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