A photo of myself on the train looking tired!!
Today, on my way to London to host an #UsherSyndrome patient information day for 250 people living with this condition. @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social A little bleary-eyed, stayed up late preparing for the day!
Welcomed the team from #SepulBio, who are sponsoring the antisense oligonucleotide #Ultevursen clinical trial for #UsherSyndrome, to @moorfields.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social for a tour of our Clinical Research Facility.
Its been an intense week! I visited #Roche headquarters in Basel, #Switzerland on Monday. What a fantastic place to work. Check out the view from their research laboratories!
Congratulations to all those on the #Ophthalmologist #PowerList 2026. So proud of my fellow @moorfields.bsky.social and @ucleye.bsky.social colleagues. They are truly real drivers for change! 💙
theophthalmologist.com/power-list/2...
We are seeking two part-time Research Assistants to join a research group lead by Professor Mariya Moosajee, @profmariya.bsky.social, focused on understanding ocular development and genetic diseases of the eye. Deadline to apply is 23 March. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
We are hosting an #UsherSyndrome Patient #Information Day on Sat 21st March in London with @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social.
Its free and will be hugely informative to those touched by this rare condition. Please register to attend using this link👉🏼 www.eventbrite.com/e/usher-synd...
A photo of just a few of the ladies who are making a big difference to discovery science in my research lab.
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Thank you to the brilliant ladies in my research lab @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social who make such a difference to vision research #WomeninScience @anarod7.bsky.social Dr Nicky Cronbach, Dr Randa Li 💙
New UK clinical guidance published in Eye aims to improve the identification and management of Charles Bonnet syndrome, a common but under-recognised consequence of sight loss.
Read the full article: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-uk-clini...
@profmariya.bsky.social | @charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk
Very well-deserved! 🥳 (Fun fact: Prof. Moosajee was only the second woman to be awarded the Lang Medal since 1965)
Striking December sunset with a deep orange horizon and black silhouette of a bare Willow tree in the foreground.
#HappyNewYear to everyone. We’ve had some spectacular sunsets recently with the icy cold air and clear skies. Look at that orange #fiery!
Our @ucleye.bsky.social research lab #Christmas party! Big thank you from me to each team member. I think you’re all fabulous 🥰 Hard working and dedicated to helping patients with rare #genetic eye diseases! 🙌🏼 💙
I attended the #WomenInVisionUK annual conference today. Empowering women to lead from the heart 💙
As one of the founders, it was so heartening to see how the organisation is thriving and growing #WomenSupportingWomen ❤️ #WomenInSTEM @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @anarod7.bsky.social
Followed by my second engagement @ukparliament.parliament.uk this afternoon supporting the launch of the eye care pathway for children & young people with vision impairment hosted by MPs @shockatadam.bsky.social @marshadecordova.bsky.social and @guidedogsuk.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
Busy day today with a visit to @ukparliament.parliament.uk to help support Judith Potts & #EsmesUmbrella lobby goverment for a dedicated diagnostic pathway for #CharlesBonnetSyndrome with fellow Trustee Helen Khan from @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
Stunning firework display yesterday @leedscastle.bsky.social
The theme was L❤️VE!
We have arrived at #Seirei Hamamatsu Eye Centre #Japan to deliver an educational workshop on #CharlesBonnetSyndrome #CBS
with Dr Lee Jones and Dr Bethany Higgins.
@moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social Thank you to #EsmesUmbrella and #DaiwaFoundation for sponsoring us 🙏🏼
Genetic eye diseases affect 1 in 1000 people, but there is currently only one gene therapy available on the NHS, which can only help about 80 patients in the UK.
Join Crick group leader and ophthalmologist @profmariya.bsky.social as she explains gene therapy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5qG...
Its #WorldSightDay and I have been invited to deliver the #LangLecture at @roysocmed.bsky.social this evening! #SoHonoured!
A photo of Margaret, an elderly lady, sitting on her armchair with her eyes shut and her legs resting over one arm. She has a magazine resting on her and is holding an empty glass in one hand.
A photo of Margaret wearing a white t-shirt, looking at herself in the bathroom mirror with a black huntsman spider on her shoulder.
The 28th @wellcometrust.bsky.social Photography Prize is showcasing its top 25 entries @crick.ac.uk. I was struck Madeleine Waller’s entry, who took photos of her mother, who lives alone in Australia. The series is entitled;
I spend more than 150 hours alone each week… #Loneliness #Heartbreaking
My wonderful husband, Dr John Bladen, and I standing in front of a large banner saying Cure Usher Ball 2025
Thank you #CureUsher for hosting a wonderful charity ball to raise vital funds for #research and raising #awareness of #UsherSyndrome 💙
Here is my wonderful #Genetics team at Moorfields marking #JeansForGenesDay #DreamTeam looking after patients with rare genetic eye diseases and giving their very best! @anarod7.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
🚨ATTN: UK EGG community! 👀🧬
On Thursday October 9th at 5:30pm we invite you to attend the prestigious Lang Lecture delivered by our President, Prof @MariyaMoosajee @RoySocMed entitled
"A Genetic Trip Around the Globe"
Register here: tinyurl.com/3hs6b6ar
👀🫵
UK Eye Genetics Group Executive
Very proud that #Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has come top of the #NHS league tables compared to all other trusts in England 🏆
Its a wonderful place to work with great colleagues & very special patients #GeneticEyeDisease We are honoured to provide you with the best care 💙
Thanks to Dr Manoj Parulekar and Prof Tony Moore for inviting me to speak at the Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium at St John’s College, Cambridge University. #SharingKnowledge on #Eye development with great discussions. It has been truly stimulating!
A photo of the Cloisters at St John’s College, Cambridge University
Just arrived in #Cambridge at St John’s College for the 53rd Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium focused on one of my specialties #Embryogenesis and the #Eye.
A photo of Dr Oluonye and I at the WAGR weekend in the foreground, and over 30 families (100 participants) sitting on chairs in the background.
Dr Ngozi Oluonye and I had a fantastic #WAGR weekend in Arundel hosted by the International WAGR Syndrome Association. To learn about this ultra #RareDisease, visit #GeneVision: gene.vision/knowledge-ba...
W=Wilms tumour
A=Aniridia
G=Genitourinary abnormalities
R=Range of developmental issues
Looking to join a great #research team @ucleye.bsky.social & work in my group to push new frontiers of #DigitalHealth in #Ophthalmology, then please apply here 👇🏼 New start for the academic year!
We had our first #CRB1 patient information day yesterday @moorfields.bsky.social supported by @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social and Team CRB1. It was such a huge success, great feedback with #knowledge sharing and #networking. Thank you @anarod7.bsky.social for running the whole show 🙌🏼
Photo from the plane just over Surrey, Sussex and Kent showing the patchwork of fields, farms and greenery below. The Kent coast in the far distance.
Been travelling a lot recently. Always sounds so exciting, and of-course it is but it’s also pretty tiring. There is no place like home ❤️ and I’m glad to be back for our beautiful #BritishSummer ☀️
