And to finish off this fantastic day of science, the final 3 flash talks from our ECRs: Jack Stanley, Simona Mikula Mrstakova, Ariel Ong

Anna Kennedy from the VPR lab on Brain's adaptation to vision loss.

next on stage Gabriel Velichkova and her work on ABCA4-related retinopathy

Jason Hopley from the Zecchin Lab presenting his work on uveal melanoma.

and now our keynote speaker – Prof. Jugnoo Rahi - Improving outcomes for children and young people living with vision and eye disorders

Very informative session led by Amy from @Proteintech during our ECR symposium

Tessa and Ryan on behalf of the IoO Fellowship committee explaining the key steps in preparing a fellowship application.

Thank you to @EyeCharity and @MoorfieldFriend for judging our lay abstracts - Congratulations to the winner Shafi Balal and runner-up Lynn Kandakji!

Dr. Natalia Smoktunowicz, Grants Officer for our sponsor @EyeCharity telling us about the funding opportunities for ECRs.

Please reach out if you feel something is not right. You are not alone.

Noha Soliman - Understanding Belongingness Among Early Career Researchers at UCL: The iLeadUp Project

Noha Soliman - Understanding Belongingness Among Early Career Researchers at UCL: The iLeadUp Project

Next on stage Marcos Costa from the Davidson lab telling us about Fuchs dystrophy

We're all set for the 8th @UCLEye Early Career Researcher Symposium 2025 Together with @MoorfieldsBRC, Moorfields Eye Charity is proud to sponsor the prizes to recognise the hard work and excellent research undertaken by early career researchers. If you see us, drop by!

Kicking off the second session is Fithi Mengesha from the VPR lab

Amazing first session of flash talks given by Ola Krzywanska, Shane Liu & Ana C. Rodriguez - please go check their posters during the breaks today!

From the @UCLTRO Helen Cooksley telling us about how the Translational Research Office can help us to take our discoveries to the next level towards translation.

Chrissy from @MoorfieldsBRC telling us about the new conditions of funding set up by NIHR to integrate EDI in research 🧪

Now Chrissy from @MoorfieldsBRC telling us about how to include EDI in our research. Very important topics too often overlooked.

Funny pics are always appreciated - keep them coming!