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.
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Applications invited for project grants and studentships
Retina UK invites applications for funding for innovative, high quality research projects investigating the causes and potential treatments for all forms of inherited retinal disease. We are particularly keen to receive proposals with demonstrable translational potential.
Webinar: How your donations make a difference…in conversation with our new research grantees
Join Research Development Manager, Kate Arkell as she speaks to our latest research grantees about their projects.
Meet a Researcher: Hajrah Sarkar
Hajrah Sarkar is a PhD student whose project is funded by Retina UK.
Look Forward – Spring 2024 – Issue 182
Inside this edition, set yourself a challenge in 2024, plus find out about our brand new lottery.
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.
Study of substances in blood suggests choroideremia is not just an isolated eye disease
Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition resulting in progressive sight loss in men.
Sirius clinical trial – Exon 13 mutation of USH2A
Prof Mariya Moosajee at Moorfields Eye Hospital has asked us to share the message below about the clinical trial she is running. This trial is for a treatment that targets a particular section of the USH2A gene.
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.
Autoimmune Retinopathy
Autoimmune diseases are quite distinct from inherited retinal dystrophies.