Eamonn Maher is Professor of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine and Head of the Department of Medical Genetics. Prior to taking up this post in 2013 he was Professor of Medical Genetics and Academic Lead for the Centre for Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine at the University of Birmingham. Eamonn has published around 400 research papers in scientific journals as well as reviews and book chapters in the fields of cancer genetics, human developmental genetics, epigenetics and genomic imprinting. He has a particular interest in research training for clinician and non-clinician scientists and had supervised more than 25 PhD or MD students to completion. Current research in Eamonn’s group relates to the molecular basis of inherited forms of renal cell carcinoma (supported by an ERC Advanced Researcher Award 2013-2018), phaeochromocytoma, multiple primary cancers, genomic imprinting disorders (www.ingenium-itn.eu) and developmental disorders. Eamonn is the Programme Director for the MPhil/MSt in Genomic Medicine course and the associated postgraduate certificate and diploma.
