You are here: vision-research.eu » People » Research Groups » United Kingdom » McGeown, Graham
Our interests focus on the role played by intracellular Ca2+ in the control of contractility in smooth muscle, particularly in retinal microvessels. This includes consideration of the effects of localised Ca2+-sparks, cell-wide Ca2+-waves and oscillations, and cell-to-cell spread of Ca2+-signals within microvessels.
Much of this work is part of longstanding investigations into how diabetes, a major cause of blindness, affects these small blood vessels, and is carried out as part of an internationally recognised group of scientists studying the mechanisms responsible for diabetic retinopathy.
Graham McGeown
[more information]
Institute of Clinical Science A, Royal Victoria Hopsital
Grosvenor Road
BT12 6BA Belfast
Northern Ireland
Phone: +44 (0)28 90632629
Fax: +44 (0)28 90632699
Email:
g.mcgeown[at]qub.ac.uk
Website:
www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforVisionandVascularSciences/