Daisy
Shu

Dr. Daisy Shu is a Scientia Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and an emerging leader in retinal disease research. With a clinical background in optometry and over a decade of research experience, her work focuses on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal fibrosis, inflammation, angiogenesis, and mitochondrial dysfunction. She leads a multidisciplinary program that integrates retinal biology, chemical engineering, and drug delivery to develop innovative treatments for blinding retinal diseases. A former BrightFocus Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Shu is now a recipient of their prestigious New Investigator Grant. She currently serves as Vice President of the International Society for Eye Research (ISER) and mentors early-career scientists through the Women’s Leadership Development Program of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), reflecting her strong commitment to supporting and empowering women in vision science.