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Appointments

From March 2006                                

Current appointment at University of South Australia: Research Education Adviser in the Sciences and Engineering disciplines

July 2000 Established Environmental & Genetic Solutions and its subsidiary The Lifestyle Doctor A business providing a range of Consultative, Counselling and Professional Speaking services to national and global Health markets 1995-2000 CEO, M.D. Chief Scientist Genetic Consulting & Testing Pty Ltd Developed and directed a diagnostic genetics laboratory servicing national and international markets. 1975-1995 Head, Genetics Dept. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia Appointed in 1975 to develop and direct a Genetics Service at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA. Established a comprehensive genetics resource for the Community including not only the provision of diagnostic tests but also counselling, information sheets, lectures and workshops. 1986-1989 Council for Technological Change, Chairman and Consultant: Future’s Study: Technology & Health Care

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Professional Speaking

Frequently invited speaker at Workshops, In-house Training, National and International Meetings of Business, General Interest, Special Interest and Community Audiences. Scientific, Medical, Teachers, Nurses, Students

The areas covered are:

• Environmental and Lifestyle effects on Health, particularly in the areas of Cancer Prevention, Natural Reproduction, Ageing and “Environmental Illnesses”, Optimizing Health & Performance for Business Success, Understanding & Minimizing the negative effects of stress.

• Futuristic perspective of Genetics and Genetics in Society
 

The following is a small selection of Presentations:

October 2004 - current The Executive Connection: 50 + presentations throughout Australia and New Zealand "How to be a Success and Live to Enjoy the Benefits" June 2005 "Power Up Your Brain and Your Performance" Jamestown Community Evening; Pt Pirie Community Health Day May 2005 "Habits and Peak Performance" International Women's Entrepreneurs Luncheon, Queen Adelaide Club November 2004 "Which Road to Travel" South Australian Rural Health Conference, Mt Gambier November 2002 Force of Habit The Investment Club Ltd, Barossa Valley October 2002 Strengthening Yourself Against Breast Cancer Mercury Theatre, sponsored by Minter Ellison and Westpac Women in Business SA June 2002 Toppling Cancer ABC Science in the Bush, Horsham Victoria March 2002 Alzheimer’s Disease: Potential for Use and Over-Use of Biotechnology. Converge Symposium, Adelaide Festival of Arts March 2002 Mankind is our Business Rotary District 9460 (WA) Annual Conference November 2001 Genes, Genetics and other Factors for getting us beyond 2000 Galvanizers Association of Australia August 2001 G-L-O-W Principles of Healthy Ageing Soroptimist International of Naracoorte, Weekend Workshop June 2001 Genetic Engineering and Gene Modification ABC Science in the Bush, Gilgandra, NSW April 2001 From Mendel to Meddling: A Cautionary Tale Rotary District 9810 (Victoria) Annual Conference

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Top ten publications to date (based on recorded citations)

1. Han TL, Ford JH, Webb GC, Flaherty SP, Correll A, Matthews CD. (1993)
Simultaneous detection of X- and Y-bearing human sperm by double fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Mol Reprod Dev. 34(3):308-13. (Citations 64, last cited 2007) 

2. Handford CA, Lynch JW, Baker E, Webb GC, Ford JH, Sutherland GR, Schofield PR. (1996)
The human glycine receptor beta subunit: primary structure, functional characterisation and chromosomal localisation of the human and murine genes.
Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 35(1-2):211-9. (Citations 44, last cited 2007)

 3. Ford JH, Schultz CJ, Correll AT. (1988)
Chromosome elimination in micronuclei: a common cause of hypoploidy.
Am J Hum Genet. 43(5):733-40. (Citations 44, last cited 2007 x 4)

 4. Han TH, Ford JH, Flaherty SP, Webb GC, Matthews CD. (1994)
A fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis of the chromosome constitution of ejaculated sperm in a 47,XYY male.
Clin Genet. 45(2):67-70. (Citations 34, last cited 2007)

 5. Han TL, Webb GC, Flaherty SP, Correll A, Matthews CD, Ford JH. (1992)
Detection of chromosome 17- and X-bearing human spermatozoa using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Mol Reprod Dev. 33(2):189-94 (Citations 27, last cited 2007)

 6. Han TL, Flaherty SP, Ford JH, Matthews CD. (1993)
Detection of X- and Y-bearing human spermatozoa after motile sperm isolation by swim-up.
Fertil Steril.;60(6):1046-51. (Citations 22, last cited 2007)

 7. Ford JH, Wilkin HZ, Thomas P, McCarthy C. (1996)
A 13-year cytogenetic study of spontaneous abortion: clinical applications of testing.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 36(3):314-8. (Citations 19, last cited 2007)

8. Ford JH, MacCormac L, Hiller J. (1994)
PALS (pregnancy and lifestyle study): association between occupational and environmental exposure to chemicals and reproductive outcome.
Mutat Res. 313(2-3):153-64. (Citations 19, last cited 2007 x 2)

 9. Ford JH, MacCormac L. (1995)
Pregnancy and lifestyle study: the long-term use of the contraceptive pill and the risk of age-related miscarriage.
Hum Reprod. 10(6):1397-402. (Citations 18, last cited 2006)

 10. Webb GC, Vaska VL, Gali RR, Ford JH, Board PG. (1995)
The gene encoding human glutathione synthetase (GSS) maps to the long arm of chromosome 20 at band 11.2.
Genomics: 30(3):617-9. (Citations 18, last cited 2005)

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Boards & Advisory Committees

 2003- 2005                                 
Board, Rotary Adelaide Light, Director International Services

1998- S.A.N.D.S. (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Support Group), Member, Advisory Board 1996-1999 Australian Health Industry Association Board Member and Deputy Chairperson. Founding member of the Association and Board. 1995-1996 SA Health Advisory Committee: Member The Committee provided advice to SA Government to foster the Health Industry in SA 1994-1995 Advisory Committee on Genetic Services, SA Health Commission 1990-1994 Radiation Protection Committee, SA Health Commission 1991-1993 6th International Conference on Environmental Mutagenesis, Melbourne, February, 1993: Member, International Advisory Committee 1989-1991 Anti-Cancer Foundation S.A. Member, Research Advisory Committee 1982,1985,1990,1992, 1994 Convenor, various National & International Conferences 1985-1989 Council for Technological Change, Tripartite Committee advising SA Government 1982-1985 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Member, Board of Management 1986-1995 Member, Assessment Panels of many research granting Organisations Australia & N.Z.

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