Reinhold Medina

Professor Reinhold J. Medina is Chair of Vision and Vascular Science and Head of the Department of Eye and Vision Sciences at the University of Liverpool. He holds an MD from San Agustin University, Peru, and a PhD in Stem Cell Biology from Okayama University, Japan. He previously held academic positions at Queen’s University Belfast, where he became Professor of Diabetes and Vascular Medicine. Professor Medina is internationally recognised for his research on vascular ageing, diabetic eye disease and regenerative medicine. His pioneering work on endothelial progenitor cells and vascular repair contributed to the preclinical development of a novel cell therapy for regeneration of retinal vasculature.

His research is supported by funding organisations including the MRC, BBSRC, Leverhulme Trust, Fight for Sight, Macular Society, Novo Nordisk, the Vivensa Foundation, and Diabetes UK. He has published over 65 peer-reviewed papers, with more than 6,980 citations and an h-index of 38.