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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Gonin Medal, International Council of Ophthalmology

Overview

Alan C. Bird is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Ophthalmology.

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Central topics in their research include Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal Development and Disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal and Optic Conditions, Hereditary Neurological Disorders, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alan C. Bird reflect their involvement in retinal research and related areas. Notable publications include:

  • The X-linked retinopathies: Physiological insights, pathogenic mechanisms, phenotypic features and novel therapies (2020, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research)
  • Investigate Oral Zinc as a Prophylactic Treatment for Those at Risk for COVID-19 (2020, American Journal of Ophthalmology)
  • Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (2022, Ophthalmology Science)
  • Role of retinal pigment epithelium in age-related macular disease: a systematic review (2020, British Journal of Ophthalmology)
  • Genetic disruption of serine biosynthesis is a key driver of macular telangiectasia type 2 aetiology and progression (2021, Genome Medicine)

Alan C. Bird frequently collaborates with a group of researchers in related fields. Regular co-authors include Ferenc B. Sallo, Manjot Grewal, Shruti Chandra, Glen Jeffery, and Sobha Sivaprasad.

Their publications are found in several key venues, including:

  • Ophthalmology Science
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

In recognition of achievements within the field, Alan C. Bird received the Gonin Medal from the International Council of Ophthalmology in 2010.

Best Publications

  • An international classification and grading system for age-related maculopathy and age-related macular degeneration

    A.C. Bird;N.M. Bressler;S.B. Bressler;I.H. Chisholm

  • Clinical Classification of Age-related Macular Degeneration

    Frederick L. Ferris;C.P. Wilkinson;Alan Bird;Usha Chakravarthy

  • The epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration ☆

    Ronald Klein;Tunde Peto;Alan Bird;Mylan R. Vannewkirk

  • Complement C3 Variant and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    John R W Yates;Tiina Sepp;Baljinder K Matharu;Jane C Khan

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • Fundus autofluorescence imaging: review and perspectives.

    Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg;Frank G. Holz;Alan C. Bird;Richard F. Spaide

  • Consensus Definition for Atrophy Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration on OCT: Classification of Atrophy Report 3.

    Srinivas R. Sadda;Robyn Guymer;Frank G. Holz;Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg

  • A gene (RPGR) with homology to the RCC1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor is mutated in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP3).

    A. Meindl;K. Dry;K. Herrmann;F. Manson

  • A single EFEMP1 mutation associated with both Malattia Leventinese and Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy.

    Edwin M. Stone;Andrew J. Lotery;Francis L. Munier;Elise Héon

  • Mutational hot spot within a new RPGR exon in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

    Raf Vervoort;Alan Lennon;Alan C. Bird;Brian Tulloch

  • Mutations in the human retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene can cause either retinitis pigmentosa or macular dystrophy.

    John Wells;John Wroblewski;Jeffrey Keen;Christopher Inglehearn

  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe: The Past and the Future

    Johanna M. Colijn;Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk;Elena Prokofyeva;Dalila Alves

  • Macular telangiectasia type 2

    Peter Charbel Issa;Mark C. Gillies;Emily Y. Chew;Alan C. Bird

  • X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.

    A. C. Bird

  • Analysis of Lipid Deposits Extracted From Human Macular and Peripheral Bruch's Membrane

    Frank G. Holz;Ghassan Sheraidah;Daniel Pauleikhoff;Alan C. Bird

  • Phenotypic subtypes of Stargardt macular dystrophy-fundus flavimaculatus.

    Noemi Lois;Graham E. Holder;Catey Bunce;Fredrick W. Fitzke

  • Mutations in the pre-mRNA splicing factor gene PRPC8 in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP13)

    Arthur B. McKie;John C. McHale;T. Jeffrey Keen;Emma E. Tarttelin

  • Genetic influence on early age-related maculopathy: a twin study.

    Christopher J Hammond;Andrew R Webster;Harold Snieder;Harold Snieder;Alan C Bird

  • Close genetic linkage between X-linked retinitis pigmentosa and a restriction fragment length polymorphism identified by recombinant DNA probe L1.28

    S. S. Bhattacharya;A. F. Wright;J. F. Clayton;W. H. Price

  • Classification of fundus autofluorescence patterns in early age-related macular disease.

    Almut Bindewald;Alan C. Bird;Samantha S. Dandekar;Joanna Dolar-Szczasny

Frequent Co-Authors

Shomi S. Bhattacharya
Shomi S. Bhattacharya University College London
Fred W. Fitzke
Fred W. Fitzke University College London
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Graham E. Holder
Graham E. Holder University College London
Emily Y. Chew
Emily Y. Chew National Institutes of Health
David Hunt
David Hunt University of Edinburgh
Catey Bunce
Catey Bunce King's College London
Robyn H. Guymer
Robyn H. Guymer University of Melbourne
John R.W. Yates
John R.W. Yates University of Cambridge

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