I am a molecular geneticist with a primary focus on the identification of genes and sequence variants underlying susceptibility to, and progression of, various tumour types _ in particular tumours of the skin (moles and melanoma), oesophagus, ovary, lung
My research focuses on understanding the molecular regulation of blood cell production and function in health and disease with the ultimate goal of discovery of new treatments for blood cell diseases including leukaemia and autoimmunity.