“Genes to big data and consequences for translation in eye disease”, 14 July

This week's Hudson seminar will be held 14 July, 12-1pm, Lecture Theatre 1, Monash Medical Centre.

The speaker will be  A/Prof Pall N Baird, Research Leader, Education Head, Ocular Genetics Unit, Centre for Eye Research Australia
Professorial Fellow, Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne

Light refreshments to follow presentation outside the Lecture Theatre

Paul Baird obtained his PhD from the University of London in microbial molecular genetics, followed by postdoctoral fellowships in paediatric cancer genetics and haematology before moving into the genetics of eye disease. He is currently head of the Ocular Genetics Unit at the Centre for Eye Research (CERA) and Professorial Fellow in Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne. His research interests include investigating genetic causes of common eye diseases and shared disease mechanisms with a goal of translating these into clinical practice. He has a particular interest in identifying novel gene pathways involved in response to drug treatment, identifying novel genetic associations with disease, exploring the role of copy number and epigenetics in disease, development of algorithms using machine learning to identify individuals likely to progress and develop disease, as well as personalising treatment options for patients. He is a current recipient of an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship. He has published over 150 journal articles in top ranked journals including Nature Genetics, Nature Communications and Lancet and has established an expansive network of both national and international collaborations. In particular he is actively involved in international consortia for age related macular degeneration and myopia and co-chairs working groups in both of these consortia and is Vice President of the Asian Eye Genetics Consortium.