Tony Tiganis

Tony Tiganis holds an Adjunct Professor appointment at Yale University while maintaining leadership roles at Monash University (Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. He was educated at the University of Melbourne and earned his PhD under Professor Bruce E. Kemp at St Vincent’s Institute, followed by postdoctoral training with Professor Nicholas K. Tonks at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY.

HIs research focuses on

• Molecular mechanisms of obesity and diabetes
• Tumor-immune system interactions in cancer metabolism
• Integrative approaches spanning metabolism, immunology, and cancer biology

His recent work explores cytokine-driven disease heterogeneity in rheumatoid arthritis, microRNA regulation in liver disease-cancer progression, and protein tyrosine phosphatases as therapeutic targets in metabolic disorders.

Scientific contributions recognized through

• NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (Australia)
• Editorial roles at FEBS Journal and Molecular & Cellular Biology

Current leadership includes directing the Metabolism, Diabetes and Obesity Program at Monash and the Cancer Metabolism Program at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.