Four women in a research lab. They are all wearing white lab coats

Gene Team Appeal 2024

For almost 50 years, Retina UK has funded the best science, searching for genes and treatments for everyone living with inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs). Support the search for treatments for everyone and join our campaign to build the ultimate Gene Team of tomorrow.

Help the Gene Team search for treatments sooner.

This Christmas, we’re asking you to join forces with Retina UK and become a part of our Gene Team. Together, we can foster hope for a happier tomorrow for the thousands of people across the UK who are living with inherited sight loss.

Donate today to support our Gene Team of exceptional scientists who are leading important translational medical research. At Retina UK, we are supporting innovative research projects in areas such as gene therapy and photoreceptor stem cell patches, at institutions like UCL, Kings, Edinburgh University and Newcastle University – because of you.

With your support this winter, we can give real momentum to this important research. Since Retina UK was formed almost 50 years ago, we have achieved so much together and we still need your help to leap forward with cutting-edge research for our community. Your donation will go directly towards funding transformational research and will give hope to the whole inherited sight loss community as 2024 comes to an end and a new year begins.

Thank you for your incredible continued support.

I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa 24 years ago, just after the birth of my daughter. Retina UK uniquely recognises the importance of research. Your support will greatly help to contribute towards medical advancements that have the potential to transform lives.
Angie, a community member
This funding will enable us to use state-of-the-art technologies to understand whether it will be possible to rewrite the genetic code in patients living with inherited sight loss conditions.
Jacqueline van der Spuy (a previous grantee)