I am have been a lecturer on the MSc Medical Genetic & Genomics programme for since 2020, and have been programme director since 2024. My expertise comes from my previous extensive experience working as a Clinical Scientist and Senior Clinical Scientist in the NHS in the field of Molecular Genetics, and more recently Rare Disease Genomics. My passion is providing students with relevant knowledge and real world experiences that will support them towards pursuing careers in this field. My areas of interest are: improving inclusion (particularly for underprivileged and neurodivergent students), student experience of dissertation and making connections between higher education postgraduate teaching and healthcare professionals training.

I started my NHS at the South East of Scotland Genetics Laboratory in Edinburgh, where I successfully completed Grade A training in Molecular Genetics. I moved to the Regional Genetics Laboratory in Birmingham where I became a registered Clinical Scientist and worked in a variety of areas including inherited cancer, prenatal genetics and single gene disorders. I did a part-time PhD at the University of Birmingham over several years whilst working as a Clinical Scientist. This involved two collaborative projects; the Enhanced Genetics Services Project (PhG Foundation), and the GeneChip (Liver Disease) project (Birmingham Children's hospital). I worked on introducing next generation sequencing technologies into diagnostic service in the NHS in Birmingham. My other areas of interest were service development, new service implementation and change management. Foreshadowing my future move into teaching & learning, I ran the ACGS FRCPath exam study group for genetics candidates around the UK for a couple of years. I was involved in the laboratory arm of several exciting national projects, including the 100,000 Genomes project, the Deciphering Developmental Disorders project, and the Scottish Genomes partnership.

My focus during my time in the NHS was always to make improvements for the benefit of patients. Now this drive has transferred to helping my students to do their best and achieve their full potential.

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