Grant Assessment Panel (GAP)
All grants will be assessed by our Grant Assessment Panel, who make recommendations to the Research, Policy and Innovation Committee.
The members of each of our assessment panels are listed below
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Core
The Grants Assessment Panel (GAP) members help us in assessing grants and make recommendations to the Research, Policy and Innovation Committee. Its members are:
Professor Alan Stitt (Chair)
Dean of Innovation and Impact, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queens University BelfastProfessor Marcela Votruba (Vice Chair)
Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Optometry and Vision, Cardiff University, CardiffProfessor Alastair Denniston (Vice Chair)
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Birmingham University, BirminghamProfessor Lynda Erskine
Chair in Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen University, ScotlandProfessor Jeremy Guggenheim
Director of Research, School of Optometry and Vision, Cardiff University, CardiffProfessor Alison Hardcastle
Professor of Molecular Genetics, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, LondonProfessor Chris Inglehearn
Professor of Molecular Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Leeds University, LeedsProfessor Timothy Jackson
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital, King’s College LondonProfessor Rachael Pearson
Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, LondonProfessor David Steel
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sunderland Eye Infirmary and Honorary Professor of Retinal Surgery, Newcastle UniversityProfessor Jessica Teeling
Professor of Experimental Neuroimmunology, Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, SouthamptonProfessor Colin Willoughby
Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University, Northern Ireland -
College of Experts
The College of Experts help assess applications and make recommendations to the Research, Policy and Innovation Committee. Its members are:
Professor Maria Balda
Professor of Cell Biology, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, LondonDr Katie Bentley
Group Leader, Francis Crick Institute, LondonDr Anil Anthony Bharath
Reader in Image Analysis, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College, LondonProfessor Rupert Bourne
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Vision & Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, CambridgeProfessor Che Connon
Professor of Tissue Engineering, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, NewcastleProfessor David Crabb
Professor of Statistics and Vision Research, City University London, LondonProfessor Ted Garway-Heath
Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LondonProfessor David Keegan
Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Head of Department, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, IrelandProfessor Majlinda Lako
Professor of Stem Cell Science, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, NewcastleMr. Frank Larkin
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, LondonProfessor Andrew Lotery
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Southampton, SouthamptonDr Patrick Yu-Wai Man
Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, CambridgeProfessor Paul McGraw
Allen Standen Chair in Visual Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Nottingham University, NottinghamProfessor Barbara Pierscionek
Associate Dean Research and Enterprise, Staffordshire University, Stoke on TrentProfessor Stuart Peirson
Associate Professor, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, OxfordDr Tony Redmond
Senior Lecturer, School of Optometry and Vision, Cardiff University, CardiffMiss Cathy Williams
Reader in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, University of Bristol, BristolProfessor Rachel Williams
Professor of Ophthalmic Bioengineering, Eye and Vision Science, University of Liverpool, LiverpoolProfessor Heping Xu
Professor of Ocular Immunology, Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
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