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Biography
Dr Amy Gerrish is a Research Scientist at the West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory within the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK. She is interested in the application of cell-free DNA analysis in clinical diagnostics. Her current research areas include non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of single gene disorders as well as the diagnosis of retinoblastoma by liquid biopsy
Affiliations
Honors and Awards
The Ulverscroft David Owen Award 2020
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Ulverscroft David Owen prize is awarded for the best published paper in paediatric ophthalmology research. It was awarded to Dr Gerrish and co-authors for the paper ‘Non-invasive diagnosis of retinoblastoma using cell-free DNA from aqueous humour.’ published in British Journal of Ophthalmology in 2019.