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Grace Borchert

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grace.borchert@keble.ox.ac.uk


ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1395-6875


Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU United Kingdom

Prizes

ISCEV Travel Grant 2026

Thomas Willis Public Engagement Award, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford 2026

Thomas Willis Three-Minute Thesis Award, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford 2026

ARVO Macular Society Travel Grant 2026

Goodger and Schorstein Award 2026

Keble Association Award 2023, 2024, 2025

EURETINA Best Poster Award 2025

Keble de Breyne Award, University of Oxford 2022

Clarendon Scholarship, University of Oxford 2022

World Universities Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship, Ramsay Centre 2022

Grace Borchert

MD MSc(Ophth) BBiomed(Hon) BMedSci

DPhil Student, Ramsay Scholar and Clarendon Scholar

Grace is currently undertaking her DPhil investigating atrophic age-related macular degeneration: risk factors, phenotypes and optogenetic functional rescue. She is supported by the Ramsay centre postgraduate scholarship, Clarendon scholarship and Keble College de Breyne Award. 

Grace holds a Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Biomedical Science (First Class) with the University Medal from Griffith University, and a Masters of Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) from the University of Sydney, Australia. 

Currently, Grace is also a ARVO Science Communication training fellow and non-stipendiary lecturer with Griffith University. 

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