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Details for Professor Andrew Dick
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Andrew Dick |
| Job title | Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology |
| Department | Bristol Medical School (THS) University of Bristol School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://www.bristol.ac.uk/clinicalsciencesouth/ophthalmology/ |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | B.Sc., M.B.B.S.(Lond.), M.D.(Aberd.), M.R.C.P.(UK), F.R.C.S.(Lond.), F.R.C.S.(Edin.), F.R.C.P.(Edin.), F.R.C.Ophth, FMedSci |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | The Royal College of Surgeons (London & Edinburgh) The Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Opthalmologists United Kingdom Academy of Medical Sciences |
| Keywords | autoimmunity retinal neural progenitor cell research graft rejection macrophages microglia uveitis Retinal disease |
| Areas of expertise | Immune mechanisms of autoimmune disorders of the eye. The ophthalmic-immunology group's work focuses on how the retina responds to injury, inflammation and degeneration. This covers areas which include: -The control of immune responses in the retina which includes the interaction with microglia and inhibitory signals mediated by neuronal CD200 expression and matrix (TSP). -The myeloid cell control of angiogenesis during wound healing and chronic inflammation. -Autoimmune responses within the eye and brain, by studying both T cell and macrophage responses within the tissue during experimental retinal and CNS autoimmunity. -Microglial and macrophage behaviour during retinal degeneration by studying experimental models of photoreceptor degeneration. -Retinal remodelling by studying the interaction of microglia, Muller cells and retinal progenitor cells. -Development of immunomodulatory agents for the treatment of uveitis, investigated in the experimental model of uveitis. - Clinical trials for inflammatory eye disease and retinal diseases such as Age related macular degeneration |
| Media experience | Have been on TV and radio |