Dr Victor Gault, 30, a lecturer in Molecular Biosciences, has been awarded a Distinguished Research Fellowship by the University.

A native of Bushmills, Dr Gault has established himself as an internationally recognised researcher in the area of diabetes. The Distinguished Research Fellowship Award is the latest recognition of Dr Gault’s contribution to understanding of diabetes.

Educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Gault started his PhD studies at the University of Ulster in 1998 and then took up a position as Research Associate in 2002 before being appointed Lecturer in 2004.

He has published a number of notable peer-reviewed scientific papers in a range of prestigious journals including a recent (August 2005) article published in Diabetes – the top internationally renowned journal in the diabetes field. Dr Gault is an active member of a number of professional bodies, including the Northern Ireland Branch Committee of the Institute of Biology and has just been elected to serve on the Irish Area Section of the Biochemical Society.

On receiving his award, Dr Gault said: “I am delighted to have been selected to receive the University of Ulster Distinguished Research Fellowship Award. My receipt of this prestigious award is obviously a great personal honour, but also recognises the quality of research in diabetes conducted at this University. Diabetes has been coined the epidemic of the 21st Century and my ongoing research aims to unravel the underlying mechanisms and establish possible new treatment strategies for this major health disorder.”

Dr Gault, who is married to Donna and has three children, Aaron, Ben and Cherith, currently lives in Ballymoney.


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