Selected achievements

Academic qualifications

14-12-1998         Habilitation, University of Göttingen, Germany

17-12-1988         Doctoral Degree, College of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany. German equivalent of PhD.

11-12-1986         Veterinary Medical Board Exam, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany. German equivalent of BVSc.

Awards 

2021           Australian Academy of Technological Science & Engineering Clunies Ross Award (Knowledge Commercialisation)

2021           Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation in the Life Sciences

2009-2019  Senior Research Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council NHMRC

1992-1994  German Research Council Post-doctoral Research Fellowship Award, German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

1988           Erich Aehnelt-Memorial Prize, awarded for the best doctoral thesis at the College of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany

Grants and funding 

2015-2017      Project Grant: Regulation of haematopoietic stem cells through histone modifications, National Health and Medical Research Council

2015-2017      Project Grant: Chromatin regulation of neural stem cell multipotency, National Health and Medical Research Council

2013-2015      Project grant: Understanding the regulation of craniofacial development through control of chromatin and gene transcription, National Health and Medical Research Council

2012-2014      Project Grant: Understanding the control of brain development and endocrine function through central regulation of gene transcription, National Health and Medical Research Council

2011-2013      Project Grant: Effects of the histone acetyltransferases MOZ and QKF on chromatin modifications, National Health and Medical Research Council

Service to the community

2014-2015   Convenor and Chair, Lorne Genome Conference

2011-2013   Organising Committee Member, Lorne Genome Conference

2010-2013   Organising committee, Hunter Cell Biology Meeting

2009-2011   Project Grant Panel Member, National Health and Medical Research Council

2009            Career Developmental Award Panel Chair, National Health and Medical Research Council