He is currently working with Professor Susie Downes’ team on the RP Genome Project, an initiative funded by Retina UK, which brings together leading research centres across the UK to increase knowledge and understanding of the genes associated with inherited retinal disease. Jing works in bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and computer software tools for analysing large amounts of biological data and is an essential component of the search for new genetic causes of eye disease. Here he tells us about his work, his motivations, breakthroughs and challenges.