This webinar was originally broadcast on Thursday 11 April 2024.
Webinar: How your donations make a difference…in conversation with our new research grantees
Want to know more about how your donations make a difference? This insightful webinar sheds light on how your generous contributions are driving ground-breaking research in ophthalmology.
Join Research Development Manager, Kate Arkell as she speaks to our latest research grantees about their projects.
- PhD studentship: Dr Matteo Rizzi, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Investigating photopsia and photophobia in Stargardt disease. - PhD studentship: Chloe Brotherton, Edinburgh University
Understanding why different RPGR gene mutations can lead to different diagnosis. - PhD studentship: Gabriel Velichkova, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Investigating Stargardt disease as a target for gene repair. - Professor Jacqueline van der Spuy, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
The consequences of toxic accumulation of a molecule called cGMP in Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). - Professor Jane Sowden, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Restoring some vision at the later stages of sight loss in advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP) using a stem cell patch.
Find out about our current research grants here: Research grants - Retina UK
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