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Details for Dr Becky Foster
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Becky Foster |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Clinical Sciences |
| Department | Bristol Medical School (THS) University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | B.Sc.(Wales), Ph.D.(Bristol) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A podocyte biology renal physiology academic renal unit proteins involved in glomerular physiology & pathology |
| Areas of expertise | I completed my BSc in Zoology at the University of Wales, Swansea in 1999. In 2001 I undertook a PhD in the Microvascular Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, University of Bristol with Prof. Dave Bates and Dr Steve Harper, studying the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A in podocyte biology, which I completed in 2004. I have extended my interest in renal physiology as an MRC funded Post-doctoral research scientist in the Academic Renal Unit, Clinical Science @ North Bristol, University of Bristol with Prof. Peter Mathieson and Dr Moin Saleem. My research interests centre around the contributing roles of key proteins involved in glomerular physiology and pathology. |