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Podcast: What is the UKIRDC and why does it exist?
With a significant proportion of inherited retinal conditions being caused by unidentified genetic faults, and many families unable to get clear results from genetic tests in clinic, the project set out to solve previously undiagnosable cases and discover more of the genes and mutations that are associated with sight loss.
Meet a Researcher: Tomasz Tomkiewicz
Tomasz Tomkiewicz is undertaking a PhD studentship funded by Retina UK and The Macular Society.
Meet a Researcher: Jing Yu
Jing Yu is a Research Assistant at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
Meet a Researcher: Stéphanie Cornelis and Mubeen Khan
The project aims to develop a cost effective method of examining the entire ABCA4 gene to look for variations that might cause disease.
Meet a Researcher: Dr Jenny Dewing
Jenny Dewing is a postdoctoral researcher working on a Retina UK-funded project with Dr Arjuna Ratnayaka at the University of Southampton.
Meet a Researcher: Hajrah Sarkar
Hajrah Sarkar is a PhD student whose project is funded by Retina UK.
Meet a Researcher: Dr Rachel Taylor
Dr Rachel Taylor is part of the UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) team at the University of Manchester.
Meet a Researcher: Elena Piotter
Nurturing a new generation of scientists is a vital investment in the future of retinal disease research, so we are delighted to be funding, in collaboration with the Macular Society, a new PhD studentship at Oxford University, supervised by Professor Robert MacLaren.