Pathways to precision medicine in eye disease

保罗·贝尔德教授擅长识别和理解与常见眼病相关的基因变化，包括老年性黄斑变性和圆锥角膜如何导致视力丧失和失明。这项奖学金将使他能够利用下一代分子技术发现这些疾病中的新的基因贡献者。他将评估这些变体的功能，使他能够将这些发现转换回诊所，从而提供个性化的治疗选择。

Professor Paul Baird specialises in identifying and understanding how genetic changes associated with common eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration and keratoconus lead to vision loss and blindness. This fellowship will allow him to uncover novel genetic contributors in these diseases using next-generation molecular techniques. He will assess functionality of these variants, allowing him to translate these findings back to the clinic allowing personalised treatment options.