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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · 9h

Its #WorldSightDay and I have been invited to deliver the #LangLecture at @roysocmed.bsky.social this evening! #SoHonoured!

Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · 4d

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

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.

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you #CureUsher for hosting a wonderful charity ball to raise vital funds for #research and raising #awareness of #UsherSyndrome 💙

My wonderful husband, Dr John Bladen, and I standing in front of a large banner saying Cure Usher Ball 2025

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · 20d

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

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ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social @ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social · 28d

🚨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

A Genetic Trip Around the Globe

Get updated on the most recent advances in genetic eye diseases and novel treatments

tinyurl.com

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Sep 9

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 💙

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Sep 5

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!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Sep 3

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 the Cloisters at St John’s College, Cambridge University

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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.

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jul 17

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!

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology @ucleye.bsky.social · Jul 16

We are seeking a Research Fellow to join an innovative research programme at @ucleye.bsky.social at the intersection of digital health and eye care research. Closing date: 28 July. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jul 13

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 🙌🏼

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jul 13

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 ☀️

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.

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jul 2

All mic’d up and ready for my @crick.ac.uk crash course on #GeneTherapy!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jul 1

Late evening walks through the fields #LoveNature #LoveSummer

I’m standing in a field which is yellow-green as dry, leaning on a bale of hay with my little dog next to me! Blue skies in the background.

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · Jun 25

What is gene therapy, and how might we use it to help patients across the world with rare diseases?

Book now for our free public talk by @profmariya.bsky.social‬, a Satellite Group Leader at the Crick and clinician scientist specialising in genetic eye diseases.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...

Crick Crash Course: gene therapy

Our series of morning lectures sharing science from across the Crick in a simple and accessible way continues.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social @ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social · Jun 25

Our own @profmariya.bsky.social educating us on the benefits of genetic testing and the therapeutic and family planning options available for #IRDs.

#medicaleducation #UsherSyndrome

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 21

It was my pleasure to speak at the #patient day for #USH2025 in Nijmegen today. I was able to share details of the multicentre international phase 2 #Ultevursen clinical trial run by #SepulBio for individuals with exon 13 mutations in the #USH2A gene.

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 21

Big up to my new PhD student Mutian Lian from @ucleye.bsky.social who presented his first poster on #UsherSyndrome at his first ever scientific conference🙌🏼! The first of many!! #USH2025 #CureUsher

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 20

Very proud of my post doc Dr Maria Toms who presented today at #USH2025 in Nijmegen, Netherlands on our research on developing a non-viral #GeneTherapy for #USH2A. Thanks to the organisers for a stimulating meeting, and its accessibility 👏🏼 @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk

Dr Maria Toms presenting at USH2025. She is standing at a podium on the left, screens projecting her slides in the background, and a sign language interpreter live on a video screen relaying all information to Usher patients in the audience.

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 17

My team from Moorfields Eye Hospital and @ucleye.bsky.social had a great time @ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social yesterday. My PhD student Dr Nicola Cronbach and post-doc Dr Sara Romero-Vasquez won the best presentation & best poster #prizes 🙌🏼 Well done ladies!!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 17

What a stimulating annual @ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social meeting. Thank you to the #Oxford #Genetics team for hosting. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learnt lots!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 15

On my way to @ukeyegeneticsgroup.bsky.social annual meeting in #Oxford this year. The agenda looks great- can’t wait to hear the talks, updates and meet new and old colleagues! #Eye #Genetics

Thanks to our local organisers Prof Susie Downes and Ms Sam de Silva 👏🏼

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Me (Prof Mariya Moosajee, President of the UK Eye Genetics Group) on the train to Oxford- looking tired!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · Jun 10

Fabulous discussions at the British Eye Surveillance Group #BESG Meeting in Somerset over the past couple of days. Even had a chance to cycle with close colleagues along the Strawberry Line, a disused railway line from Cheddar Valley to Yatton!

On bikes from left to right: Dr Christine Kire, myself, Dr Aeesha Malik, Dr Tasanee Braithwaite, and Prof Cathy Egan!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · May 25

Beautiful bank holiday weekend, who needs to travel when you have views like this on your doorstep! Walking in #Titsey Estate ❤️

A herd of dark brown cows, possibly Red Poll, grazing on a green pasture with a forest in the background and blue skies above with floating white clouds!

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Professor Mariya Moosajee @profmariya.bsky.social · May 22

Fab day @londonzoo.bsky.social for the @crick.ac.uk retreat. Great talks on discovery #science and a chance to see the animals!

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