Dr Newman is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, and Honorary Consultant in Genetic Medicine since 2004. He studied Medicine at Manchester University and completed professional training in Clinical Genetics undertaking a PhD as a Wellcome Trust Fellow on the genetics of skeletal development. Bill moved to Toronto to undertake a Fellowship with Professor Kathy Siminovitch where he worked on genetic studies in rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. His research is now primarily focussed on pharmacogenetics (response to medication), especially in cancer treatment. His clinical work is increasingly directed to working with families with inherited heart problems.