Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Pathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases for the PhD Research Project ‘Investigating the possible association of NRG1 and tau, in the development of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is [...]
While several studies have shown that autoimmune diseases are associated with psychiatric diseases like depression and psychosis, recent research lead by Dr Konstantinos Voskarides, Associate Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNIC Medical School, investigated whether genetic variants predisposing to autoimmune diseases and psychiatric disorders are genetically linked, constructing the common haplotypes. The [...]
10 February 2023 Professor in Neuroscience and Research Methods Avgis Hadjipapas, together with Assistant Professor in Perception and Cognitive Neuroscience at Maastricht University, Mark Roberts, and Medical School’s Post-Doctoral Fellow in Neuroscience, Charalambos Charalambous, have successfully completed the Research Topic ’Why the Exact Frequencies in our Brains Matter: Perspectives from Electrophysiology and Brain Stimulation.’ [...]
The Medical School and Shriners Children’s through their US based Genomics Institute, launched recently in Nicosia the first phase of the research project ‘Genomics and Precision Medicine’ for Cypriot patients. The goal of the project is to discover breakthroughs and develop innovative ways to treat paediatric conditions, including cerebral palsy, cleft lip and cleft [...]
Medical School post-doctoral fellow in Neuroscience Dr Charalambos Charalambous participated with a poster in Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, held in San Diego, California from 12 to 16 November 2022. The Society of Neuroscience is the world’s largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain [...]
Tuesday, 13 December 2023 According to new research published yesterday in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation, extremely hot and cold temperatures increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia. Researchers explored how extreme [...]
Acceptance of Applications for the PhD in Medical Sciences in field of Medical Education for the PhD Research Project ‘PHD-2022-A3: Investigating students’ preparation for clinical training skills in medical undergraduate education’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Neuroscience / Biomedical Sciences for the PhD Research Project ‘PHD-2022-A2: Characterisation of central and autonomic nervous system function in patients with mild Alzheimer’s Disease’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Sleep Science and Neuroscience for the PhD Research Project ‘PHD-2022-A1: Development of a Machine Learning-based nightmare detection method for recurrent nightmare treatment in PTSD’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree [...]
Recently published in the well-known peer reviewed journal “Cancer Epidemiology”, a paper cataloguing important original research done for the first time ever in Cyprus, could improve outcomes for the treatment of childhood cancers. First author, Clinical Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology/Haematology/Immunology at the Medical School Loizos Loizou said ‘Despite its rarity, cancer in [...]
Dr Constantina Constantinou, Associate Dean for Research, Dr Soulla Nicolaou, Director of the MD Programme, and Dr Chloe Antoniou, Associate Director of the Graduate Entry MD Programme, represented the University of Nicosia at the NEOLAiA Medicine and Health Group Meeting, held between 21 and 23 September 2022, in Örebro, Sweden. NEOLAiA is a European [...]
Yousef Kordi, a sixth-year medical student of the MD6 programme, presented his work on the “Effect of sevoflurane on cardiovascular activity at maintenance and emergence from anaesthesia during surgery” at the 2022 IEEE Workshop. His work, which was conducted during his fourth year as part of the MED-405 Research Project course and was supervised [...]
September 2022 Congenital abnormalities affecting the face are commonplace, and they take a great physical and emotional toll on individuals and families. A recent study co-authored by Dr Annita Achilleos, Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology and Genetics at the Medical School, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has helped [...]
“Divine work is easing pain” according to an old proverb. Chronic pain represents one of the most common global health problems. Current medications used to alleviate pain have either limited efficacy and/or significant adverse effects, and usually do not improve the prognosis of diseases that are typically present in patients suffering from chronic pain such [...]
Dr Charalambos C. Charalambous, a post-doctoral fellow in Neuroscience, has recently successfully completed a 3-week intensive course in Computational Neuroscience. This course is offered online via the Neuromatch Academy (https://academy.neuromatch.io) which teaches the computational techniques crucial for success in academia and industry. It serves thousands of students each year with hundreds of teaching assistants around [...]
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the project ‘Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals’ (EmpathyInHealth) which is funded by the Erasmus+ programme (KA203 Strategic Partnerships for higher education). The main aim of EmpathyInHealth is to create a curriculum for [...]
UNIC's Medical School Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Katerina Prokopiou, is the first author of the study ‘A prospective multicentre, randomised, double-blind study designed to assess the potential effects of omega-3 fatty acids,’ which was presented at the conference of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2022 held recently in Denver, Colorado. [...]
Thursday, 07 July 2022 The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the project ‘Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals’ (EmpathyInHealth) which is funded by the Erasmus+ programme (KA203 Strategic Partnerships for higher education). The main aim of EmpathyInHealth is to create a curriculum for [...]
The research project entitled ‘‘The effect of pharmacology teaching on diverse learners in a problem-based learning medical curriculum (PharmPBL)’ was successfully completed as of May, 2022. This was a joint research project between the University of Nicosia Research Foundation (UNRF) and St George’s, University of London (SGUL). The project received competitive funding from the Research [...]
Participation of students of the University of Nicosia Medical School in the ‘Beyond Pre-Accelerator Programme’ of Junior Achievement Cyprus Junior Achievement Cyprus launched for the first time in Cyprus the ‘Beyond Pre-Accelerator Programme.’ The Programme builds a bridge between purely educational programmes delivered to universities and more advanced accelerators and incubators. It aims to [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Epidemiology and Public Health for the PhD Research Project ‘Efficacy of dietary supplement use in cancer survivorship care: Meta-analysis for guiding evidence-based patient care’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences in Epidemiology [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the fields of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering for the PhD Research Project ‘Development of a closed-loop controller for automatic administration of anaesthetic and analgesic agents during surgery using machine learning methods’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical [...]
