardiovascular disease, has the potential to reduce diabetes related blindness.
Queen's researchers in €2.25m international project to tackle diabetes-related blindness
18 May, 2016
World-leading researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are among a team of scientists from the USA and Ireland who are collaborating to develop a novel treatment for diabetes-related blindness.
Queen's helps trial new treatment to extend life of cystic fibrosis patients
17 May, 2015
A ground-breaking new drug combination that could prolong the lives of cystic fibrosis patients, has been trialled by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast.