معرفی
Professor Tony Bjourson holds a Professor of Genomics position at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty Of Life & Health Sciences, University of Ulster. He established the Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine and co-founded Clinical Translation Research & Innovation Centre (C-TRIC), securing over £30M in research funding.
His educational background includes an
- MSc in Molecular Biosciences (University of Ulster, 2002)
- PhD in Molecular Signalling (Queen’s University Belfast, 1996)
Research interests focus on stratified and personalised medicine for multi-morbid inflammatory disorders, with key contributions in
- genomic biomarkers for RA and MS
- epigenetics of depression
- NLRP3 inflammasome targeting
- ALS molecular stratification
Scientific awards include
- Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (2024)
- Ulster University Research Excellence Award (2019)
As Principal/Co-PI on 12+ grants totaling £30M+, he has supervised >25 PhD students. Current projects include a £24M Health Research Institute expansion via UK City Deals focusing on clinical decision systems.
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