Gene and Cell Therapy Group at @UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (@UCLeye), which includes the Retinal Phenotyping Research Group @UCL_Retina 👁️👁️

London, UK
Joined December 2012
We have just been moved across to a new a new look website within @UCL and @UCLeye. You can now find us at goo.gl/Bok39T. – at City of London, London
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📸 Picture of the month 📸 This month, the picture comes from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK. See all pictures ➡️ ern-eye.eu/picture-of-the-mo…
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In #2018 we congratulated Prof Robin Ali and James Bainbridge when they won the most prestigious prize in vision science the @champalimaudF vision award for their research into gene therapy #winners #2018 #highlights #science #research
Thanks ⁦@naturecollectn⁩ for super cool animation youtube.com/watch?v=a7ODLcfk…
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Huge congratulations to Profs Robin Ali and James Bainbridge on winning one of the most prestigious awards in vision science. We are extremely proud to have contributed funding to their gene therapy studies, and with your support we can continue to fund world class research.
Congratulations Robin Ali and James Bainbridge for winning the @ChampalimaudF Vision Award for research into inherited blindness, opening the way to further novel treatments for genetic conditions @UCLeye @Moorfields @OfficialNIHR WELL DONE to them and their team!
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Congratulations to Professor's Robin Ali @ucl @UCLBrainScience and James Bainbridge @moorfields @Moorfields_pvt who yesterday were among 7 people recognised by @ChampalimaudF for the breakthrough development of RPE65 #GeneTherapy for LCA2 (@OfficialNIHR; @The_MRC; @MoorfieldsBRC – at Lisbon, Portugal
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Retrospective cohort study exploring whether an association exists between spatial distribution of cystoid spaces in cystoid macular oedema secondary to retinitis pigmentosa and response to treatment with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. #OCT #RP-CMO bjo.bmj.com/content/early/20…
Read a guest blog by Professor Michel Michaelides as he discusses his career and the vital retinal disease #research he's undertaking: bit.ly/2jjtmJV @MoorfieldsBRC @UCLeye
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Well done to all of our students who took part in the postgraduate research Symposium and extra congratulations to those who won prizes: Young-Jin Hur (PALS), Ione Woollacott (ION), Victoria Fleming (ION), Aikaterini Kalargyrou (IOO); Manuela Tan (ION), Claudia Cannavo (ION).
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Yesterday's #ACHM poster @ARVOinfo presented by Rebbeca Mastey (@AOIPLab) with rare #ATF6 #mutations describing the phenotype on a cellular scale for the first time; contributing many @MoorfieldsBRC patients alongside other international collaborators! #ARVO2018
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Privileged to share our Adaptive Optics & #OCT work in #ACHM with the scientific community #ARVO2018 - Grateful for travel award @UCLeye & our collaborators @AOIPLab & @ByersEye - Stay tuned for more!
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Part of the @UofR adaptive optics family at #ARVO2018 . 5 of us have moved on as faculty at @MCWMedSchool @ByersEye @UCBerkeley @UHouston @PennMedicine , but remain linked by Dr David Williams, who missed his first ARVO in 4 decades. #friends #collaboration
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Jessica Gardner from @UCLeye yesterday @ARVOinfo presenting latest data on #Opsin related work led by Prof Alison Hardcastle #ARVO2018
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This year’s @ARVOinfo conference will include a massive number of presentations from researchers & clinicians from @Moorfields and @UCLeye. Overall 102 items will be featured in the conference agenda this year! bit.ly/2H2efTn
Early Patterns of Macular Degeneration in ABCA4-Associated Retinopathy #Stargardt #AOSLO #OCT #MacularDystrophy sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Achromatopsia: clinical features, molecular genetics, animal models and therapeutic options #Achromatopsia #OCT #AO #AdaptiveOptics #GeneTherapy tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Cellular Imaging of the Tapetal-like Reflex in Carriers of RPGR-Associated Retinopathy. @RetinaJournal #RPGR #AdaptiveOptics #OCT journals.lww.com/retinajourn…
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Our research centre at @MoorfieldsBRC is committed to supporting pioneering eye #research throughout 2018 and beyond! Visit our website & Vimeo channel for research updates, upcoming events & interesting video content - bit.ly/2y1oelG
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Fight for Sight Award: calling for applications. New year, new resolutions- you've got it, apply for it! @womeninvisionuk xitter.cf/fightforsightUK/status…
Calling for applications for our Fight for Sight Award which is made in recognition of the completion of a significant piece of research. Click here for more information: fightforsight.org.uk/apply-f… Deadline: 31-1-18. #F4S #CharityTuesday
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ESGCT resolutions for 2018 include focussing on patient and public engagement with gene & cell therapies. To help us gather the information we need to support engagement work, please complete our survey here: bit.ly/2CzcNoA
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