Professor Keith Meek
Projects as PI
- Corneal transparency, refractive status and their loss in pathological conditions (01/04/2007 - 31/03/2012)
- Developing a novel hard contact lens based on biomimetic principle from the Ostracod carapace window (25/11/2013 - 30/06/2014)
- Ostracod carapace as a novel transparent material (01/04/2016 - 30/09/2019)
- The collagen in corneal pathology, and the effects of new therapies for loss of transparency and refractive status (01/01/2007 - 30/06/2012)
- The Ostracod carapace window as a biomimetic basis for development of a novel eye shield (01/07/2012 - 31/12/2013)
Projects as Co-Investigator
- A mechanistic understanding of corneal pathobiology and the development and optimization of novel therapeutic strategies (01/09/2019 - 31/08/2024)
- A physical characterisation of assembly mechanisms and light transmission in cornea (01/05/2008 - 31/10/2011)
- A structural investigation of age related protein degradation and its prevention (01/10/2006 - 30/09/2009)
- Development of a safer method for corneal stromal photo-crosslinking to stop the progression of keratoconus or to treat bacterial corneal infections (01/04/2017 - 03/03/2019)
- The cellular control of corneal development and transparency and generation of biomimetic corneal tissue (01/08/2015 - 31/01/2019)