Mary Kay
Tel: 0161 276 6269
Graeme studied initially at Cambridge and qualified in Medicine from Oxford. He then undertook clinical training in Ophthalmology and Medical Genetics. During training he undertook a DPhil with Professor Ian Craig in the Department of Biochemistry in Oxford, studying the genetics of X-linked inherited ophthalmic disease. Having moved to Manchester in 1995, he became a Wellcome Trust Clinician Scientist Fellow in 1997. In 2002-2009, he was awarded a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship in Clinical Science, focusing on functional analyses of recently identified genes and defining their role in normal development as well as in a range of inherited disorders causing blindness. Graeme's major research interest is the investigation of genetic disorders associated with visual disability, focusing on the characterisation of genes and proteins underlying inherited developmental disorders such as anophthalmia, cataract and retinal degenerative disorders. The ultimate aim of his work is to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of these conditions, and he has secured more than £4 million of personal grant funding to support his research since 1995. He was appointed Professor of Genetics and Ophthalmology in 2002. A key member of the team which gained BRC status for Manchester in 2008, Graeme has recently been appointed as Acting Director of the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.