Marcel Dinger

Marcel Dinger is a Professor of Genome Biology and Dean of Science at the University of Sydney. He holds a PhD from the University of Waikato and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) and the Royal Society of New South Wales. His career spans over 22 years in genomics, combining academic leadership with entrepreneurial ventures in biotechnology and IT.

**Education**:

• PhD in 2003, University of Waikato, New Zealand

**Research Interests**:

Professor Dinger’s work focuses on genomics, noncoding RNAs, and clinical applications of genomic medicine. He has pioneered studies on long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and their roles in development, disease, and therapy. His research integrates computational biology, clinical genomics, and translational science.

**Awards & Honors**:

• 2023 Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales
• 2019–2022 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher
• 2016 Fellow of the RCPA
• 2010 NHMRC Career Development Award

**Advising & Grants**: Led major initiatives like the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics and Australian Genomics. His teams have secured funding for projects on genomic diagnostics, cancer transcriptomics, and mitochondrial diseases. Collaborations include startups like Genome.One and Pryzm Health.

**Labs & Teams**: Previously directed the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics at the Garvan Institute and the National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Current leadership includes the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney.