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Professor Hardcastle worked in vision research after completing undergraduate studies in Biophysics and switched disciplines to pursue a PhD in genetics and molecular biology. She established her lab at University College London Institute of Ophthalmology. After her appointment as Lecturer in 2000, she built a research team and developed her academic career at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, achieving promotion to Professor in 2009 and being awarded a personal Chair in 2019, titled Sembal Professor of Experimental Ophthalmology. Alison was appointed Deputy Director of the Institute in 2016, where she plays a critical role in shaping the future of vision research in the UK. She serves as the Genomic Discovery Therapeutics Theme Lead at the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.