Contact Details
| Organization: | Melbourne Research Office |
| Position: | DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 03 8344 3238 |
| Fax: | 03 9347 9326 |
| Level: | 07 |
| Building: | Raymond Priestley Building. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Professor Peter Rathjen is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this position, he was Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne from 2006 - 2008.
Professor Rathjen has a longstanding involvement in Embryonic Stem (ES) Cell research dating from postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford in the late 1980s. On his return to the University of Adelaide in 1990, he established a research program directed towards understanding the processes by which stem cells differentiate into functional cell types during embryo development. Intellectual Property from this work was commercialized with BresaGen Limited. The work continues within the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne.
He was appointed to the Chair of Biochemistry at the University of Adelaide in 1995, became foundation Head of the Department of Molecular Biosciences in 2000, and in 2002 was appointed Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences. In 2005, he was the recipient of the inaugural Premier's Award for Scientific Excellence (Research Leadership) in South Australia.
Professor Rathjen was a founding member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development, and the Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC).
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorate of Philosophy | University of Oxford | 31-Dec-1989 | |
| Bachelor of Science | Adelaide University | 31-Dec-1984 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Cell Development (incl. Cell Division and Apoptosis) (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270106)
- Genetic Development (incl. Sex Determination) (GENETICS) (270205)
- Comparative Physiology (PHYSIOLOGY) (270604)
- Clinical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291501)
- Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291599)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Cardiovascular system and diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730106)
- Surgical methods and procedures (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730109)
- Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730111)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730118)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORMATION OF PLURIPOTENT, PRIMITIVE ECTODERM-LIKE CELLS AND EARLY MESODERM PROGENITORS FROM HUMAN ES CELLS IN CULTURE | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUST STEM CELL CENTRE LTD (ASCC) |
01/04/2008 |
| BIONIC EYE PARTNERSHIP | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 06/10/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.