Jennifer Perais

Jennifer Perais is a Research Fellow at the Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, affiliated with Queen's University Belfast. Her work focuses on diabetic retinopathy and related ocular pathologies.

• Current Role: School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
• Email: jhamilton@qub.ac.uk

Research Interests: Dr. Perais specializes in diabetic retinopathy, particularly proliferative diabetic retinopathy and retinal ischemia. Her recent studies include:

• Machine learning for severity classification
• Prognostic biomarkers like triacylglycerol levels
• Therapeutic challenges in retinal ischemia
• Retinal vein occlusion pathophysiology
• Panretinal photocoagulation outcomes

Scientific Award: Recipient of the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme Incentive Award (2022).