An absolute honour to have been involved in this incredible work from Alan Brown, Miao Gui and Travis. They generated atomic models of the axoneme structures from green algae flagella and human respiratory cilia and provided new insight into defects associated with PCD.

If you are interested in #ArrayTomography, we are planning the first meeting of the @volumeEM1 Array Tomography Focused Interest Group! To join, register at: volumeem.org/at-fig.html#/

Are you curious about the impact of #ElectronMicroscopy (EM) on our understanding of #COVID19 and liver disease? Join our webinar, where two renowned researchers share their groundbreaking insights! Save your spot here: bit.ly/3NqAFx1 #Pathology Tom Burgoyne

Do you have an interest in cell biology? We are looking for a postdoc to join our lab UCL Institute of Ophthalmology for an exciting opportunity to study the role of membrane contact sites between mitochondria and the plasma membrane in healthy vision. #postdocjobs ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

The 7th issue of the BEAT-PCD newsletter is available on our website: beat-pcd.squarespace.com/news-and-events

1/ 🚨🚨 New paper alert 🚨🚨 Introducing RETFound, a foundation model for ophthalmology We’re super excited about this and hope it will act as a #Cornerstone for global efforts to prevent blindness through #AI UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust #OpenAccess nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

Join me at DIGITAL HEALTH AI + DATA this October, more information here: digitalhealthaidata.com #AIDATA23

🚨 MRC-funded 3 yr clinical research fellow (PhD) position available. Translational project involving 'first-in-man' study of human viral challenge in bronchiectasis. Supervised by myself Anand Shah with wider team inc. James D Chalmers and Tom Wilkinson. imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descripti…

Glad to be back in Dundee to present my work from NHLI Royal Brompton and Harefield on AI and PCD diagnosis BEAT-PCD (ERS CRC)

If you have a background in computer science and are interested in machine learning and medical imaging, check out this exciting post at University of Southampton jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

I’ll be doing the Regent’s Park 5k run this Saturday raising money for Cancer Research UK. Please check out my fund raising page and consider donating to the charity. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/thomass-r…

Congrats to Prof @janedaviescf on being awarded an OBE 🎉 This honour is a testament to her dedicated service to people with cystic fibrosis, and we're proud to have her on the scientific advisory board for our Chronic Respiratory Infection Translational Challenge.

Check out our new paper! Within the retinal pigment epithelium of the #eye, a proportion of #mitochondria move after light onset while others are tethered to the plasma membrane. This tethering was not impacted in our model of choroideremia. UCL Institute of Ophthalmology mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/1…

This year’s UK Membrane Trafficking Meeting is on Dec 16th at King’s College London (Guy’s Campus, London Bridge). Registration closes 9th of December. Please sign up! estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-an… Thanks to J Cell Science for sponsoring student/postdoc prizes! Please re-tweet!

Congratulations to UCL Institute of Ophthalmology's Dr Giulia de Rossi Giulia De Rossi 🔬👀🤯 and Dr Tom Burgoyne Tom Burgoyne on their appointment as Lecturers. They will take on the role after finishing their current fellowship at the institute. ucl.ac.uk/ioo/news/2024/…

Excited to see my work published on PNAS and even more to see that it made it into the press! it wouldn't have been possible without the contribution of amazing people Tom Burgoyne Francesca Picco Chiara Cecconello Miguel Á. Huerta growkudos.com/publications/1…

Excited to be offering a new Macular Society funded UK PhD studentship UCL Institute of Ophthalmology with Giulia De Rossi 🔬👀🤯 to look at fibrosis in age-related macular degeneration. Deadline for applications is 14th July. Please repost. #PhDOpportunites #PhDStudentship findaphd.com/phds/project/u…

It’s incredibly hard to express what Professor Pete Coffey meant to so many of us. The Macular Society has written a beautiful tribute to Pete and I'm honoured to have contributed a few words. Thank you, my friend, for so many happy days. macularsociety.org/about/media/ne…

Proud to team up with UK Research and Innovation & BBC ideas on this short film discussing whether we can and should cure blindness 👁️🔬 bbc.co.uk/videos/c4gd51v…

A study led by UCL Institute of Ophthalmology's Senior Research Fellow Dr Giulia De Rossi, Giulia De Rossi 🔬👀🤯, has identified a key protein that triggers diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. The study, published today, was featured on the cover of Science Translational Medicine. ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oct/…