Prof. Tara Moore
School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Ulster, UK

Email: t.moore@ulster.ac.uk

Qualifications
2010   NILTG, Animal Scientific Procedures Certificate (Personal & Project Licences)
2003   Registered Practitioner, Higher Education Academy
2003   PgCHET University of Ulster, Coleraine
2001   Research Fellowship, MEEI / Harvard Medical School Boston
1999   Animal Scientific Procedures Certificate, University Accreditation Scheme
1998   Teacher/Tutor Certificate, Education (high commendation) QUB
1997   Ph.D., Immunology & Virology QUB
1994   B.Sc., Microbiology (First Class Honours) QUB
1991   A level: Physics, Chemistry & Biology, Rainey Endowed Grammar School

Publications (Selected)

1. McLain, A., Kowalczyk, A., Baran-Rachwalska, P., Sutera, F. M., Robertson, L. J., Nielsen, N. S., ... & Moore, T. (2025). TGFBI R124H mutant allele silencing in granular corneal dystrophy type 2 using topical siRNA delivery. Journal of Controlled Release, 382, 113681.
2. Moore, J. S., Nesbit, M. A., & Moore, T. (2023). Appraisal of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Biomarkers, and Ocular Imaging in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction. Current Cardiology Reviews, 19(6), 72-81.
3. Mailey, J. A., Moore, J. S., Brennan, P. F., Jing, M., Awuah, A., McLaughlin, J. A., ... & Spence, M. S. (2023). Assessment of hemodynamic indices of conjunctival microvascular function in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction. Microvascular Research, 147, 104480.
4. Harkin, C., Cobice, D., Watt, J., Kurth, M. J., Brockbank, S., Bolton, S., ... & Ruddock, M. W. (2023). Analysis of reactive aldehydes in urine and plasma of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients through liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: reactive aldehydes as potential markers of diabetic nephropathy. Frontiers in nutrition, 9, 997015.
5. Moore, J. S., Robertson, L. J., Price, R., Curry, G., Farnan, J., Black, A., ... & Moore, T. (2022). Evaluation of the performance of a lateral flow device for quantitative detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Clinical Immunology Communications, 2, 130-135.
6. Mailey, J., Moore, J. S., Brennan, P. F., Jing, M., Awuah, A., McLaughlin, J. A. D., ... & Spence, M. S. (2022). INOCA affects more than the coronaries. European Heart Journal, 43(Supplement_2), ehac544-1192.
7. Harkin, C., Smith, K. W., MacKay, C. L., Moore, T., Brockbank, S., Ruddock, M., & Cobice, D. F. (2022). Spatial localization of β-unsaturated aldehyde markers in murine diabetic kidney tissue by mass spectrometry imaging. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 414(22), 6657-6670.
8. Harkin, C., Smith, K. W., Cruickshank, F. L., Logan Mackay, C., Flinders, B., Heeren, R. M., ... & Cobice, D. F. (2022). On‐tissue chemical derivatization in mass spectrometry imaging. Mass spectrometry reviews, 41(5), 662-694.
9. Harkin, C., Cobice, D., Brockbank, S., Bolton, S., Johnston, F., Strzelecka, A., ... & Ruddock, M. W. (2022). Biomarkers for detecting kidney dysfunction in type-2 diabetics and diabetic nephropathy subjects: a case-control study to identify potential biomarkers of DN to stratify risk of progression in T2D patients. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 887237.
10. Obasanmi, G., Nesbit, M. A., Cobice, D., Mackay, L., McGimpsey, S., Wappett, M., ... & Moore, T. C. (2022). Successful Proof-of-Concept for Topical Delivery of Novel Peptide ALM201 with Potential Usefulness for Treating Neovascular Eye Disorders. Ophthalmology Science, 2(2), 100150.
11. McNally, C. J., Watt, J., Kurth, M. J., Lamont, J. V., Moore, T., Fitzgerald, P., ... & Ruddock, M. W. (2022). A novel combination of serum markers in a multivariate model to help triage patients into “low-” and “high-risk” categories for prostate cancer. Frontiers in oncology, 12, 837127.
12. Awuah, A., Moore, J. S., Nesbit, M. A., Ruddock, M. W., Brennan, P. F., Mailey, J. A., ... & Moore, T. C. (2022). A novel algorithm for cardiovascular screening using conjunctival microcirculatory parameters and blood biomarkers. Scientific reports, 12(1), 6545.
13. Robertson, L. J., Price, R., Moore, J. S., Curry, G., Farnan, J., Black, A., ... & Moore, T. (2022). IgG antibody production and persistence to 6 months following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: A Northern Ireland observational study. Vaccine, 40(18), 2535-2539.
14. Faustini, S., Shields, A., Banham, G., Wall, N., Al-Taei, S., Tanner, C., ... & Richter, A. (2022). Cross reactivity of spike glycoprotein induced antibody against Delta and Omicron variants before and after third SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in healthy and immunocompromised individuals. The Journal of infection, 84(4), 579.
15. Maguire, D., Watt, J., Armour, C., Milanak, M., Lagdon, S., Lamont, J. V., ... & Ruddock, M. W. (2021). Post-traumatic stress disorder: A biopsychosocial case-control study investigating peripheral blood protein biomarkers. Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry, 5, 100042.

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