Bio-Medical Science
1993 - June 2008
- Biomedical Research Unit, Jessop Wing, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield. Investigation into the underlying causes and the development of new treatments for the prevention of recurrent miscarriage. In addition to my own research I organise and facilitate research undertaken by various members of Professor T.C. Li’s medical team, give presentations at conferences and meetings, liaise with Dr Sue Laird from Sheffield Hallam University and maintain the running of Professor Li’s laboratory.
- External lecturer (Ethics and Assisted Reproductive Technology), Sheffield Hallam University.
- Centre for Human Genetics, Langhill, Manchester Road, Sheffield.
1983-87 - Research associate
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Birmingham Maternity Hospital. Investigation into the effect of Lyonisation on the phenotypic expression of the Fragile X Syndrome in female heterozygotes. This is where i met an extraordinary pair of identical twins, one with Fragile X syndrome and one without.
- Cytogentics department, East Birmingham Hospital.
- Department of Haematological Medicine, University of Cambridge. Employed to set up and run the cytogenetics service for the United Cambridge Hospitals, in addition also undertook research into the effect of viruses on chromosomes with Dr’s A. Karpas and J. Cawley. While there, by chance, I analyzed the chromosomes of the first hybridoma produced by Dr's Milstein and Cotton. Dr's Milstein and Cotton received the Noble Prize for their work.
- Worked for Dr John Gray, an expert in intersexuality and head of the cytogenetics service for the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital, and surrounding hospitals Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Prepared and analysed chromosomes from peripheral blood and bone marrow in order to identify syndromes due to chromosome abnormalities. Patients fell into 4 main groups (i) birth defects (ii) abnormal sexual development (iii) infertility (iv) blood disorders e.g. leukaemias.
