Dr. Refik Kuburas, Ph.D. @Refikkuburas
Cardio-pharmacology and cardiotoxicity researcher. Research Fellow in diabetes, stem cells and organoid development. WWIEM. The Queen's University Belfast. researchgate.net/profile/Refik_… Belfast, Northern Ireland Joined October 2012-
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Join us for an exciting @niscifest day When: Saturday 14th February Where: @WWIEM_QUB 1 pm to 4.30: LOVE YOUR HEALTH nisciencefestival.com/event/love-you… 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm. CELL EXPLORERS TOURS nisciencefestival.com/event/cell-exp… 2 & 3 PM: TOUR – ADVANCED IMAGING FACILITY nisciencefestival.com/event/qub-expe…
Pleased to share my latest first-author publication from the Butterworth radiation research group where we examined the functional cardiac changes during Heart-Lung co-irradiation in our pre-clinical model frontiersin.org/journals/oncol…
Calling all mid-career cardiovascular researchers in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and France! The International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards (ICRPA) are still open until 26th May. Details here: bhf.org.uk/for-profession….
Congratulations to ReproGO, Start Up from @WWIEM_QUB! ReproGo, named finalist at the Northern Ireland StartUp Awards 2025: 1. Medtech & Healthtech StartUp of the Year 2. Equity-Backed StartUp of the Year Looking forward to the finals in June! startupawards.uk #UKSUA
Congratulations to Asim J. Tashkandi for his first publication and my first co-last authored publication! mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/7…
We're pleased to share some exciting news! BHF has launched the Translational Pump Priming Awards offering up to £50,000 for projects in heart, stroke, and circulatory diseases, including vascular dementia. The Awards is ideal for innovators needing targeted funding to advance healthcare technologies. See more details here: bhf.org.uk/for-profession…
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Wow! What an amazing day at our Experimental Medicine Showcase! Thank you to everyone who visited us 🔬 and to all of our super volunteers 👏🏼
🚨 Save the Date! BSCR Early Career Researcher Symposium 2025 🚨 Are you an early-career researcher in basic cardiovascular science? This is an event you don’t want to miss! 🗓️ When: 7th May 2025, 9 AM – 5 PM 📍 Where: Birmingham 🎟️ Attendance: FREE for all BSCR members
Huge congratulations to PGJCCR's own Dr Stephen McMahon who was awarded this year's @RRS_RadRes Michael Fry Award!
Incredibly proud to be part of this amazing team lead by Prof. Andriana Margariti @WWIEM_QUB
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'Effective communication is crucial for success in science. The All-Ireland RNA Club is dedicated to empowering early career researchers to actively share their research.' We talked to @PariN39103649 about the brilliant new @IrishRNA! Read more here: qub.ac.uk/research-centr…
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My 'First person' interview with @J_Cell_Sci is online now 😊 Thank you very much @J_Cell_Sci for giving me this opportunity to talk about my science and my career goals. @QUBelfast @qubengagemhls_d @QUBPostdoc @QUBPostdocSoc @QubPGJCCR #messydesk
Find out more about this research in our ‘First person’ interview with Parisa Naeli @PariN39103649: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/13…
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