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Dr. Colin Chu is a clinical academic ophthalmologist and Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellow at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. He holds affiliations with Moorfields Eye Hospital as an Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist. His academic journey includes a PhD from UCL, medical training at the University of Oxford, and undergraduate studies at the University of Cambridge. He has held roles such as NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol and Fulbright Scholar at the NIH, contributing to advanced imaging techniques and immunology research.
- Education:
- PhD: University College London (2011–2014)
- MB BCh: University of Oxford
- MA: University of Cambridge
- Research Interests: Uveitis, ocular immunology, in vivo immune cell imaging, gene therapy, spatial biology, and multiplexed tissue imaging (e.g., IBEX).
- Grants/Awards:
- Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship
- Fulbright Scholarship
- MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship
- Funding from Moorfields Eye Charity and NIHR
His lab focuses on advancing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for ocular diseases, including metagenomic sequencing for uveitis, immune responses to gene therapy vectors, and imaging innovations like adaptive optics and IBEX. Collaborations span institutions like NIH, University of Rochester, and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Key projects include the BIRD-SET study on Birdshot Chorioretinopathy and clinical trials for glaucoma gene therapy. His work bridges clinical practice and research, with a focus on improving patient outcomes through novel imaging and molecular techniques.
