David FitzPatrick Research Group
Genetic Causes of Developmental Disorders
Joint Section Head: Disease Mechanisms
Research in a Nutshell
My research identifies genetic changes that result in abnormalities of development in early pregnancy. In particular we study birth defects affecting the eye, the face and the brain in children. Knowledge of how these genes go wrong helps us understand normal development, can help in the child’s on-going treatment and may in the longer term help prevent other children having similar problems.
People |
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| Professor David FitzPatrick | Group Leader |
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Angela Sandilands |
Clinical Data Manager |
| Nikki Hall | ECAT Fellow |
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Alex McDonnell |
MRC DTP PhD Student (joint with Greg Kudla) |
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Hemant Bengani |
Research Fellow |
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Jacqueline Rainger |
Research Fellow |
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Kathy Williamson |
Research Fellow |
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Robert Foster |
Research Fellow |
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Jamie Campbell |
Clinical Fellow |
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Liusaidh Owen |
PhD Student |
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Brianda Hernandez Moran |
PhD Student |
| Michael Yates | Clinical Fellow |
Contact
Collaborations
- Professor Colin Semple, MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Martin Taylor, MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Wendy Bickmore, MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh
- Dr Greg Kudla, MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Helen Firth, University of Cambridge
- Professor Matt Hurles, University of Cambridge
- Prof. Dr Frank Kaiser, Institute of Human Genetics, Essen
Partners and Funders
- MRC
- EU
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
- NHS Lothian / National Services Division
Scientific Themes
human development, eye, malformation, mutations
Technology Expertise
filtering human exome and genome sequence output, CRISPR/Cas9 in mouse embryos