Contact Details
| Organization: | Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital |
| Position: | Honorary (Principal Fellow) |
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Biography
Professional Appointments
Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Genetic Health Services Victoria, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052, Australia
Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Clinical Director, Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service, GPO Box 1061L, Hobart 7001, Australasia
Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Melbourne IVF, 10/320 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics
Honorary Staff Specialist in Clinical Genetics at multiple other public hospitals around Melbourne and in Tasmania
Research Appointments
?X Group Leader, Clinical Genetics Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Genetic and Bioinformatic Analysis of Complex Human Diseases
Chromosomal disorders including disorders of imprinting
Reproductive genetics including prenatal diagnosis and genetic issues associated with in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Birth defects, genetic causes of intellectual disability, and rare genetic syndromes
Genetic counselling and the social and psychological impacts of genetic testing
Genetics of Adult-onset disorders including familial cancers
REVIEWING JOURNALS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS
I have reviewed articles for European Journal of Human Genetics, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Pathology, Genome Research, Human Mutation, Royal Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, Journal of Genetic Counselling.
I have reviewed grant applications for a number of bodies including the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Royal Hobart Hospital, the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Cancer Society of New Zealand, Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the Child Health Research Foundation of New Zealand.
I also act as an examiner of theses.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Genetic Counselling | Chromosomal disorders, reproductive genetics, birth defects | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| PhD | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-2005 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Infertility Treatment Authority (Victoria) | Scientific Advisory Panel | 01-Jan-2008 | |
| Member | Melbourne IVF | Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostic Committee 2005 -, & Donor Committee 2007 - | 01-Jan-2005 | |
| Member | Board of Censors for Genetic Counselling | HGSA | 01-Jan-2005 | |
| Member | Genetics Advisory Committee | Tasmanian Department of Health & Human Services | 01-Jan-2001 | |
| Member | Human Genetics Society of Australasia (Vic branch) | Committee & Treasurer | 01-Jan-1999 | |
| Member | Human Genetics Society of Australasia | Treasure | 01-Jan-2006 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | 01-Jan-1999 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | Walter and Eliza Hall Exhibition in Pathology | 31-Dec-1989 |
| Prize | John Adey Prize in Psychiatry | 31-Dec-2001 | |
| Prize | AMA | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Prize | Ciba Geigy Prizee | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Prize | Rowden White Prize | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Prize | Proxime Accessit Prize in Surgery | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Prize | St Vincent's Hospital Division of Surgery Prize | 31-Dec-1992 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Cell Development (incl. Cell Division and Apoptosis) (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270106)
- Genome Structure (GENETICS) (270202)
- Genetic Development (incl. Sex Determination) (GENETICS) (270205)
- Molecular Evolution (GENETICS) (270208)
- Meiosis and Recombination (GENETICS) (270209)
- Neurogenetics (GENETICS) (270210)
- Central Nervous System (NEUROSCIENCES) (320702)
- Fetal Development and Medicine (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321005)
- Medical Genetics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321011)
- Orthopaedics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321017)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Reproduction (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321026)
- Health Counselling (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321217)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Inherited diseases (incl. Gene therapy) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730107)
- Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730111)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730118)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Research Grants�X Amor DJ NHMRC Postgraduate Medical Research Scholarship. 2002-2004
�X James PA, Burke J, Churchyard A, Kapps M, Amor D. MCRI Small Project Grant. Mapping of a distinctive form of X-linked Mental Retardation with early onset Parkinsonism 2003.
�X Lindemann G, Amor D, Kirk J, Suthers G, Goldblatt J, Gattas M. Cancer Council MultiState Research Grant 2001. kConFab - A Consortium For Research On Familial Breast Cancer ($50,000)
�X Lindemann G, Amor D, Kirk J, Suthers G, Goldblatt J, Gattas M. Cancer Council MultiState Research Grant 2002. kConFab - A Consortium For Research On Familial Breast Cancer ($55,000).
�X Lindemann G, Amor D, Kirk J, Suthers G, Goldblatt J, Gattas M. Cancer Council MultiState Research Grant 2003. kConFab - A Consortium For Research On Familial Breast Cancer ($55,000).
�X Lindemann G, Amor D, Kirk J, Suthers G, Goldblatt J, Gattas M. Cancer Council MultiState Research Grant 2004. kConFab - A Consortium For Research On Familial Breast Cancer ($55,000).
�X Amor DJ MCRI Part Time Career Grant 2007-2009 ($75,000)
�X Halliday J, Aitken MA, Delatycki M, Winship I, Skene L, Donath S (Amor D, Associate Investigator). NHMRC Project Grant 491214. Communication of genetic information in families: A randomised controlled trial of a genetic counselling intervention ($344,500).
�X Foote SJ, Speed T, Smyth GK, Bahlo M, Chalmers DRC, Amor DJ. NHMRC Program Grant 490037. Genetic and Bioinformatic Analysis of Complex Human Diseases ($8,160,000).
�X Aitkin MA, McLaren B, Metcalfe S, Amor DJ, Massie J. Shepherd Foundation Grant 2008. What are the barriers to and facilitators of uptake of genetic carrier screening for cystic fibrosis ($11,300).
�X Gaff CL, Halliday J, Amor DJ. MCRI Theme Grant 2008 An evidence base for the Implementation of Genetic Technologies into clinical practice ($45,000)
�X Halliday J, Amor DJ. MCRI Theme Grant 2008. Health and Development of Children and Young Adults conceived using IVF/ART, and other genetic issues relating to ART ($45,000)
�X Amor DJ, Burke J, Thomson R, Fitzpatrick E, Drini M, Bahlo M, Stankovich J. Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation Grant 2008. Linkage studies in hyperplastic polyposis syndrome ($14,960)
�X Hopper JL, Jass J, Jenkins M, Young J, Amor DJ, Antill Y, Buchanan D, Dite G, Dow C, English D, Giles G. NIH Public Health Services Grant. The Colon Cancer Family Registry: Australasia. ($6,334,398)
�X Amor DJ, Halliday J, Jaques A. MCRI Theme Grant 2009. Maximising the health of children conceived using assisted reproduction technologies ($20,000)
�X Delatycki M, Amor DJ, Leventer R. MCRI Theme Grant 2009. Genetics of Brain Development & Function ($39,226)
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.