Prof Marcus Fruttiger

Professor of Experimental Ophthalmology

Institute of Ophthalmology

Faculty of Brain Sciences

Joined UCL: 1st Mar 2000

Research summary

Prof Fruttiger's research is focused on the physiology of the retina, as well as associated diseases, such as Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Macular Telangiectasia and Age-related Macular Degeneration. In his laboratory, studies in model systems are complemented by histopathological studies on human post-mortem tissue to learn how model-based insights can be related to clinical findings and translated to therapies. In collaborationwith clinicians at Moorfields Eye Hospital his team also use patient phenotyping,genetic information and bio samples to learn more about genetic and molecularmechanisms that drive pathologies in the human retina.

Teaching summary

Prof Fruttiger is passionate about teaching and has for many years been actively involved in delivering UCL postgraduate taught courses, using modern teaching methods such as blended learning, flipped teaching and eLearning. He established the UCL Bioscience Entrepreneurship MSc and is also Deputy Director of Education at the Institute of Ophthalmology.

Education

Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich: Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 1994
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich: Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Diploma | 1990

Biography

Prof Fruttiger obtained his PhD in Neurobiology in 1994 at the Swiss FederalInstitute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. He then worked as a postdoctoraland Wellcome Trust career development fellow at UCL in London, UK and took up atenured position at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in 2007, wherehe established himself as an expert in the biology and pathology of the retina.

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