Staff Profile
Dr Raul Fulea
Research Associate
- Email: raul.fulea@ncl.ac.uk
- Personal Website:
- Address: John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Center
Center for Life
Central Parkway
NE1 3BZ
Â鶹´«Ã½ Upon Tyne, UK
Background
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Â鶹´«Ã½, 2018-2023
- MRes in Musculoskeletal Ageing CIMA, Â鶹´«Ã½, 2017-2018
- BSc Honours in Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, 2014-2017
Current Position
Research Associate, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Â鶹´«Ã½
Research
Research Interests
My research interests include:
- research on pathomechanisms underlying FSHD
- development of sensitive biomarkers for myopathies
- investigation of cellular and molecular pathways driving muscle wasting
- role of inflammation in myopathies
Current work
Investigating circRNAs as biomakers in myopathies such as Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
Teaching
Supervision
Ph.D., MRes/MSc, BSc students