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Profiles
Dr Leigh Jackson
Honorary Research Fellow
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health and Human Sciences)
Role
Research Fellow
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) - Genetics University of Nottingham PhD - Investigating the genetic mechanisms underlying mesenchymal stem cell transdifferentiation to neural-like cells. University of Nottingham Research Associate - Investigating the genetic causes of infertility, pre-term labour and gynaecological cancers.
Professional membership
British Society for Cell Biology British Society for Developmental Biology The Genetics Society The European Society of Human Genetics
Roles on external bodies
EuroGentest website editorial committee EU COST Action IS1303 ( Citizen's Health through public-private Initiatives: Public health, Market and Ethical perspectives (CHIP ME)management committee
Research interests
I am currently working on a number of projects including the EuroGentest2 project - a multi-centre European project aimed at ensuring standardisation and harmonisation of genetic testing across Europe. I am involved with Work Package 7, Quality of Genetic Counselling. I am also involved in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Yamaguchi, Japan on a study about the needs and experiences of older pregnant women, especially in regard to genetic risks, testing and screening. My current primary research interest involves genetic incidental findings. We are collaborating with colleagues at the University of Iowa on a study of the way in which incidental findings from genetic tests are reported to patients. Past research has included work on mesenchymal stem cell transdifferentiation, infertility, pre-term labour and gynaecological cancer.
Grants & contracts
Plymouth University pump-prime award Plymouth University ESRC social science collaboration award Brocher Foundation visiting researcher award 2014
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2016
'A systematic review of interventions to provide genetics education for primary care'
BMC Family Practice
17,
(1)
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Impact of fetal or child loss on parents' perceptions of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for autosomal recessive conditions'
MIDWIFERY
34,
105-110
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy: a systematic review of Internet advertising to potential users by commercial companies and private health providers'
Prenatal Diagnosis
35,
(12)
1167-1175
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Impact of presymptomatic genetic testing on young adults: a systematic review'
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
24,
(4)
496-503
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Factors Affecting the Clinical Use of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing'
JBR Journal of Clinical Diagnosis and Research
03,
(01)
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Management of Incidental Findings from Genetic Tests: Perspectives of Ethics Committee Members'
Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics
06,
(03)
, DOI
2014
'Offering prenatal diagnostic tests: European guidelines for clinical practice [corrected]'
Eur J Hum Genet
22,
(5)
580-586
, DOI
2014
'Guidance for patients considering direct-to-consumer genetic testing and health professionals involved in their care: development of a practical decision tool'
Family Practice
, DOI
2013
'Utility and limitations of genetic/genomic information and testing'
Nursing Standard
28,
(13)
45-49
, DOI
2013
'Are health professionals ready for direct-to-consumer genetic and genomic testing?'
Personalized Medicine
10,
(7)
673-682
, DOI
2013
'Can I get a retweet please? Health research recruitment and the Twittersphere'
J Adv Nurs
n/a-n/a
, DOI
2013
'Direct-to-consumer genomic testing from the perspective of the health professional: a systematic review of the literature'
J Community Genet
4,
(2)
169-180
, DOI
2013
'Expression and Prognostic Significance of the Oncogenic K2P Potassium Channel KCNK9 (TASK-3) in Ovarian Carcinoma'
Anticancer Research
33,
(4)
1401-1408
2013
'Quality in genetic counselling for presymptomatic testing--clinical guidelines for practice across the range of genetic conditions'
Eur J Hum Genet
21,
(3)
256-260
, DOI
2013
'A role for two-pore potassium (K2P) channels in endometrial epithelial function'
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
17,
(1)
134-146
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'Expression and effects of modulation of the K2P potassium channels TREK-1 (KCNK2) and TREK-2 (KCNK10) in the normal human ovary and epithelial ovarian cancer'
Clinical and Translational Oncology
1-9
, DOI
2012
'Informed consent for blood tests in people with a learning disability'
J Adv Nurs
69,
(9)
1966-1976
, DOI
2012
'Incidental findings in genetic research and clinical diagnostic tests: a systematic review'
Am J Med Genet A
158A,
(12)
3159-3167
, DOI
2012
'Direct to consumer genetic testing: a systematic review of position statements, policies and recommendations'
Clin Genet
82,
(3)
210-218
, DOI
2012
'Direct-to-consumer genomic testing: systematic review of the literature on user perspectives'
Eur J Hum Genet
20,
(8)
811-816
, DOI
2012
'Genomic medicine: what are the challenges for the National Health Service?'
PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
9,
(5)
539-545
, DOI
2012
'Differences in the Pattern and Regulation of Mineral Deposition in Human Cell Lines of Osteogenic and Non-Osteogenic Origin'
CELLS TISSUES ORGANS
195,
(6)
484-494
, DOI
2007
'Adult mesenchymal stem cells: Differentiation potential and therapeutic applications'
JOURNAL OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
53,
(2)
121-127
Chapters
Links
http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/258