Michel Michaelides
Head of Clinical Ophthalmology
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- Is a Founding Member of MeiraGTx
- Is a Professor of Ophthalmology at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in the Department of Genetics and Molecular Therapy
- Is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in the Departments of Inherited Eye Disease, Medical Retina, and Paediatric Ophthalmology
- Was awarded a Medical Retina and Genetics clinical fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital from 2008 to 2009
- Completed a combined Ophthalmic Genetics and Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinical & Research fellowship at Casey Eye Institute, USA, from 2009 to 2010
- Is a recipient of a career development award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness (USA)
- Has gained membership of the highly prestigious Macula Society and Retina Society in the USA
- Is the International investigator on the Foundation Fighting Blindness Executive Committee
- Has contributed notably to the literature and improved understanding and treatment of both inherited and acquired retinal diseases, with over 450 peer-reviewed publications, an H-index of 75, and over 20,500 citations
- Is currently the Principal Investigator of 5 active interventional clinical trials and has 10 on-going ethically approved studies, including in-house natural history studies and multi-center international natural history studies
About MeiraGTx
MeiraGTx is a biotechnology firm specializing in the development of gene therapies for serious diseases, with a focus on inherited retinal diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and severe forms of xerostomia.