ABOUT THE GoOD RESEARCH GROUP
Professor Nicky Ragge
Professor Nicky Ragge
Professor Nicky Ragge
Prof Ragge is the Baillie Gifford Professor of Developmental Genetics at Oxford Brookes University.
She leads the research group investigating the Genetic Basis of Eye and Brain Anomalies and is also a Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
She has a specialist interest in translational eye
Prof Ragge is the Baillie Gifford Professor of Developmental Genetics at Oxford Brookes University.
She leads the research group investigating the Genetic Basis of Eye and Brain Anomalies and is also a Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
She has a specialist interest in translational eye genetics, developing therapeutic strategies, and in a holistic approach for the diagnosis and management of individuals with developmental eye anomalies.
Prof Ragge holds a Silver Clinical Excellence award, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Dr Fabiola Ceroni
Professor Nicky Ragge
Professor Nicky Ragge
Dr Ceroni is a senior research fellow in Professor Ragge's team.
Her research involves the use of whole genome/exome sequencing and copy number variant analysis to better understand the genes and mechanisms involved in neurodevelopmental and eye disorders, including anophthalmia, microphthalmia and coloboma.
Dr Richard Holt
Professor Nicky Ragge
Dr Richard Holt
Dr Holt is a research fellow in Professor Ragge's team. His primary research focus is currently on the impact of structural genetic variants on gene regulation in relation to human developmental eye disorders.
In addition, he is currently studying for a second doctorate in theological ethics at the University of Winchester, and lectures o
Dr Holt is a research fellow in Professor Ragge's team. His primary research focus is currently on the impact of structural genetic variants on gene regulation in relation to human developmental eye disorders.
In addition, he is currently studying for a second doctorate in theological ethics at the University of Winchester, and lectures on ethics to undergraduate biology students at Oxford Brookes University.
Dr Dorine Bax
Karthikah Jeganathan
Dr Richard Holt
Dr Bax is one of the research coordinators in Professor Nicky Ragge's team. She primarily looks after the families taking part in the Genetics of Eye Anomalies Study, and also coordinates many other aspects of the group's research.
Dr Solomon Merepa
Karthikah Jeganathan
Karthikah Jeganathan
As a postdoctoral research assistant in the Ragge Eye Development Group, Dr Merepa's role involves the use of next generation sequencing and optical genome mapping to identity genetic variations that underlie developmental eye anomalies.
He is also currently leading a new collaborative effort between the Ragge group and researchers at the
As a postdoctoral research assistant in the Ragge Eye Development Group, Dr Merepa's role involves the use of next generation sequencing and optical genome mapping to identity genetic variations that underlie developmental eye anomalies.
He is also currently leading a new collaborative effort between the Ragge group and researchers at the University of Ghana Medical School to establish genetic testing services for developmental eye anomalies in Ghana.
He previously worked and lectured in Optometry in Ghana before pursuing my DPhil in Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working on identifying candidate genes for inherited retinal dystrophies.
Karthikah Jeganathan
Karthikah Jeganathan
Karthikah Jeganathan
Ms. Jeganathan is a research assistant in Professor Ragge's research group.
Her research involves analysis of whole exome/genome sequencing and optical genome mapping data from individuals and their families affected by developmental eye anomalies for identification of new genes and mechanisms involved in eye development.
Dr Lidiya Talbot
Mr Aruna Dharmasena
Mr Aruna Dharmasena
Within her role, Dr Talbot uses a range of bioinformatic techniques to study the genetic basis of human developmental eye disorders.
Her main research interests are: how different classes of genetic variants contribute to rare developmental conditions and ways to look for missing heritability; state of the art bioinformatic techniques for
Within her role, Dr Talbot uses a range of bioinformatic techniques to study the genetic basis of human developmental eye disorders.
Her main research interests are: how different classes of genetic variants contribute to rare developmental conditions and ways to look for missing heritability; state of the art bioinformatic techniques for analysing large-scale genomic data; translational research.
Mr Aruna Dharmasena
Mr Aruna Dharmasena
Mr Aruna Dharmasena
Mr. Dharmasena is an Ophthalmologist and an Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital surgeon who investigates and treats patients who are born with anophthalmia, microphthalmia, congenital malformations of the orbit and other ocular adnexal structures at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, United Kingdom.
He is also a visiting researcher in Professo
Mr. Dharmasena is an Ophthalmologist and an Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital surgeon who investigates and treats patients who are born with anophthalmia, microphthalmia, congenital malformations of the orbit and other ocular adnexal structures at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, United Kingdom.
He is also a visiting researcher in Professor Ragge's team. With Professor Ragge, he examines the patients who present with congenital ocular malformations and their family members for phenotyping and coordinates the recruitment of the patients who would like further genetic testing.
Previous members of the group
Dr. Bertrand Chesneau
Dr. Bertrand Chesneau
Dr. Bertrand Chesneau
Dr Chesneau is a doctor in medical genetics at the Toulouse University Hospital in France and a visiting researcher in Professor Ragge's team.
He is interested in the identification of new genes and molecular mechanisms in human eye developmental abnormalities, through whole genome sequencing and copy number variant analysis.