Teresa Kennedy-Lydon
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Teresa is a PhD student at the Urinary System Physiology Unit. Her research focuses on pericyte-mediated regulation of vasa recta capillaries in the renal medulla.
Biography
Teresa graduated from Athlone Insttiute of Technology, Ireland with a BSc (Hons) in Toxicology in 2006. Since then,she has completed an MSc in Histopathology at Imperial College London during which she worked as a research technician for the VBS department at the Royal Veterinary College.Teresa started her PhD at the Royal Veterinary College in October 2009 under the supervision of Dr Claire Peppiatt-Wildman,Dr. Harriet Syme and Dr. Scott Wildman.
Research
Teresa's research in the Peppiatt-Wildman group focuses on the role of smooth muscle-like cells called pericytes in regulating capillary diameter in the vasa recta of the renal medulla.Teresa is particularly interested in the role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in renal medullary blood flow and more specifically, their effect on pericyte-mediated changes in capillary diameter. This involves functional pharmacological experiments coupled with video imaging techniques in order to monitor real time changes in vessel diameter in live tissues.
Teaching
Teresa supervises BSc Veterinary Science Year 2 and Year 3 students from the Royal Veterinary College in the laboratory.
Selected Publications
Extracellular nucleotides affect pericyte-mediated regulation of rat in situ vasa recta diameter.Crawford C, Kennedy-Lydon TM, Callaghan H, Sprott C, Simmons RL, Sawbridge L, Syme HM, Unwin RJ, Wildman SS, Peppiatt-Wildman CM.
Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2011 Jul;202(3):241-51.