Amanda Churchill (Chair) is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Genetics and honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. During her training in Yorkshire, she undertook a PhD in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leeds studying the genetics of developmental eye disease including anterior segment dysgeneses and dominant optic atrophy. She spent a six month molecular genetics Fellowship with Professor Ed Stone in Iowa before moving to the University of Bristol in 2001. Her continued research on inherited eye disease led to the development of an NHS-funded genetic test for anterior segment dysgenesis. Moving away from simple Mendelian to complex genetics diseases, Amanda has devoted the last ten years to investigating the VEGF gene in angiogenic eye diseases. She has published a DNA profile associated with both age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Funding has included the The Wellcome Trust, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation. Her current research is focussed on personalised medicine and using genetic profiling as a predictor of how an individual may respond to treatment. In addition to her research interests, she leads the Paediatric Ophthalmology unit at Bristol Eye Hospital and runs a monthly Genetic Eye Clinic. Amanda has previously been Treasurer of UKEGG for the last 4 years.

Georgina Hall (Treasurer) is a Consultant Genetic Counsellor in the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in the UK. Having gained her degree in Genetics at Cambridge University, she went on to graduate from the Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling in Manchester in 1992. Georgina has worked across many different areas of clinical Genetics, but specialises in ophthalmic genetics. She has been working in the multidisciplinary genetic eye clinics in Manchester for twentyyears involving clinical geneticists, ophthalmologists, genetic counsellors and eye clinic liaison officers. Georgina’s research interests include developing services for patients and families with inherited eye disease. Her programme of research, funded by a patient Charity, Fight for Sight, has explored the needs of patient with retinal dystrophy, measuring experiences and value of genetic testing for retinal dystrophy and development methods to evaluate services. She is also interested in communication with families, developing communication aides for patients with visual impairment, leaflets and information for patients to support family communication and decision making.

Stuart Ingram (Secretary) is a Research Project Manager at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, and manages several interconnected research projects in the field of inherited eye disease including observational, therapeutic, academic and commercial streams. He is also works on grant applications, research governance, patient involvement and experience, and coordinates multi-disciplinary team meetings. He is currently studying for an MSc in Genomic Medicine at the University of Manchester and would like to follow this with a PhD studying and developing new approaches to research consent in visually impaired patients in the NHS clinical setting. Stuart acts as secretary to UK EGG and provides administrative support to other committee & executive members.

Amanda Churchill (Chair) is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Genetics and honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. During her training in Yorkshire, she undertook a PhD in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leeds studying the genetics of developmental eye disease including anterior segment dysgeneses and dominant optic atrophy. She spent a six month molecular genetics Fellowship with Professor Ed Stone in Iowa before moving to the University of Bristol in 2001. Her continued research on inherited eye disease led to the development of an NHS-funded genetic test for anterior segment dysgenesis. Moving away from simple Mendelian to complex genetics diseases, Amanda has devoted the last ten years to investigating the VEGF gene in angiogenic eye diseases. She has published a DNA profile associated with both age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Funding has included the The Wellcome Trust, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation. Her current research is focussed on personalised medicine and using genetic profiling as a predictor of how an individual may respond to treatment. In addition to her research interests, she leads the Paediatric Ophthalmology unit at Bristol Eye Hospital and runs a monthly Genetic Eye Clinic. Amanda has previously been Treasurer of UKEGG for the last 4 years.

Georgina Hall (Treasurer) is a Consultant Genetic Counsellor in the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in the UK. Having gained her degree in Genetics at Cambridge University, she went on to graduate from the Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling in Manchester in 1992. Georgina has worked across many different areas of clinical Genetics, but specialises in ophthalmic genetics. She has been working in the multidisciplinary genetic eye clinics in Manchester for twentyyears involving clinical geneticists, ophthalmologists, genetic counsellors and eye clinic liaison officers. Georgina’s research interests include developing services for patients and families with inherited eye disease. Her programme of research, funded by a patient Charity, Fight for Sight, has explored the needs of patient with retinal dystrophy, measuring experiences and value of genetic testing for retinal dystrophy and development methods to evaluate services. She is also interested in communication with families, developing communication aides for patients with visual impairment, leaflets and information for patients to support family communication and decision making.

Stuart Ingram (Secretary) is a Research Project Manager at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, and manages several interconnected research projects in the field of inherited eye disease including observational, therapeutic, academic and commercial streams. He is also works on grant applications, research governance, patient involvement and experience, and coordinates multi-disciplinary team meetings. He is currently studying for an MSc in Genomic Medicine at the University of Manchester and would like to follow this with a PhD studying and developing new approaches to research consent in visually impaired patients in the NHS clinical setting. Stuart acts as secretary to UK EGG and provides administrative support to other committee & executive members.

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