Abstract
Diabetic keratopathy is the major complication of the cornea characterizing diabetes-affected patients. This ocular pathology is correlated with the hyperglycemic state leading to delayed corneal wound healing and recurrent corneal ulcers. The purpose of the study will be to investigate the role of peptides on corneal epithelial wound healing and analyze the signaling pathways activated.
Keywords
CELL and MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Cell cultures
ERC sector(s)
LS Life Sciences
Fields of study
Name supervisor
Grazia Maugeri
E-mail
graziamaugeri@unict.it
Name of Department/Faculty/School
Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences
Name of the host University
University of Catania (UNICT)
EUNICE partner e-mail of destination Research
leonardo.mirabella@studium.unict.it
Country
Italy
Thesis level
PhD
Minimal language knowledge requisite
English C1
Thesis mode
Hybrid
Length of the research internship
3 months
Financial support available (other than E+)
No