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Ms Esmahan Durmaz
Research student
Overview
My research interest is based on drug delivery via extracellular vesicles to retina. The aim of my project is to investigate novel therapeutics to prevent neuron loss in the retina. I started my PhD in October 2022, supervised by Dr Ben Mead and Professor Marcela Votruba.
Publication
2024
- Durmaz, E., Dribika, L., Kutnyanszky, M. and Mead, B. 2024. Utilizing extracellular vesicles as a drug delivery system in glaucoma and RGC degeneration. Journal of Controlled Release 372, pp. 209-220. (10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.06.029)
Articles
- Durmaz, E., Dribika, L., Kutnyanszky, M. and Mead, B. 2024. Utilizing extracellular vesicles as a drug delivery system in glaucoma and RGC degeneration. Journal of Controlled Release 372, pp. 209-220. (10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.06.029)
Research
Thesis
Neuroprotective miRNA Delivery via Extracellular Vesicles in Glaucoma
Teaching
2022 – present: Demonstrator experience, From Cells to Systems (OP1205), BSc Optometry and Vision Sciences programme (1st year), School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, UK.
