Scott Berry

Dr. Scott Berry is a Research Professor and Group Leader at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), leading a research group focused on quantitative control of gene expression at the single-cell level. His affiliations include the RNA Institute and Single Molecule Science (EMBL Australia Node), and he is part of the Department of Molecular Medicine.

Education: Ph.D. in Plant Science and Microbiology (John Innes Centre, 2016), B.Sc. (Hons.) in Theoretical Physics (University of Western Australia, 2010), and B.Sc. in Theoretical Physics and Biochemistry (University of Adelaide, 2007).

Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of epigenetic memory, gene expression regulation, high-throughput microscopy, mathematical modeling, and systems biology. His work investigates how cells coordinate RNA production with physiological states and dissect the interplay between transcriptional control and chromatin dynamics.

Awards: Notable honors include the BBA Rising Star Prize (2024), ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2023–2025), and HFSP Long-term Fellowship (2017–2021). His contributions span epigenetic memory, RNA metabolism, and innovative imaging methodologies.

Grants: Includes UNSW Cellular Genomic Futures Institute Incubator Grant (2024), ARC Discovery Program (2024–2026), and funding from HFSP and EMBO for postdoctoral research.

Labs/Teams: The Berry Lab collaborates across disciplines, focusing on epigenetic regulation, RNA biology, and single-cell technologies. Current projects include developing mathematical models for chromatin dynamics and advancing high-dimensional phenotyping techniques.