Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology

Prof Darren Monckton

Prof Darren G Monckton
  • Professor of Human Genetics (Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology)

telephone: 01413306213
email: Darren.Monckton@glasgow.ac.uk


'Tandem repeat biology: genetic variation and human disease'

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Number of items: 49.

2012

Higham, C.F., Morales, F., Cobbold, C.A. , Haydon, D.T. , and Monckton, D.G. (2012) High levels of somatic DNA diversity at the myotonic dystrophy type 1 locus are driven by ultra-frequent expansion and contraction mutations. Human Molecular Genetics . ISSN 0964-6906 (doi:10.1093/hmg/dds059)

2011

Nestor, C.E., and Monckton, D.G. (2011) Correlation of inter-locus polyglutamine toxicity with CAG•CTG triplet repeat expandability and flanking genomic DNA GC content. PLoS ONE, 6 (12). e28260. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028260)

Groh, W.J., Groh, M.R., Shen, C., Monckton, D.G. , Bodkin, C.L., and Pascuzzi, R.M. (2011) Survival and CTG repeat expansion in adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1. Muscle and Nerve, 43 (5). pp. 648-651. ISSN 0148-639X (doi:10.1002/mus.21934)

2010

Braida, C. et al. (2010) Variant CCG and GGC repeats within the CTG expansion dramatically modify mutational dynamics and likely contribute toward unusual symptoms in some myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients. Human Molecular Genetics, 19 (8). pp. 1399-1412. ISSN 0964-6906 (doi:10.1093/hmg/ddq015)

Holt, I., Quinlivan, R.C.M., Couto, J.M., Monckton, D.G. , and Morris, G.E. (2010) The use of buccal cells for rapid diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy type 1. Translational Neuroscience, 1 (3). pp. 195-199. ISSN 2081-3856 (doi:10.2478/v10134-010-0029-4)

2009

Higham, C., Wilcox, D. , Haydon, D. , Cobbold, C. , and Monckton, D. (2009) Modelling dynamic DNA in mytonic dystrophy. In: Sixth International Workshop on Computational Systems Biology, WCSB 2009, 10-12 Jun 2009, Aarhus, Denmark.

Spaans, F., Faber, C.G., Smeets, H.J.M., Hofman, P.A.M., Braida, C. , Monckton, D.G. , and de Die-Smulders, C.E.M. (2009) Encephalopathic attacks in a family co-segregating myotonic dystrophy type 1, an intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy and early hearing loss. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 80 (9). pp. 1029-1412. ISSN 0022-3050 (doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.170126)

Thompson, R., Schoser, B., Monckton, D.G. , Blonsky, K., and Lochmüller, H. (2009) Patient registries and trial readiness in myotonic dystrophy – TREAT-NMD/Marigold international workshop report. Neuromuscular Disorders, 19 (12). p. 860. ISSN 0960-8966 (doi:10.1016/j.nmd.2009.08.009)

2007

Veitch, N.J., Ennis, M. , McAbney, J.P. , Shelbourne, P.F., and Monckton, D.G. (2007) Inherited CAG center dot CTG allele length is a major modifier of somatic mutation length variability in Huntington disease. DNA Repair, 6 (6). pp. 789-796. ISSN 1568-7864 (doi:10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.01.002)

Vicente, M, Monferrer, L, Poulos, MG, Houseley, J, Monckton, DG , ODell, KMC, Swanson, MS, and Artero, RD (2007) Muscleblind isoforms are functionally distinct and regulate alpha-actinin splicing. Differentiation, 75 . pp. 427-440. (doi:10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00156.x)

2006

Shelbourne, P F, and Monckton, D. (2006) Somatic mosaicism of expanded CAG.CTG repeats in humans and mice: dynamics, mechanisms and consequences. In: Wells, R.D. and Ashizawa, T. (eds.) Genetic Instabilities and Neurological Diseases. Elsevier, pp. 537-561. ISBN 9780123694621

Gomes-Pereira, M, and Monckton, DG (2006) Chemical modifiers of unstable expanded simple sequence repeats: What goes up, could come down. Mutation Research-fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 598 . pp. 15-34. (doi:10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.01.011)

Houseley, JM, Garcia-Casado, Z, Pascual, M, Paricio, N, ODell, KMC, Monckton, DG , and Artero, RD (2006) Noncanonical RNAs from transcripts of the Drosophila muscleblind gene. Journal of Heredity, 97 . pp. 253-260. (doi:10.1093/jhered/esj037)

Rhodes, JD, Monckton, DG , McAbney, JP, Prescott, AR, and Duncan, G (2006) Increased SK3 expression in DM1 lens cells leads to impaired growth through a greater calcium-induced fragility. Human Molecular Genetics, 15 . pp. 3559-3568.

2005

Houseley, JM, Wang, Z, Brock, GJR, Soloway, J, Artero, R, Perez-Alonso, M, ODell, KMC, and Monckton, DG (2005) Myotonic dystrophy associated expanded CUG repeat muscleblind positive ribonuclear foci are not toxic to Drosophila. Human Molecular Genetics, 14 . pp. 873-883. (doi:10.1093/hmg/ddi080)

Monckton, D. (2005) A molecular explanation for the tissue specificity and progressive nature of Huntington disease? ChemTracts, 18 . pp. 173-181. ISSN 1051-7227

Monckton, DG (2005) Using robots to find needles. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 126 . pp. 1046-1050. (doi:10.1016/j.mad.2005.08.002)

2004

Gomes-Pereira, M., Fortune, M.T., Ingram, L., McAbney, J.P. , and Monckton, D.G. (2004) Pms2 is a genetic enhancer of trinucleotide CAG·CTG repeat somatic mosaicism: implications for the mechanism of triplet repeat expansion. Human Molecular Genetics, 13 (16). 1815 -1825. ISSN 0964-6906 (doi:10.1093/hmg/ddh186)

Gomes-Pereira, M., and Monckton, D.G. (2004) Chemically induced increases and decreases in the rate of expansion of a CAG{middle dot}CTG triplet repeat. Nucleic Acids Research, 32 (9). 2865 -2872. ISSN 0305-1048 (doi:10.1093/nar/gkh612)

Martorell, L., Gamez, J., Cayuela, M.L., Gould, F.K., McAbney, J.P. , Ashizawa, T., Monckton, D.G. , and Baiget, M. (2004) Germline mutational dynamics in myotonic dystrophy type 1 males: Allele length and age effects. Neurology, 62 (2). 269 -274. ISSN 0028-3878

Coolbaugh-Murphy, M., Maleki, A., Ramagli, L., Frazier, M., Lichtiger, B., Monckton, D.G. , Siciliano, M.J., and Brown, B.W. (2004) Estimating mutant microsatellite allele frequencies in somatic cells by small-pool PCR. Genomics, 84 (2). 419 -430. ISSN 0888-7543 (doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.03.007)

Gomes-Pereira, M, and Monckton, DG (2004) Chemically induced increases and decreases in the rate of expansion of a CAG center dot CTG triplet repeat. Nucleic Acids Research, 32 . pp. 2865-2872. (doi:10.1093/nar/gkh612)

Harper, P.S., and Monckton, D.G. (2004) Myotonic dystrophy. In: Engel, A.G. and Franzini-Armstrong, C. (eds.) Myology: Basic and Clinical. McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, pp. 1039-1076. ISBN 9780071371803

Martorell, L, Gamez, J, Cayuela, ML, Gould, FK, McAbney, JP, Ashizawa, T, Monckton, DG , and Baiget, M (2004) Germline mutational dynamics in myotonic dystrophy type 1 males - Allele length and age effects. Neurology, 62 . pp. 269-274.

Monckton, D (2004) Analysis of unstable triplet repeats using small-pool polymerase chain reaction. Methods in Molecular Biology (clifton, N J ), 277 . pp. 61-76. (doi:10.1385/1-59259-804-8:061)

Monckton, D (2004) Mouse tissue culture models of unstable triplet repeats. Methods in Molecular Biology (clifton, N J ), 277 . pp. 215-227.

Monckton, D., and Ashizawa, T. (2004) Molecular aspects of mytonic dystrophy: our current understanding. In: Harper, P., van Engelen, B., Eymard, B. and Wilcox, D. (eds.) Myotonic Dystrophy: Present Management, Future Therapy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 14-38. ISBN 9780198527824

2003

Libby, R.T. et al. (2003) Genomic context drives SCA7 CAG repeat instability, while expressed SCA7 cDNAs are intergenerationally and somatically stable in transgenic mice. Human molecular genetics, 12 (1). 41 -50. ISSN 0964-6906 (doi:10.1093/hmg/ddg006)

2002

Abbruzzese, A., Costanzi Porrini, S., Mariani, B., Gould, F.K., McAbney, J.P. , Monckton, D.G. , Ashizawa, T., and Giacanelli, M. (2002) Instability of a premutation allele in homozygous patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1. Annals of Neurology, 52 (4). 435 -441. ISSN 0364-5134 (doi:10.1002/ana.10304)

Zhang, Y., Monckton, D.G. , Siciliano, M.J., Connor, T.H., and Meistrich, M.L. (2002) Detection of radiation and cyclophosphamide-induced mutations in individual mouse sperm at a human expanded trinucleotide repeat locus transgene. Mutation research (genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis), 516 (1-2). 121 -138. ISSN 1383-5718 (doi:10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00035-9)

Timchenko, LT, Tapscott, SJ, Cooper, TA, and Monckton, DG (2002) Myotonic dystrophy: Discussion of molecular basis. Triple Repeat Diseases of the Nervous Systems, 516 . pp. 27-45.

Zhang, Y., Monckton, D.G. , Siciliano, M.J., Connor, T.H., and Meistrich, M.L. (2002) Age and insertion site dependence of repeat number instability of a human DM1 transgene in individual mouse sperm. Human molecular genetics, 11 (7). 791 -798. ISSN 0964-6906

2001

Gomes-Pereira, M., Fortune, M.T., and Monckton, D.G. (2001) Mouse tissue culture models of unstable triplet repeats: in vitro selection for larger alleles, mutational expansion bias and tissue specificity, but no association with cell division rates. Human Molecular Genetics, 10 (8). 845 -854. ISSN 0964-6906

Hollies, C.R., Monckton, D.G. , and Jeffreys, A.J. (2001) Attempts to detect retrotransposition and de novo deletion of Alus and other dispersed repeats at specific loci in the human genome. European Journal of Human Genetics, 9 (2). 143 -146. ISSN 1018-4813

Martorell, L., Monckton, D.G. , Sanchez, A., de Munain, A.L., and Baiget, M. (2001) Frequency and stability of the myotonic dystrophy type 1 premutation. Neurology, 56 (3). 328 -335. ISSN 0028-3878

Gomes-Pereira, M, Fortune, MT, and Monckton, DG (2001) Mouse tissue culture models of unstable triplet repeats: in vitro selection for larger alleles, mutational expansion bias and tissue specificity, but no association with cellDivision rates. Human Molecular Genetics, 10 . pp. 845-854.

2000

Fortune, M.T., Vassilopoulos, C., Coolbaugh, M.I., Siciliano, M.J., and Monckton, D.G. (2000) Dramatic, expansion-biased, age-dependent, tissue specific somatic mosaicism in a transgenic mouse model of triplet repeat instability. Human Molecular Genetics, 9 (3). 439 -445. ISSN 0964-6906

Gonzalez, I. et al. (2000) New nomenclature and DNA testing guidelines for myotonic dystrophy type 1(DM1). Neurology, 54 (6). 1218 -1221. ISSN 0028-3878

Martorell, L., Monckton, D.G. , Gamez, J., and Baiget, M. (2000) Complex patterns of male germline instability and somatic mosaicism in myotonic dystrophy type 1. European Journal of Human Genetics, 8 (6). 423 -430. ISSN 1018-4813

Zheng, N.J., Monckton, D.G. , Wilson, G., Hagemeister, F., Chakraborty, R., Connor, T.H., Siciliano, M.J., and Meistrich, M.L. (2000) Frequency of minisatellite repeat number changes at the MS205 locus in human sperm before and after cancer chemotherapy. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 36 (2). 134 -145. ISSN 0893-6692 (doi:10.1002/1098-2280(2000)36:2<134::AID-EM8>3.0.CO;2-D)

1999

Brock, G.J.R., Anderson, N.H., and Monckton, D.G. (1999) Cis-acting modifiers of expanded CAG/CTG triplet repeat expandability: associations with flanking GC content and proximity to CpG islands. Human Molecular Genetics, 8 (6). 1061 -1067. ISSN 0964-6906

1998

Martorell, L., Monckton, D.G. , Gamez, J., Johnson, K.J., Gich, I., deMunain, A.L., and Baiget, M. (1998) Progression of somatic CTG repeat length heterogeneity in the blood cells of myotonic dystrophy patients. Human Molecular Genetics, 7 (2). 307 -312. ISSN 0964-6906

1997

Monckton, D.G., Coolbaugh, M.I., Ashizawa, K.T., Siciliano, M.J., and Caskey, C.T. (1997) Hypermutable myotonic dystrophy CTG repeats in transgenic mice. Nature Genetics, 15 (2). 193 -196. ISSN 1061-4036 (doi:10.1038/ng0297-193)

1996

Ashizawa, T., Monckton, D.G. , Vaishnav, S., Patel, B.J., Voskova, A., and Caskey, C.T. (1996) Instability of the expanded (CTG)-n repeats in the myotonin protein kinase gene in cultured lymphoblastoid cell lines from patients with myotonic dystrophy. Genomics, 36 (1). 47 -53. ISSN 0888-7543 (doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0424)

Zhao, Z., Lee, C.C., Monckton, D.G. , Yazdani, A., Coolbaugh, M., Li, X. , Bailey, J., Shen, Y., and Caskey, C.T. (1996) Characterization and genomic mapping of genes and pseudogenes of a new human protein tyrosine phosphatase. Genomics, 35 (1). 172 -181. ISSN 0888-7543 (doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0336)

1995

Monckton, D.G., Wong, L.J.C., Ashizawa, T., and Caskey, C.T. (1995) Somatic mosaicism, germline expansions, germline reversions and intergenerational reductions in myotonic dystrophy males: Small pool PCR analyses. Human Molecular Genetics, 4 (1). 1 -8. ISSN 0964-6906

Monckton, D.G., and Caskey, C.T. (1995) Unstable triplet repeat diseases. Circulation, 91 (2). 513 -520. ISSN 0009-7322

Timchenko, L., Monckton, D.G. , and Caskey, C.T. (1995) Myotonic dystrophy: An unstable CTG repeat in a protein kinase gene. Seminars in Cell Biology, 6 (1). 13 -19. ISSN 1043-4682 (doi:10.1016/1043-4682(95)90010-1)

Wong, L.J.C., Ashizawa, T., Monckton, D.J. , Caskey, C.T., and Richards, C.S. (1995) Somatic heterogeneity of the CTG repeat in myotonic dystrophy is age and size dependent. American Journal of Human Genetics, 56 (1). 114 -122. ISSN 0002-9297

This list was generated on Sat May 26 04:25:26 2012 BST.
  • Myotonic Dystrophy biomarkers discovery initiative blood DNA genotyping
    The Marigold Foundation
    2011 - 2012
     
  • Myotonic dystrophy biomarkers discovery initiative blood DNA genotyping (part of the myotonic dystrophy biomarkers discovery initiative pilot study)
    The Marigold Foundation
    2011 - 2011
     
  • Complex repeats in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
    Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
    2008 - 2012
     
  • Cellular factors that determine somatic (CTG) hypermutabilty in DMI: Targets for therapy
    Association Francaise Contre Les Myopathies
    2008 - 2009
     
  • Defining progenitor allele length and somatic mosaicism in myotonic dystrophy type 1
    Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
    2007 - 2010
     
  • Modelling unstable DNA in myotonic dystrophy
    Leverhulme Trust
    2007 - 2008
     
  • Molecular analysis of an unsual family co-segregating myotonic dystrophy and chorcot marie tooth disease
    Institut de Myologie
    2006 - 2008
     
  • Detection of early changes in the pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy
    Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
    2005 - 2006
     
  • Detection of early changes in the pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy
    Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
    2004 - 2005
     
  • Tomorrow belongs to me
    Wellcome Trust
    2004 - 2005
     
  • Confocal laser scanning microscope
    BBSRC
    2003 - 2006
     
  • CTG repeat instability in Myotonic Dystrophy: Understanding the mechanism(s) of instability towards therapeutic approaches
    Association Francaise Contre Les Myopathies
    2002 - 2005
     
  • The role of mutation instability in Huntington's disease pathogenesis
    Hereditary Disease Foundation
    2002 - 2006
     

Grant Advisory Board

  • 2011 - ongoing: Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (USA) - Invited Member of Scientific Advisory Board
  • 2009 - 2009: Wellcome Trust - Ad hoc member of the Molecules, Cells and Genes Grant Review Panel
  • 2009 - ongoing: National Institutes of Health (USA) - Invited Scientific Advisor to the Chemical Genomics Centre Programme in Myotonic Dystrophy
  • 2009 - 2009: Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (USA) - Panel Member Postdoctoral Fellowship Scientific Review Committee
  • 2008 - ongoing: Marigold Foundation - Member of the Myotonic Dystrophy Biomarkers Working Group
  • 2008 - ongoing: Marigold Foundation - Member of the Myotonic Dystrophy Animal Models Working Group
  • 2008 - ongoing: Marigold Foundation - Member of the Myotonic Dystrophy Clinical Working Group
  • 2005 - ongoing: Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group - Advisor
  • 2003 - 2003: SHEFC - Member of the Focus Group for Component 2 of the project 'Developing research in higher Education over the career life cycle'
  • 2003 - 2005: Scottish Science Advisory Committee - Member of Committee Future Opportunities for the Life Sciences in Scotland
  • 2001 - ongoing: European Neuromuscular Disease Centre - Member of Myotonic Dystrophy Management and Therapy Consortium
  • 1997 - ongoing: International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium - Member

Invited International Presentations

  • 2011: Wheelers of St James, London, UK - 'Research opportunities in myotonic dystrophy'. Invited after dinner speaker at a Goldman Sachs Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (USA) charity fundraiser
  • 2010: University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica - 'Unstable DNA, human variation and disease' Invited platform presentation at the Simposio, Celebración 35 aniversario del INISA
  • 2010: Banff, CAnada - 'Molecular genetics of myotonic dystrophy type 1' Invited platform presentation and workshop participant at the Therapeutic Strategies for Myotonic Dystrophy Marigold Foundation Workshop
  • 2010: Brighton, UK - 'Myotonic dystrophy: complex repeats in a complex neurological disorder' Invited platform presentation at the 3rd International Genome Dynamics in Neurosciences Conference entitled 'DNA repair and Neurological disease',
  • 2010: Boston, MA, USA - Invited participant, Marigold Foundation 'Myotonic Dystrophy Biomarkers Discovery Initiative Meeting'
  • 2010: Tartu, Estonia - 'Myotonic dystrophy: complex repeats in a complex disorder' Invited platform presentation at the Gene Forum 2010 Conference
  • 2009: New Hampshire, USA - 'Genetic modifiers in myotonic dystrophy' Invited platform presentation at the 2009 CAG Triplet Repeat Disorders Gordon Research Conference, Waterville Valley
  • 2009: Wurzburg, Germany - Invited Session Co-chair at the 7th International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium Meeting
  • 2009: Galway, Eire - 'Myotonic dystrophy: complex repeats in a complex disorder' Invited seminar at the National University of Ireland in Galway
  • 2009: Narden, The Netherlands - 'Genetic variation in myotonic dystrophy'. Invited presentation and workshop participant at the European Neuromuscular Centre Workshop 'Management and treatment in Myotonic Dystrophy'
  • 2009: Glasgow, UK - 'Myotonic dystrophy: complex repeats in a complex disorder' Invited seminar at the Institute for Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital
  • 2009: Buena Vista, Costa Rica - 'Myotonic dystrophy: complex repeats in a complex disorder' Invited platform presentation at the 6th International Unstable Microsatellites and Human Disease Meeting
  • 2009: New York, USA - Invited participant, Cure Huntington Disease Initiative workshop 'CAG instability in the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease'
  • 2009: Perth, UK - 'Genetic variation in myotonic dystrophy type 1' Invited presentation at the Scottish Myotonic Dystrophy Managed Clinical Care Network Workshop
  • 2009: Vienna, Austria - 'Myotonic dystrophy: complex repeats in a complex disorder' Invited platform presentation at the European Society of Human Genetics annual meeting
  • 2008: Glasgow, UK - 'Recent progress in myotonic dystrophy research'. Invited lay presentation at the Scottish Muscle Network annual meeting,
  • 2008: Banff, Canada - 'Molecular basis of variability of tissue specific symptoms in myotonic dystrophy' Invited presenter and workshop participant, Marigold Foundation Myotonic Dystrophy Therapeutics Strategies Workshop
  • 2008: Bologna, Italy - 'Should we screen the population for myotonic dystrophy mutations?' , 21st European Genetics Foundation Course in Medical Genetics, University of Bologna
  • 2008: Houston, USA - 'Genome instability' Invited speaker at the Retirement Symposium for Professor Michael J. Siciliano, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
  • 2008: Bologna, Italy - 'Does somatic expansion contribute toward the tissue specificity and progressive nature of the triplet repeat disorders?', 21st European Genetics Foundation Course in Medical Genetics, University of Bologna
  • 2008: Glasgow, UK - The 2008 Tenovus Medal Lecture - Unstable DNA and human disease: when DNA repair goes bad
  • 2008: Bologna, Italy - 'Myotonic dystrophy: simple repeats in a complex disorder', 21st European Genetics Foundation Course in Medical Genetics, University of Bologna
  • 2008: Perth, UK - 'Genotype to phenotype in myotonic dystrophy type 1' Invited presentation at the Scottish Myotonic Dystrophy Managed Clinical Care Network Workshop
  • 2008: Bologna, Italy - 'Unstable DNA and human disease' 21st European Genetics Foundation Course in Medical Genetics, University of Bologna
  • 2007: Bologna, Italy - 'Myotonic dystrophy: simple repeats in a complex disorder', 'Mechanisms of genetic instability', 'Anticipation and genetic counselling problems' and 'Does somatic mosaicism matter?' Invited lectures and workshops at the European Genetics Foundation Cours
  • 2006: Glasgow, Scotland - "Anticipation in myotonic dystrophy and the other repeat expansion disorders". Invited platform presentation at the Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors Spring Meeting
  • 2006: Boston, USA - 'Tomorrow belongs to me'. Invited SciArt film presentation at the Hereditary Disease Foundation Meeting
  • 2006: Granada, Spain - 'Does somatic expansion matter?' . Invited platform presentation at the 5th International Microsatellite Meeting
  • 2006: Manchester, England - What's in it for the Sci's in SciArt?' Invited presentation at the Wellcome Trust Engaging Science Conference
  • 2006: Sheffield, England - 'Unstable DNA expansions and human disease: what goes up, could come down' Invited research seminar at the Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield
  • 2006: Glasgow, UK - 'Recent progress in myotonic dystrophy research'. Invited lay presentation at the Scottish Muscle Network annual meeting
  • 2005: Maastricht, The Netherlands - 'Unstable DNA and human disease: are the repeat expansion disorders curable?' Invited research seminar at the Department of Medical Genetics, Academic Hospital Maastricht
  • 2005: New York, USA - Unstable DNA expansions and human disease: what goes up, could come down' Invited research seminar at the Ordway Research Institute, Albany
  • 2005: Strasbourg, France - 'Unstable DNA and human disease: replication slippage no more' Invited research seminar at the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
  • 2005: Quebec City, Canada - 'Tomorrow belongs to me'. Invited SciArt film presentation at the 5th International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium Meeting
  • 2004: Banff, Canada - 'Are the repeat expansion disorders curable?' Invited platform presentation at the 4th International Microsatellite Meeting
  • 2004: Adelaide, Australia - 'Unstable DNA, human variation and disease' invited research seminar at the School of Molecular & Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide
  • 2003: Lisbon, Portugal - 'Unstable DNA and human disease' and 'Myotonic dystrophy'. Invited lectures for the Gulbenkian Foundation Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease Training Course, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Lisbon
  • 2003: Glasgow, UK - Chairman of the 4th International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium Meeting Organising Committee
  • 2003: Stockholm, Sweden - 'Unstable DNA, human variation and disease' invited research seminar at the Department of Genetic and Cellular Toxicology, Stockholm University
  • 2002: Boston, USA - Invited discussion panel member, Hereditary Disease Foundation meeting 'Changes and Good News'
  • 2002: Washington DC, USA - Invited participant at National Academy of Sciences symposium 'Defining the Mandate of Proteomics in the Post-Genomics Era'
  • 2002: Lisbon, Portugal - 'Unstable DNA and human disease' and 'Myotonic dystrophy'. Invited lectures for the Gulbenkian Foundation Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease Training Course, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Lisbon
  • 2002: Baltimore, USA - Invited participant, Hereditary Disease Foundation workshop 'Genetic Modifiers of the HD Phenotype in Mice and Men'
  • 2002: Los Angeles, USA - Invited participant, Hereditary Disease Foundation workshop 'In vivo models for Huntington's disease pathogenesis'
  • 2002: San Jose, Costa Rica - 'Unstable DNA human variation and disease'. Invited research seminar at the Insituto de Investigacione en Salud, University of Costa Rica
  • 2001: Lisbon, Portugal - 'Unstable DNA and human disease' and 'Myotonic dystrophy'. Invited lectures for the Gulbenkian Foundation Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease Training Course, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • 2001: Narden, The Netherlands - "Unstable DNA in myotonic dystrophy" Invited presentation and workshop participant at the European Neuromuscular Centre Workshop "Management and treatment in Myotonic Dystrophy"
  • 2001: San Diego, USA - Invited participant, Hereditary Disease Foundation workshop 'Somatic mosaicism in Huntington's disease'
  • 2001: Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 'Cis and trans-acting genetic modifiers of triplet repeat stability'. Invited platform presentation at the 3rd International Conference on "Unstable Microsatellites and Human Disease"

Prizes, Awards and Distinctions

  • 2008: Tenovus Medal
  • 1999: Genetical Society, Balfour Lecturer
  • 1994: Muscular Dystrophy Association - Sammy Davis Jr. Neuromuscular Disease Research Fellowship

Professional Learned Society

  • 2002 - 2006: Genetics Society - Scientific Meetings Officer
  • 2000 - 2002: Genetics Society - Committee member for Genomics subject area
  • 1998 - ongoing: Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine - Member

Research Fellowship

  • 2007 - 2008: Leverhulme Research Fellowship
  • 1998 - 2003: Lister Institute Fellowship
  • 1994 - 1996: Muscular Dystrophy Association - Sammy Davis Jr. Neuromuscular Disease Research Fellow.
  • 1993 - 1994: Muscular Dystrophy Association - Neuromuscular Disease Research Fellow