Marco Bellini
BSc (Hons) PhD
Project Manager
As the manager of the Clinical Ophthalmology Research Group, Marco assists Professor Robert MacLaren in the management of his world-class medical research and clinical trial programmes developing and testing innovative therapies, prosthetics and surgical techniques for treatment of blindness. Marco also coordinates the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre programme in Gene and Cell Therapy led by Professor Robert MacLaren and Professor Ronjon Chakraverty.
Marco's responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the operational and financial management of the Clinical Ophthalmology Research Group and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre programme in Gene and Cell Therapy.
- Leading the preparation and submission of funding applications, and managing the administrative and reporting requirements of awarded research grants.
- Sourcing new avenues of funding from governmental agencies, philanthropic foundations and research charities, as well as exploring potential collaborative partnerships with biopharmaceutical companies and other industrial partners.
Key publications
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Gene therapy for choroideremia using an adeno-associated viral vector encoding Rab escort protein 1: the REGENERATE open-label trial
Journal article
Cehajic-Kapetanovic J. et al, (2024), Efficacy and mechanism evaluation, 1 - 59
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Structural and Functional Characteristics of Color Vision Changes in Choroideremia.
Journal article
Jolly JK. et al, (2021), Front neurosci, 15
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The use of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) polymers as spacers for isotachophoresis in sieving gel matrices.
Journal article
Bellini MP. and Manchester KL., (1999), Anal biochem, 268, 21 - 29
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Synthesis of zwitterionic acrylic acid buffers for isoelectric focusing in immobilized pH gradients.
Journal article
Bellini MP. and Manchester KL., (1998), Electrophoresis, 19, 1590 - 1595