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Research into inherited retinal disease

Types of research funded by Retina Australia

  1. Investigator-led research into inherited retinal disease, selected and approved via the Retina Australia Research Grants Program
  2. Other research projects that may be identified to meet industry need

2025 research grants

Retina Australia is delighted to announce two new Research Grant Recipients for 2025. These one-year projects are focused on finding potential new treatments for inherited retinal disease , and will commence in January 2025.

Read more about Therapies for currently untreatable autosomal recessive IRDs

Therapies for currently untreatable autosomal recessive IRDs

Professor Robyn Jamieson - Children's Medical Research Institute, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Save Sight Institute - University of Sydney
$60,000

Read More about Therapies for currently untreatable autosomal recessive IRDs
Read more about Advancing Usher syndrome type 1B gene therapy with split intein

Advancing Usher syndrome type 1B gene therapy with split intein

Dr Jiang-Hui (Sloan) Wang - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne
$60,000

Read More about Advancing Usher syndrome type 1B gene therapy with split intein

2024 research grants

Read more about Virtual Reality Assessment of Functional Vision in achromatopsia and albinism

Virtual Reality Assessment of Functional Vision in achromatopsia and albinism

Dr Elisa Cornish - Save Sight Institute, Sydney
$52,639

Read More about Virtual Reality Assessment of Functional Vision in achromatopsia and albinism
Read more about Characterising Stargardt Disease Mutations for Splice Intervention Therapeutics

Characterising Stargardt Disease Mutations for Splice Intervention Therapeutics

Dr Di Huang - Lions Eye Institute, Perth
$60,000 - Co-funded with the Perth Eye Foundation

Read More about Characterising Stargardt Disease Mutations for Splice Intervention Therapeutics

Research Impact Reports

Project summaries and impact reports of the past recipients awarded by the Retina Australia Grants Program can be found here.

Read more about Establishing novel AAV gene editing for Usher Syndrome

Establishing novel AAV gene editing for Usher Syndrome

Dr Anai Gonzalez-Cordero - Children’s Medical Research Institute, Sydney
$55,774 (2023)

Read More about Establishing novel AAV gene editing for Usher Syndrome
Read more about Using RNA-silencing to tackle neuroinflammation in retinal degeneration

Using RNA-silencing to tackle neuroinflammation in retinal degeneration

Dr Adrian Cioanca - John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra
$59,869 (2023)

Read More about Using RNA-silencing to tackle neuroinflammation in retinal degeneration
Read more about Improving real-world mobility and assessing long-term safety outcomes with a retinal prosthesis (“Bionic Eye”)

Improving real-world mobility and assessing long-term safety outcomes with a retinal prosthesis (“Bionic Eye”)

Associate Professor Penelope Allen - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne 
$39,862 (2022)

Read More about Improving real-world mobility and assessing long-term safety outcomes with a retinal prosthesis (“Bionic Eye”)
Read more about RNA base editing strategies as potential therapeutic of inherited retinal dystrophies

RNA base editing strategies as potential therapeutic of inherited retinal dystrophies

Associate Professor Guei-Sheung (Rick) Liu - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne
$40,000 (2022)

Read More about RNA base editing strategies as potential therapeutic of inherited retinal dystrophies
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