Professor John Armitage
B.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(C.N.A.A.)
Current positions
Emeritus Professor
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
Cryobiology and preservation of cells and tissues for transplantation. Eye banking and organ-culture storage of corneas. Clinical outcome of corneal transplants, including influence of HLA matching. Heart valve banking and cryopreservation of heart valves.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
INVESTIGATIONS OF BOTH VIRTRIFICATION AND FREEZING FOR THE LONG TERM STORAGE OF CORNEAS BY CRYOPRESERVATION
Principal Investigator
Dates
01/10/1997 to 01/10/2000
Publications
Recent publications
01/06/2022Long-Term Graft Survival and Decline in Endothelial Cell Density Following Penetrating Keratoplasty with Organ-Cultured Corneas
Ophthalmology and Therapy
Corneal transplant follow-up study II (CTFS II)
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Defining the optimal cryoprotectant and concentration for cryopreservation of limbal stem cells
Cryobiology
Validation of Catquest-9SF-A Visual Disability Instrument to Evaluate Patient Function after Corneal Transplantation
Cornea
Functional Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Polymorphisms and Haplotype Analysis in High-Risk Corneal Transplantation
Transplantation Proceedings
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