Catherine Jamison

Catherine Jamison is a Researcher at the Queen's University Belfast, affiliated with the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Centre for Public Health. With over two decades of research activity, she specializes in diabetic retinopathy screening, retinal imaging, and biomarker discovery for diabetes-related complications.

• Research Focus: Improving diagnostic accuracy through AI and ethnic diversity in retinal image datasets
• Key Collaborations: MacTel Research Group, Northern Ireland Diabetic Eye Screening Programme

Her work intersects medical imaging, public health epidemiology, and clinical data science. Recent publications demonstrate her contributions to OCT-based diagnostics and pandemic-related ocular comorbidities. She actively engages in academic collaborations, hosting international researchers from Tanzania and other countries.

Scientific contributions include:

• Developing self-supervised learning frameworks for retinal disease detection
• Advancing diabetic retinopathy screening standards
• Investigating cross-disciplinary links between diabetes and cancer markers