Charles Edo de Bock

Associate Professor Charles Edo de Bock is an Associate Professor and Team Leader at the Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW). He holds a conjoint Senior Lecturer position in the Faculty of Medicine at UNSW Sydney. His research focuses on T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), leveraging functional genomics and mouse models to develop targeted therapies.

Education:

• PhD in Cancer Biology, University of New South Wales (2006)
• MSc (Medical Science), First Class, University of Auckland (2000)
• BSc (Pharmacology), University of Auckland (1998)

Research Interests:

• Molecular and cellular mechanisms of blood cancers, particularly T-ALL
• Functional genomics approaches to identify therapeutic targets
• Development of mouse models for leukemia research
• Epigenetic profiling and targeted therapies for pediatric leukemia

Awards and Honors:

• 2021 HSANZ/Snowdome Mid-career Award
• 2017 True Colours/VIB Leadership Program
• 2017 KU Leuven Team Award for Exploitation Plan
• 2008 NSW Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation Award

Advising: Currently supervising projects in long read sequencing for T-ALL, epigenetic profiling of relapse-initiating cells, and FAT1 cadherin targeting in leukemia.

Labs/Teams: Functional Genomics of Leukaemia Group at Lowy Cancer Research Centre.