Daniel Wallace

Associate Professor Daniel Wallace is affiliated with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health. He holds a PhD in Genetics from University College London (1999) and a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from Sheffield University (1994). His research focuses on iron homeostasis, haemochromatosis genetics, iron metabolism, and cancer biology, particularly how cancers exploit iron regulatory pathways. He leads the Chronic Disease Genomics research program and has secured grants such as 'SARA: Delineating its Association with Liver Fibrosis' (2016) and 'Role of GNPAT in Iron-Overload Disorders' (2015).

Research interests include defining genetic causes of iron overload, liver-hepcidin interactions, and cancer-driven iron utilization. He has contributed to over 150 peer-reviewed publications, with recent work exploring miRNA-based diagnostics for oral cancer and maternal iron regulation during pregnancy. He is a member of the Australian Society for Medical Research and the International Bioiron Society.

Teaching roles include coordinating units like Genes, Genomes and Genetics (LQB280) and Cytogenetic and Molecular Pathology (LQB490). His grants and projects emphasize translational research in liver disease, peroxisomal disorders, and iron metabolism. He collaborates internationally on genetic studies of iron-related pathologies.