Grace Borchert

DPhil student at the University of Oxford @Clarendon_OU @theramsaycentre | Junior Doctor | ARVO #SciCommTF Fellow | ARVO Members in Training Committee

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ARVO 2026 in Denver, USA! Thankful for the opportunity to attend, enjoy lots of interesting talks, and meeting and catching up with friends and colleagues #ARVO2026 @ARVOinfo @OUHospitals @MacularSociety

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Really pleased to share our recently published manuscript: Functional methods for evaluating the efficacy of retinal optogenetic therapy for vision restoration
@HodaShamss @eyeMacLaren @KanminXue @dr_samdesilva @CehajicJasminac
https://t.co/BdBDzKOyjN

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Pleased to share our latest manuscript! Wonderful team effort with Megan Baxter, Emma Blakley, Claire Ruan, @eyeMacLaren , Bobby McFarland and Rob Taylor! https://t.co/aaZsex5Qka
@NDCNOxford @OUHospitals @GSTTnhs @Griffith_Uni

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This weekend I'll be taking part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon @LLHalf and raising funds for the @MacularSociety ! I hope you'll consider contributing to support the great work that the Macular Society do to help people with visual impairment
https://t.co/e0yTORd97z

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@WertLaboratory @emilyrnett @GDDgradprogUTSW @UTSWOphth Congratulations @emilyrnett!! Very well done.

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Pleased to share our latest manuscript 'Geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration: phenotypic characterisation for clinical trial consideration'
https://t.co/5K64kLyTOB
@KanminXue @eyeMacLaren @CehajicJasminac @dr_samdesilva @NDCNOxford @OUHospitals

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Had a fantastic time at ARVO Advocacy Day 2026! Highlighting the importance of vision science with the @ARVOinfo @NAEVRAdvocacy team meeting U.S legislators @AlexPadilla4CA @SenAdamSchiff @SpeakerPelosi @sliccardo on Capitol Hill. #SeeWhatMatters

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Today is @ARVOinfo Advocacy Day! Many thanks to our members and patient advocates meeting with U.S. legislators on Capitol Hill, to discuss the critical importance of #VisionScience and how vital it is to #FundVisionResearch. https://t.co/0TvstUVCza
#SeeWhatMatters @NAEVRAdvocacy

[Grace Borchert @grace_borchert]

A gentle sprinkle of snow over Oxford @UniofOxford @bodleianlibs

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#RANZCO 2025! Wonderful time reunited with Aussie friends and mentors. Fantastic talks on medical retina mysteries, AMD and the genetic risks of RPD @RANZCOeyedoctor

[Grace Borchert @grace_borchert]

Rhodes #TechAndSociety2025 Reimagining Abundance to build a better world where there is enough healthcare, clean energy and infrastructure! Atlantic Institute XR Labs, interesting discussions and talks @rhodes_trust

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Huntington's disease was successfully treated for the first time with gene therapy.

75% reduction in symptoms & 113% protection of cognition.

This is what a real medical breakthrough looks like.

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Really pleased to share our recently published paper 'Multimodal imaging and electrophysiological features in bradyopsia'. A great UK and Australian team effort! https://t.co/0YNvuqeFUV
@NDCNOxford @OUHospitals @LionsEyeInstAus

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EURETINA 2025 in Paris, France! So grateful for the opportunity to present our teams’ work on the APOE2/2 retinal phenotype! #EURETINA25
@dr_samdesilva @KanminXue @CehajicJasminac @eyeMacLaren @linoafferreira Prof Downes

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@WertLaboratory @emilyrnett Congratulations @emilyrnett and team!

[IOVS Journal @ARVOiovs]

Katherine Wert et al. @UTSWOphth find that Elevated PRDM13 Disrupts Photoreceptor Function and Survival in the Mammalian Retina, https://t.co/JnInxX44sO.

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Oxford Ophthalmology Congress 2025 #OOC2025 Very interesting talks and cases, Harris Manchester gala dinner and great opportunity to share our teams’ poster on APOE2/2 which has been a very rewarding part of the DPhil journey! @NDCNOxford @OUHospitals @OOCongress

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Fantastic time over the weekend at the European Neuro-ophthalmology Society practical course in Switzerland! Great talks by @DrMollan @FionaCostello5, lots of learning and wonderful practical workshops! @EunoSsociety

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CRISPR Workshop 2025 @NDCNOxford! Great presentations Sophia, Ahmed and Ben!!