University home page

Find an ExpertProfiling the University of Melbourne's Researchers

A/PROF PAUL BAIRD



Contact Details

Organization: Ophthalmology Eye and Ear Hospital
Position: HEAD OF MCCOMAS LABORATORY
Email:

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctorate in Science University of London 31-Dec-1989
Bachelor of Science The University of Birmingham 31-Dec-1984

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Amyloid precursor protein processing and retinal pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 247
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1213-1221
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Androgen receptor repeat length polymorphism associated with male-to-female transsexualism
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Biological Psychiatry
    Volume: 65
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 93-96
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Fine mapping linkage analysis identifies a novel susceptibility locus for myopia on chromosome 2q37 adjacent to but not overlapping MYP12
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Molecular Vision
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 722-730
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Mislabelling of twin zygosities: the GEnes in Myopia (GEM) twin study
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 629-630
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • New era for personalized medicine: the diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 814-821
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • The SERPING1 gene and age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2009
    Journal: The Lancet
    Volume: 374
    Issue: 9693
    Page numbers: 875-876
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • The dot-and-fleck retinopathy of X linked Alport syndrome is independent of complement factor H (CFH) gene polymorphisms
    Year: 2009
    Journal: British Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 93
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 379-382
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Myopia:  recent advances in molecular studies; prevalence, progression and risk factors; emmetropization; therapies; optical links; peripheral refraction; sclera and ocular growth; signalling cascades and animal models.
    Year: 2009
    Event name: Myopia: Proc 12th Int Conference
    Conference Publication: Myopia
    Volume: 86
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 45-66
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    Author(s):

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Myocilin mutations and their role in open-angle glaucoma
    Year: 2008
    Book: Mechanisms of the glaucomas: disease processes and therapeutic modalities
    Publisher: Humana Press(New Jersey)
    Authors(s):
    Editors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Adult-onset myopia: the Genes in Myopia (GEM) twin study


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 3324-3327
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Ancestral LOXL1 variants are associated with pseudoexfoliation in Caucasian Australians but with markedly lower penetrance than in Nordic people
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Human Molecular Genetics
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 710-716
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Assessment of TGIF as a candidate gene for myopia
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 49-54
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Body stature and myopia - the genes in myopia (GEM) twin study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 135-139
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Can HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors ("statins") slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration? The age-related maculopathy statin study (ARMSS)
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Clinical Interventions in Aging
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 581-593
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Dominant genetic effects on corneal astigmatism: the genes in myopia (GEM) twin study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1339-1344
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Evidence of shared genes in refraction and axial length: the genes in myopia (GEM) twin study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 4336-4339
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Gene-environment interaction in progression of AMD: the CFH gene, smoking and exposure to chronic infection
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Human Molecular Genetics
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1299-1305
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Myopia and personality: the genes in myopia (GEM) personality study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 882-886
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Novel sequence elements define ancestral haplotypes of the region encompassing complement factor H
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Human Immunology
    Volume: 69
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 207-219
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Testing protocol and recruitment in the genes in myopia twin study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 140-147
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • The role of educational attainment in refraction: the genes in myopia (GEM) twin study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 534-538
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Linkage replication of the MYP12 locus in common myopia


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 4433-4439
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

  • Vision-related quality of life comparison for emmetropes, myopes after refractive surgery, and myopes wearing spectacles or contact lenses


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Refractive Surgery
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 752-759
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • A tag-single nucleotide polymorphisms approach to the vascular endothelial growth factor-A gene in age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Molecular Vision
    Volume: 13
    Page numbers: 2148-2152
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Analysis of the RDS/peripherin gene in age-related macular degeneration.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 194-195
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Discordant unilateral myopia in adult monozygotic twins.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Orthoptic Journal
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 17-18
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Evaluation of accuracy in proband-reported family history and its determinants:  The Genes in Myopia Family Study.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Optometry and Vision Science
    Volume: 84
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 481-486
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Genetic mapping of myopia susceptibility loci
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 4924-4929
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Heritability and shared environment estimates for myopia and associated ocular biometric traits:  the genes in myopia (GEM) family study.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Human Genetics
    Volume: 121
    Issue: 3-4
    Page numbers: 511-520
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Heritability of macular thickness determined by optical coherence tomography


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 336-340
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Analysis of the Y402H variant of the complement factor H gene in age-related macular degeneration.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 4194-4198
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Apolipoprotein (APOE) gene is associated with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Human Mutation
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 337-342
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Blood storage at 4oC - factors involved in DNA yield and quality.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Laboratory & Clinical Medicine
    Volume: 147
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 290-294
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Concordant bilateral Duane's Retraction Syndrome (type1) in female monozygotic twins.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 495-497
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Heritability of refractive error and ocular biometrics:  The genes in myopia (GEM) twin study.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 4756-4761
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Marked discordance for myopia in female monozygotic twins.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 285-7
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Mirror-image congenital estropia in Monozygotic twins.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
    Volume: 43
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 170-171
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Refractive errors in twin studies.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Twin Research
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 566-572
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Unraveling a complex genetic disease:  Age-related macular degeneration.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Survey of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 51
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 576-586
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Genes and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Year: 2005
    Book: Macular Degeneration
    Publisher: Springer(Berlin)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • A Common Disease Haplotype for the Q368STOP Mutation of the Myocilin Gene in Australian and Canadian Glaucoma Families
    Year: 2005
    Journal: American Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 140
    Page numbers: 760-762
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Evidence for a novel glaucoma locus at chromosome 3p21-22
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Human Genetics
    Volume: 117
    Page numbers: 249-257
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins): Do They Have a Role in Age-related Macular Degeneration?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Survey of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 50
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 194-206
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Linkage to 10q22 for Maximum Intraocular Pressure and 1p32 for Maximum Cup-to-Disc Ratio in an Extended Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Pedigree
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 3723-3729
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Methodology and Recruitment of Probands and Their Families for the Genes in Myopia (GEM) Study
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 383-392
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • The Q368STOP Myocilin Mutation in a Population-based Cohort: The Blue Mountains Eye Study
    Year: 2005
    Journal: American Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 139
    Page numbers: 1125-1126
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Analysis of optineurin (OPTN) gene mutations in subjects with and without glaucoma: the Blue Mountains Eye Study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 32
    Page numbers: 518-522
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Analysis of the EFEMP1 gene in individuals and families with early onset drusen
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Eye
    Volume: 25 june
    Page numbers: 1-5
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Association of the M55L Q192R Paraoxonase Gene Polymorphisms With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Year: 2004
    Journal: American Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 138
    Page numbers: 665-666
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Identification of a Mutation in the PKD2 Gene in a Family With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Year: 2004
    Journal: American Journal of Medical Genetics
    Volume: 127A
    Page numbers: 208-210
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • The e2 and e4 Alleles of the Apolipoprotein Gene Are Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 45
    Page numbers: 1311-1315
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Analysis of 15 primary open-angle glaucoma families from Australia identifies a founder effect for the Q368STOP mutation of myocilin
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Human Genetics
    Volume: 112
    Page numbers: 110-116
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Analysis of the Arg345Trp disease-associated allele of the EFEMPI gene in individuals with early onset drusen or familial age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 30
    Page numbers: 419-423
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Generating mouse models of retinal disease using ENU mutagenesis
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Vision Research
    Volume: 42
    Page numbers: 479-485
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
top of page