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A/PROF PAUL BAIRD



Contact Details

Organization: CERA Ltd
Position: HEAD OF MCCOMAS LABORATORY
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Work: +61 3 9929 8613
Fax: +61 3 9662 9916
Level: 01
Building: No Building
Campus: Eye And Ear Hospital

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Genetics of eye disease, specifically glaucoma and macular disease Australia
Myopia (short-sightedness) Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (honours) The University of Birmingham 31-Dec-1984
Doctor of Philosophy University of London 31-Dec-1989

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
IDENTIFICATION OF A KEY AGGREGATING PROTEIN IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Chief Investigator BETHLEHEM GRIFFITHS RESEARCH FOUNDATION Medical Research Grants 01/01/2007

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

  • Gene-environment interactions and aging visual function.
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Ophthalmology
    Volume: 116
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 263-269
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Cholesterol-lowering medications reduce the risk of age-related maculopathy progression
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 175
    Page numbers: 340
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    URL - open access http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00002615/
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  • Evidence for genetic heterogeneity within eight glaucoma families, with the GLC1A Gln368STOP mutation being an important phenotypic modifier
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Ophthalmology
    Volume: 108
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1607-1620
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • The Taa1 restriction enzyme provides a simple means to identify the Q368STOP mutation of the myocilin gene in primary open angle glaucoma
    Year: 2001
    Journal: American Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 131
    Page numbers: 510-511
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • Variation of codons 1961 and 2177 of the Stargardt disease gene is not associated with age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Archives of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 119
    Page numbers: 745-752
    Publisher: American Medical Association(Illinois)
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