Jonathan N Berg

Biography

Dr Jonathan Berg is a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Genetics. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1989, and pursued specialist training in Clinical Genetics, including an MSc at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1991, MRCP in Paediatrics in 1993, and MD awarded with distinction from the University of Edinburgh in 1998. He was a research fellow at Duke University from 1995 to 1996, and a research fellow and specialist registrar in Edinburgh between 1996 and 2000. In 2000, Dr Berg was appointed as a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant at Guys Hospital and Kings College London. He moved to his current position in Dundee in June 2003. As a Consultant, Dr Berg is responsible for Clinical Genetics services for Perthshire and also Antenatal genetics across Tayside. He has a clinical interest in hereditary vascular dysplasias, with a quarterly specialist clinic for this in Dundee. Dr Berg is a member of the Scottish Specialty Training Committee for Clinical Genetics, representing Clinical Academic Training. He leads the Scottish Genetics Research Network and represents Scotland on the UK Clinical Research Network for Genetics.

Research Interest

In parallel with his teaching activities, Dr Berg  pursues research into the genetic risk factors of breast cancer, investigating the clinical utility of low penetrance risk polymorphisms. This takes place in collaboration with the Tayside Tissue Bank and Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Pathology. A part of this work has been funded by the European union FP7 programme with collaborators in University College London, Nijmegen, Bremen and Berlin. Dr Berg also has ongoing research collaborations that link Genetic Core services to other research areas in the University, including work on pharmacogenetics in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.