Post by Joel Bruno Mendes, PhD

I’m happy to share that I successfully defended my PhD on 12 December 2025 🙌 . Thank you to my supervisors, examiners, collaborators, and everyone who supported me throughout the process. I’m especially grateful to my lab mates/colleagues and to my family and friends for the encouragement along the way. My research focused on leveraging multi-omics tools and human post-mortem retina to map early molecular changes to better understand time-dependent disease mechanisms and identify pathways that could support earlier intervention. I’m now looking toward the next challenge, hoping to integrate data-driven approaches with translation into improved patient outcomes. #PhD #ThesisDefense #Research #LifeSciences #MolecularGenetics #Epigenetics #SpatialTranscriptomics #Bioinformatics #DiabeticRetinopathy #Ophthalmology