Edwin Philip Enfield Kirk

Professor Edwin Kirk is a clinical geneticist at Sydney Children's Hospital and a genetic pathologist at NSW Health Pathology's Randwick Genomics Laboratory. He is co-lead of the Mackenzie's Mission carrier screening project and active in research areas including reproductive genetic carrier screening, congenital heart disease, and intellectual disability.

• University: University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
• School: UNSW Medicine
• Key Roles: Clinical geneticist, Genetic pathologist, Research co-lead

Research Interests:
His work focuses on

• Reproductive genetic carrier screening
• Congenital heart disease and genetic syndromes
• Psychosocial aspects of genetic conditions

Professional Recognition:

• Fellowships: Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA, FFSc(RCPA))
• Society Memberships: HGSA, ASIEM, AACG, ASDG

Teaching & Publications:
Kirk teaches clinical genetics to medical students and postgraduate trainees. He is the author of the popular science book The Genes That Make Us (published as The Boy Who Wasn't Short in the Northern Hemisphere).