Dr. Kanmin Xue

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kanmin Xue is a Wellcome Trust clinician scientist fellow at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at the Oxford Eye Hospital. His previous roles include being an Academic Clinical Lecturer at the National Institute Health Care Research (NIHR) from 2014 to 2018, where he focused on laboratory and clinical research in gene therapy for inherited retinal diseases and robotic eye surgery. He completed his ophthalmology training including a vitreoretinal fellowship at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, and conducted PhD research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge on DNA editing and antibody class switching. His research interests focus on understanding retinal degeneration, inflammation, and developing novel gene therapies for age-related macular degeneration and other retinal diseases. Kanmin leads the Retinal Disease Repair Group, utilizing approaches such as gene delivery, gene editing, and artificial intelligence in clinical trials and patient cohort studies. He is also actively involved in mentoring early career researchers within his team.

Research Interests

Experience

Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon

2018-01-01 — Present

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Oxford

Honorary Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon involved in clinical research and treatment of retinal diseases.

Academic Clinical Lecturer

2014-01-01 — 2018-01-01

National Institute of Health Care Research • Oxford

Conducted research on inherited retinal diseases and gene therapy.

Awards

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EURETINA Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award

2025-01-01
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Ruskell Medal

2019-01-01
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Ian Fraser Cup

2017-01-01
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Luigi Barca Award

2017-01-01
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Martin Wronker Prize

2003-01-01

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.