David Vetrie BSc, PhD

David Vetrie completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario (Canada) and his PhD at the University of London (U.K.). His early career at Guy’s Hospital (London) focussed on mapping the human genome and identifying disease loci on the X chromosome, culminating in the discovery of the genes involved in X-linked agammaglobulinaemia (Nature 361:226-33) and Mohr-Tranebjaerg/DFN1 syndrome (Nature Genetics 14:177-80). He then moved to the Sanger Institute (Cambs) where he established and managed the microarray core facility and was a member of the Faculty until 2007.