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Professor Andrew Dick

Director: Professor Andrew D Dick FMedSci

Professor Andrew Dick joined UCL in September 2015 and is Duke-Elder Chair at the Institute. His research on cytokines, ocular inflammation and retinal degeneration has delivered new insights into the pathogenesis and new approaches to the treatment of this group of important blinding diseases.

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RoleNameEmail
DirectorProf Andrew DickPlease contact Executive Assistant: ioo.ea@ucl.ac.uk
Institute ManagerDr Wing-Chau Tungw.tung@ucl.ac.uk 
Deputy Director of ResearchProf Alison Hardcastlea.hardcastle@ucl.ac.uk
Joint Director EducationProf Michele Russellmichele.russell@ucl.ac.uk
Deputy Director for EducationProf Marcus Fruttigerm.fruttiger@ucl.ac.uk
Deputy Director for EducationGordon Haygordon.hay@ucl.ac.uk 
Deputy Director for Equality, Diversity and InclusionProf Tim Levinetim.levine@ucl.ac.uk 
Deputy Director of International RelationsProf Shin-Ichi Ohnumas.ohnuma@ucl.ac.uk
Deputy Director of Innovation & EnterpriseAssociate Prof Fiona Reidf.reid@ucl.ac.uk

Research Theme Leads and Deputy Theme Leads

RoleNameEmail
Development, Ageing and DiseaseProf Clare Futter
Dr Ryan MacDonald
c.futter@ucl.ac.uk
ryan.macdonald@ucl.ac.uk
Rescue, Repair and RegenerationProf Pete Coffey
Dr Amanda Carr
p.coffey@ucl.ac.uk
a.carr@ucl.ac.uk
Visual Neuroscience and FunctionProf Andrew Stockman
Dr Tessa Dekker 
a.stockman@ucl.ac.uk
t.dekker@ucl.ac.uk
Population and Data ScienceProf Paul Foster
Dr Nikolas Pontikos
p.foster@ucl.ac.uk
n.pontikos@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Freedom of Information requestsPlease apply via the UCL FOI websiteucl.ac.uk/foi/
To apply to Moorfields Eye Hospital under the Freedom of Information ActMr Chris Hayden, Information Governance Project ManagerMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD
For clinical- or patient-related general informationTel: +44 (0)20 7253 3411Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD
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