Delighted to be known as the mother of my two children, Adina and David, and 7 grandchildren

Professional journey

1973 MBBS (Hon) Monash University

1975 - 1976 NHMRC Research Fellow Prince Henry’s Research Centre

1977 - 1981 Joined RCH Training in Paediatrics FRACP

1981 - 1983 Clinical Genetics Training program with John G Rogers and David M Danks 

1985 - 2009 Geneticist to the POSSUM Program, the most exciting project of my career

1987 - 1997 Geelong Genetic Counselling Clinic

1991 - 2001 Head of Genetic Service at Monash Health

1994 - 1997 SRACI “Waller Committee” IVF, ITA(1998), VARTA (2010)

1995 - 1998 Clinical Director VCGS

2000 - 2009 Director of VCGS: Genetic Health and VCGS Pathology

2003 - 2007 Chair, Birth Defects Register Advisory Committee

2010 - 2014 Cancer Genetics, Austin Health

2010 - Current  Chair RCH Human Research Ethics Committee

2018 - Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in Australia Day Honours list

Roles in the Human Genetic Society of Australasia

• 1990  Member of the Victorian Branch, HGSA. State representative on Council
  
• 1994 - 1998 Member of Specialist Advisory Committee in Clinical Genetics, RACP
  
• 1994 - 1997 Convenor Clinical Genetics Services Subcommittee,
  
• 1995 -1997 Inaugural Chair of the AACG
  
• 1996- 2009 Member of the Ethics and Social Issues Sub-committee, HGSA
  
• 1997 - 1998 Vice President, HGSA
  
• 1999 - 2000 President, Human Genetics Society of Australasia
  
• 1997- 2003 Representative of the HGSA on the Executive of the IFHG established in1996
  
• 2008 - 2012 Chair, Education Committee,
  
• 2011 - 2015 Member of ESIC
  
• 2012 Chair, ESIC HGSA
  
• 2015 - Current Honorary Archivist of HGSA

Current interests

Enjoy entertaining / travelling with family and friends, the curiosity and energy of grandchildren, cycling, yoga/pilati, in-depth learning of Judaic texts and promoting / supporting Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Jerusalem