The HGSA Oration was established in 1990 in order to honour a pre-eminent member of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA). It is a lecture given by a senior member of the HGSA who has contributed significantly to the profession over many years. The oration is given annually at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the HGSA.
+YearOratorOration Title1990Anthony C Pollard Birth and adolescence of the HGSA and its sibling 'ACH Chem-Path 1991O. Margaret Garson Seven little Australians 1992David M. Danks What we can do/What we should do 1993Richard Cotton Detection of mutations in DNA 1994Peter FitzgeraldA human perspective 1995Gillian Turner The X chromosome and intelligence 1996Grant R Sutherland Fragile sites: from medium 199 to dynamic mutation 1997Bridget Wilken Mild disease carriers and problems with screening 1998John Rogers From medical genetics to psychotherapy and back again 1999William (Bill) Carey Lysosomes, peroxisomes and other very important matters 2000Dianne Webster Newborn screening quality – lessons from the past 2001Sr Regis Mary Dunne Ethics and public policy in the genomic era 2002John J Hopwood Lysosomal storage disorders: early diagnosis and effective therapy 2003Robert (Bob) Williamson Ethics, the new genetics and public health 2004Jack Goldblatt Do genetics - see the world 2005Michael PartingtonForays in syndromology over 50 years 2006Not held11th International Congress of Human Genetics2007Mac GardnerSome reflections on the philosophy and practice of medical genetics 2008John C MulleyForty years from markers to genes 2009Ian WalpoleClinical genetic services: base to horizons 2010Jane HallidayA trip down memory lane: progress in prenatal testing 2011John H Pearn Courage in discovery 2012David O Sillence Teaching and learning in genetic medicine 2013Joanne W Dixon, Genetics in clinical practice: integrating new discoveries into patient care over three decades 2014Eric A Haan Genetics - it's personal 2015Alan Bittles Why community genetics? 2016Agnes Bankier Links and second chances... 2017James (Jim) McGill A fortuitous metabolic pathway 2018Kristine Barlow-Stewart I wanted to be a genetic counsellor ….. and this is my story 2019Mary-Anne YoungSystems and change 2020 Not heldNot held due to the global COVID-19 pandemic2021Janice FletcherPhenotype, proteins, and pathology 2022Nigel Laing Tales of a grandfather (molecular genetics)
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