Professor Baralle is Professor of Genomic Medicine and Head of School Human Development and Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. And a Consultant in Clinical Genetics She is an NIHR Senior Investigator and previous NIHR Research Professor and President of the Clinical Genetics Society. Professor Baralle leads a group that investigates the role of RNA and splicing in genetic disease, new methods for genetic diagnostic testing, and the causes of rare disease syndromes.