Celia Sourd

Celia Sourd serves as a Research Fellow within the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, conducting research in Dr. Kanmin Xue's Retinal Disease and Repair laboratory group.

Her academic credentials include:

• MSc in Biochemistry and Biotherapy from the University of Limoges (2018), specializing in CRISPR-based gene editing techniques
• PhD from Genethon (Evry, France) focused on developing AAV vector-based gene therapy strategies for muscular disorders

Dr. Sourd's research critically examines gene therapy applications for inherited retinal conditions, particularly Retinitis Pigmentosa, with dual emphasis on therapeutic validation and immune response characterization against AAV delivery vectors. Her work bridges molecular biotherapy development with translational immunology challenges in ocular gene therapy.

As an active member of the Retinal Disease and Repair laboratory, she contributes to advancing preclinical models for blinding disorders through innovative vector engineering and immune modulation approaches.