Jon is the current Herman Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research. He is one of the world’s most highly cited researchers in his discipline. His ground-breaking research on family history risk assessment in primary care contributed to NIH, NICE and RACGP guidelines and recommendations about current practice and future research. He led the development of a national education resource on genetics in family medicine in Australia and was invited to lead its revision by the RACGP (Genomics in General Practice), published in 2018. He has played a key role in the development of national and international guidelines on cancer risk assessment and screening (NICE, NHMRC, RACGP, NBOCC, Cancer Council), including the 2017 update of Australian colorectal cancer guidelines.