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In 2009 he was appointed Chairman of the Education Committee of the European Council for Optometry and Optics(ECOO) and a member of the ECOO Executive Committee.Publications:Hogg RE, Stevenson MR, Chakravarthy U, Beirne RO, Anderson RS; Early features of AMD; Ophthalmology, 114:1028-1028e3, 2007Hogg RE, Anderson RS, Stevenson MR, Zlatkova MB, Chakravarthy U; In vivo macular pigment measurements.A comparison of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry; British Journal ofOphthalmology, 91: 485-490, 2007Anderson RS, Redmond T, McDowell DR, Dempsey KMM, Zlatkova MB; The robustness of various forms of perimetryto different levels of induced intraocular straylight; Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. (Epub ahead of print).Wolsley CJ, Silvestri G, O'Neill J, Saunders KJ, Anderson RS; The association between multifocal electroretinogramsand OCT retinal thickness in retinitis pigmentosa patients with good visual acuity; Eye, 2008 Oct 31 (Epub ahead ofprint)Beirne RO, Zlatkova MB, Chang CK, Chakravarthy U, Anderson RS; How does the short-wavelength-sensitive contrastsensitivity function for detection and resolution change with age in the periphery? Vision Research, 48: 1894-1901,2008Wolsley CJ, Saunders KJ, Silvestri G, Anderson RS; Investigation of Changes in the Myopic Retina using MultifocalElectroretinograms, Optical Coherence Tomography and Peripheral Resolution; Vision Research, 48: 1554-1561, 2008Zlatkova MB, Vassilev A, Anderson RS; Resolution acuity for equiluminant gratings of S-cone positive or negativecontrast in human vision; Journal of Vision, 8: 9.1-10 2008Dr Tara MooreSenior Lecturer in ImmunologyContact details:T: +44 (0)28 70324577t.moore@ulster.ac.ukDr Tara Moore’s research investigates the immunology of the ocular surface using patient samples, ocular surfacecells and donor tissue to identify biomarkers for application in translational patient based research, which involvesdiagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The translational research is greatly facilitated through close collaborativework with Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Italy, Birmingham andMoorfields Eye clinic. Presently research concentrates on two ocular surface conditions: Herpes Simplex Virusinfection of the ocular surface and dry eye and it is funded primarily by the HPSS Research and Development Officeand Invest NI.Dr Moore works closely with other ocular immunology researchers within the Centre for Molecular Biosciences,which include: Mr Johnny Moore, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Visiting Professor, Dr Jo Graham, Post doctoralResearch Associate, Dr Elena Novitskya, Post doctoral Research Associate and Ophthalmologist, Dr Vicky McGilligan,Post doctoral Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer. Research interests focus on the microbiology of the ocularsurface and the associated immunological responses. Dr Moore’s research investigates the immunology of theocular surface using patient samples, ocular surface cells and donor tissue to identify biomarkers for application intranslational patient based research which involves diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.112