About me

My main research goal is to use genomic technologies in longitudinal studies as predictors for neurodegenerative outcomes in diseases such as Parkinson’s and Motor Neurone Disease. I also research into, and have vast experience in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis and osteosarcoma.

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Awards

Fellow
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (Australia, Sydney) - RCPA, 2022

Organisational Affiliations

Professor, Neurodegenerative Diseases Group Leader, Personalised Medicine Centre, Murdoch University

Director of Medical Genomics Laboratory, Personalised Medicine Centre, Murdoch University

senior research fellow, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science (Australia, Nedlands) - WANRI

Honorary Professor, University of Liverpool (United Kingdom, Liverpool)

Past Affiliations

Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University

Education

MD
1995, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Tartu (Estonia, Tartu) - UT
PhD
1999, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Tartu (Estonia, Tartu) - UT