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Futureproof Extra: Eosinophilic Oesophagitis

At the moment it seems like almost the whole science community is focussed on Covid 19. And while...

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07.00 4 May 2020


Futureproof Extra: Eosinophilic Oesophagitis



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07.00 4 May 2020


At the moment it seems like almost the whole science community is focussed on Covid 19.

And while it’s obvious to us all that this is an important endeavour, there are still other diseases out there that also require research. 

So, what is it like to plough a lonely furrow and commit to researching one of the more obscure diseases that afflicts human beings?

Dr Joanne Masterson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at NUI Maynooth and Member of the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, she joined Jonathan to discuss.


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