Robyn Guymer

Professor Robyn Guymer AM FAHMS was awarded an Elizabeth Blackburn Fellow from the NHMRC, and works in Ophthalmology at Melbourne University. Guymer is a senior retinal specialist within the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and is the Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia. She works in age-related macular degeneration as a clinician, academic and researcher,[2][3][4] and has used nano-lasers to treat Age-related Macular Degeneration.[5]

Professor

Robyn Guymer

AM FAHMS
Born
Robyn Heather Guymer
Alma materWalter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Known forOphthalmology
AwardsMember, Order of Australia
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology
InstitutionsMelbourne University
ThesisA comparison of corneal, pancreas and skin allografts in mice[1] (1991)

Career

Guymer was awarded her PhD from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. She then trained in ophthalmology in Melbourne. Subsequently, she completed a medical retinal fellowship, in London, at the Moorfields Eye Hospital, with Professor Alan Bird.[6] She directs a team of researchers who specialise in investigating Age-related macular degeneration (AMD).[7]

Guymer works in retinal disease[8] and has researched both environmental and genetic risk factors for the condition AMD. She has also investigated predictors of the responses to treatments for late AMD. Guymer is a principal investigator in a range of trials. She is on pharmaceutical advisory boards, including as the Mactel consortium, the Beckman/Ryan AMD initiative (USA) in addition to the International Classification of Atrophy (CAM) group.[9]

Guymer's career has involved investigating new strategies for the treatment of the early stages of AMD. She also researches imaging and functional biomarkers as well as surrogate endpoints with the goal of improving trials for early interventions.[10][11] Guymer has supported other Early Career Researchers in studying and treating eye conditions at the CERA.[12]

Select publications

Guymer has over 11,000 citations and an H-Index of over 57, as at September 2019.[13]

Peer-reviewed articles

R Guymer, P Luthert, A Bird (1999) Changes in Bruch's membrane and related structures with age. Progress in retinal and eye research 18 (1), 59-90.[14]

LG Fritsche, W Chen, M Schu, BL Yaspan, Y Yu, G Thorleifsson, DJ Zack, et al. (2013) Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration. Nature genetics 45 (4), 433.[15]

LG Fritsche, W Igl, JNC Bailey, F Grassmann, S Sengupta, et al. (2016) A large genome-wide association of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants. Nature genetics 48 (2), 134.[16]

Awards, honours and recognition
  • (2019) Plenary at Science on the Swan.[17]
  • (2019) Named Lecturer at RANZCO's 50th Annual Scientific Congress.[18]
  • (2018) Member in the General Division (AM) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List, recognised for her "significant service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology, particularly age related macular degeneration as a clinician, academic and researcher".[19]
  • (2016) NHMRC's Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship, for the top female researchers in clinical medicine.[20][21]
  • (2015) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[22]

References
  1. Guymer, Robyn Heather (1991), A comparison of corneal, pancreas and skin allografts in mice, retrieved 2 October 2019
  2. "Prof Robyn Guymer – Bionics Institute". Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  3. "Robyn Guymer". Monash University. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. "Professor Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO". Macular Disease Foundation Australia. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  5. Anderson, Deb (2012-02-27). "Researcher eyes off older generation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  6. "Professor Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO". Macular Disease Foundation Australia. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  7. "Professor Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO". Macular Disease Foundation Australia. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. Inc, Lutronic Vision (2019-03-26). "Lutronic Vision Engages World Renowned Retina Expert for R:GEN™ Pilot AMD Clinical Study". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. "Sylvia's gift | CERA". www.cera.org.au. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  10. "Prof Robyn Guymer – Bionics Institute". Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  11. Ophthalmology (FDO) 2019, 2026 NVS Future Directions in. "FDO 2019 - 2026 NVS Future Directions in Ophthalmology (FDO) 2019 - Sheraton Grand Hyde Park". FDO 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  12. "Supporting the next generation of eye research innovators | CERA". www.cera.org.au. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  13. "Robyn Guymer - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  14. Guymer, R.; Luthert, P.; Bird, A. (1999). "Changes in Bruch's membrane and related structures with age". Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 18 (1): 59–90. doi:10.1016/s1350-9462(98)00012-3. ISSN 1350-9462. PMID 9920499.
  15. Fritsche, Lars G.; Chen, Wei; Schu, Matthew; Yaspan, Brian L.; Yu, Yi; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Zack, Donald J.; Arakawa, Satoshi; Cipriani, Valentina; Ripke, Stephan; Igo, Robert P. (2013). "Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration". Nature Genetics. 45 (4): 433–439, 439e1–2. doi:10.1038/ng.2578. ISSN 1546-1718. PMC 3739472. PMID 23455636.
  16. Fritsche, Lars G.; Igl, Wilmar; Bailey, Jessica N. Cooke; Grassmann, Felix; Sengupta, Sebanti; Bragg-Gresham, Jennifer L.; Burdon, Kathryn P.; Hebbring, Scott J.; Wen, Cindy; Gorski, Mathias; Kim, Ivana K. (2016). "A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants". Nature Genetics. 48 (2): 134–143. doi:10.1038/ng.3448. hdl:2328/35971. ISSN 1546-1718. PMC 4745342. PMID 26691988.
  17. "Science on the Swan".
  18. "Gold Standard program at RANZCO's 50th congress". insightnews.com.au. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  19. "Professor Robyn Heather Guymer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  20. "A professor on a mission to fight against AMD". insightnews.com.au. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  21. "Queen's Birthday honours for eyecare professionals". insightnews.com.au. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  22. "Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences October 2015" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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