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Associate Professor Daniel Catchpoole is a distinguished researcher in paediatric oncology at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health, specializing in Paediatrics & Child Health. He serves as the Head of the Tumour Bank at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, a position he has held since 2001, and is a founding member of the Australian Biospecimens Network. As an Associate Professor, he lectures on Molecular Biology of Development at Sydney University and serves as President of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (2020-2021).
Dr. Catchpoole holds a BAppSc in Biomedical Science and a PhD from UNSW (1995). With over 20 years of full-time laboratory research experience, his career has focused on the molecular basis of paediatric malignancies, particularly acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and neuroblastoma, as well as cancer-prone syndromes in children like Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome.
His research spans multiple disciplines within cancer biology, with particular emphasis on bioinformatics, molecular biology, and translational approaches to paediatric malignancies. Dr. Catchpoole has established microarray technology within the Children's Cancer Research Unit at Westmead and has extensive experience with gene expression analysis. His work bridges cellular and molecular approaches with clinical applications, focusing on improving outcomes for children with cancer through advanced genomic and bioinformatic techniques.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on biobanking infrastructure, cancer genomics, neuroblastoma research, and computational approaches to omics data. His work demonstrates increasing integration of machine learning techniques with traditional molecular biology approaches, particularly in the analysis of neuroblastoma and other childhood cancers. The research shows a clear trajectory toward more sophisticated genomic analysis methods and their application to clinical problems in paediatric oncology.
- President of International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (2020-2021)
- Founding member of Australian Biospecimens Network
- Active participant in Australasia's Biospecimens Network Association
Dr. Catchpoole has secured multiple significant research grants including NHMRC equipment grants for the Fluidigm BioMark HD system (2012) and the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (2010), as well as Cancer Institute NSW grants for high-throughput virtual microscopy systems and research on systems biology for personalized medicine of childhood leukaemia. His work with the Tumour Bank has been instrumental in supporting childhood cancer research across multiple institutions.
As Head of the Tumour Bank at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Dr. Catchpoole leads a critical infrastructure for pediatric cancer research in Australia. His work establishing microarray technology within the Children's Cancer Research Unit has created a foundation for advanced genomic analysis of pediatric malignancies. The biobanking initiatives he has developed support multiple research teams investigating childhood cancers, providing essential resources for translational research from bench to bedside.
