Rasha Alshaikh Shares Top Honours at 2024 College of Medicine and Health Postgraduate Researcher Awards Ceremony

24 Jun 2024

Rasha Alshaikh was named a joint winner of the Postgraduate Researcher of the Year Award at the 2024 College of Medicine and Health Postgraduate Research Student Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, 19 June 2024.

Rasha's project, supervised by Dr Katie Ryan and Professor Christian Waeber, aims to test the effects of the S1P1 receptor modulator Siponimod in In vitro and In vivo models of retinal neovascularization and to develop controlled release intravitreal drug delivery systems for the management of diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration. Her research has the potential to significantly improve the treatment of patients with these prevalent disorders.

Congratulations to Rasha on her outstanding work and well-deserved recognition.