Newsletter Archive
Please find below past editions of the Gift of Sight newsletter, introduced by Professor Andrew Lotery, featuring news from our research team, events and fundraising activities that may be of interest.
March 2026 Newsletter – Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) studies with Dr Maria Patsiamanidi and Charlie Ellis, Stargardt Disease with Stephanie Turner, the Gift of Sight Clinical Research Awards, and remembering loved ones who have helped with memory gifts.
November 2025 Newsletter – Retinal focus with Dr Jorn Lakowski and PhD student Catherine Robertson, alongside albinism and children’s research with Dr Ellie Keeling.
July 2025 Newsletter – Corneal focus with Professor Parwez Hossain, Dr Mohammed Bashir, Dr Anna Fairclough and Dr Borna Assarian.
March 2025 Newsletter – AMD and retinal focus with Dr Arjuna Ratnayaka and his PhD students, the Gift of Sight Clinical Research Awards, and remembering loved ones from the past year.
November 2024 Newsletter – Children’s research (amblyopia, nystagmus, albinism) focus with Dr Jay Self and Dr Ellie Keeling.
July 2024 Newsletter – AMD and Pinnacle Study with Professor Andrew Lotery and Natalie Clarke.
February 2024 Newsletter – Genomics and cell biology in AMD with students Isaac Mondon and Charlie Ellis, the Gift of Sight Clinical Research Awards, and remembering loved ones from the past year.
October 2023 Newsletter – Albinism with Dr Helena Lee and PhD student, Sarah Macdonald.
June 2023 Newsletter – Inherited retinal dystrophies with Dr Jorn Lakowski, Patching app launched by Dr Jay Self, and AMD with Dr Adnan Khan.
February 2023 Newsletter – AMD focus with Dr Arjuna Ratnayaka and PhD student, Anna Muir, and Stardgardt Disease with PhD student, Stephanie Turner. We remember loved ones who have raised funds through memory gifts.
October 2022 Newsletter – Corneal focus with Associate Professor Parwez Hossain, Open Sight exhibition with Professor Andrew Lotery and Occlusion Therapy survey with Maddie McGowan.
June 2022 Newsletter – AMD research with Dr Rebecca Kaye and Dr Ellie Keeling, albinism with Sarah MacDonald and cone-rod dystrophy with Catherine Robertson.
March 2022 Newsletter – Children’s eye research with Dr Jay Self and remembering generous memory donations and fundraising events from the previous year.
October 2021 Newsletter – Stem cell research with Dr Jorn Lakowski, The Immuno AMD Study with Adnan Khan, Senior Research Manager Angela Cree and funding need for eye research.
April 2021 Newsletter – AMD research and reconstructed Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) cells with Dr Arjuna Ratnayaka and Gifts for Children’s Eye Research.
September 2020 Newsletter – Children’s research with Dr Helena Lee and Daniel Osborne, and Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy with Dr Jenny Dewing.
April 2020 Newsletter – Retinitis Pigmentosa with Dr Jorn Lakowski, retina modelling with Dr Savannah Lynn, AMD with Adnan Khan and Clinical Research Award winners.