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Details for Dr Ruth Newbury-Ecob
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Ruth Newbury-Ecob |
| Job title | Honorary Professor |
| Department | Bristol Medical School (THS) University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | M.B., Ch.B.(Sheff.), M.R.C.P. |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | congenital malformations british heart foundation congenital heart disease tbox genes new genetic technologies obesity Barth syndrome inherited cardiac conditions |
| Areas of expertise | My research focuses on the genetic causes of congenital malformations, particularly of the heart and upper limb. I led the British Heart Foundation funded project that identified the first gene causing congenital heart disease, and a new gene family known as Tbox genes. I collaborate with colleagues in the UK and worldwide working on rare genetic syndromes as a model for normal human development. Other research interests include obesity and new genetic technologies. I have represented genetics at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Physicians and on a Department of Health Advisory Panel for Genetic Research. Together with cardiology colleagues from the Bristol Heart Institute I am developing services for patients and families with Inherited Cardiac Conditions and the NSCAG service for Barth syndrome. |