Contact Details
| Organization: | Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital |
| Position: | Honorary (Fellow) |
| Email: |
Biography
Group Leader and Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, NHMRC RD Wright Fellow
• NHMRC Grant funding since 2000 of $2.7 million, including over $450,000 as CIA
• Peer reviewed grant support from other bodies of over $4M as Principal Investigator or Chief Investigator, including $260,000 recent Perpetual Foundation Grant (CIA)
• Finalist (of two nationally) for a special Ramaciotti Foundation $1M initiative in 2007.
• Continuing productive National and International research collaborations
• Firmly established independent research profile and management role (currently 7 students, 2 post-docs, 3 research assistants and 4 research nurses).
• Established international recognition in chromatin biology and emerging recognition in epigenetics research reflected by invitations to speak at International Conferences, including a recent plenary lecture.
• Invited speaker at many National Conferences, and research institutes and universities
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Early Development & Disease, Cancer | Cancer Genetics, Depression, Diabetes, Familial Cancer, Genetics, Leukaemia, Tumour Biology | Australia |
| Genetics & development | Cancer Epigenetics Stem Cell Chromatin Chromatin proteins Methylation, Human Mini Chromosomes, | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | Monash University | 31-Dec-1998 | |
| PhD | Monash University | 31-Dec-2005 |
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)
- Molecular Evolution (GENETICS) (270208)
- Genetics not elsewhere classified (GENETICS) (270299)
- Medical Genetics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321011)
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321015)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Inherited diseases (incl. Gene therapy) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730107)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- 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.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taming the intruders: the domestication of Tigger transposable elements in mammals | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2007 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Currently held grants:
1. Investigators Richard Saffery
Title/type #284562 - Chromosome analysis and production of Human Artificial Chromosomes (Biomedical CDA award)
Period 2004-2008
Funds $415,000
2. Investigators KH Andy Choo, Lee Wong, Richard Saffery
Title/type #384429 - The organization and function of DNA and protein components on human chromosomes (Project grant)
Period 2006-2008
Funds $447,000
3. Investigators Jeff Craig, Richard Saffery, John Carlin
Title/type #437016 - Environmental influences in the establishment of the epigenetic landscape in children (Healthy Start to Life Grant)
Period 2007 (June)-2010 (June)
Funds $667,000
4. Investigators George Patton, Craig Olsson, Richard Saffery, Jeff Craig
Title/type #437015 - Mental health across generations: Pre- and post-conception predictors of early life risks (Healthy Start to Life Grant)
Period 2008-2011
Funds $ 639,648
5. Investigators Brian Dean, Elizabeth Scarr, Richard Saffery, Anthony Hannon
Title/type #509333 - Studies on the expression of muscarinic receptors: Implications for the pathology of schizophrenia (Project grant)
Period 2008-2010
Funds $472,750
Other Project Funding
1. Investigators Andy Choo (CI), Lee Wong (AI), Richard Saffery (AI), Paul Kalitsis (AI), Jeff Craig (AI)
Title Analysis and manipulation of human neocentromeres
Period 2004-2008
Funds USD350,000
Source National Institutes of Health (USA)
2. Investigators Andy Choo (CI), Richard Saffery (AI), Nick Wong (AI)
Title/type Effects of Folate and DNA Methylation on Aneuploidy and Genomic Expression (Project grant)
Period June 2006-2009
Funds USD327,500
Source March of Dimes (USA)
3. Investigators Jeff Craig, Richard Saffery, Ruth Morley
Title/type Monitoring environmental influences on the establishment of the epigenetic landscape during pregnancy and implications for the health of children (Project grant)
Period June 2007-2009
Funds $70,750
Source Foundation for Children (AUST)
4. Investigators Richard Saffery, Jeff Craig, Brian Dean, Craig Olsson
Title/type A window to the brain: investigation of DNA methylation in post-mortem brain and peripheral blood. (Project Grant)
Period 2007-2008
Funds $54,000
Source Brockhoff Foundation (AUST)
5. Investigators Richard Saffery, Paul Kalitsis, Andy Choo
Title/type Investigation of novel domesticated Tigger transposon proteins in mammals. (Discovery Project Grant)
Period 2008-2010
Funds $236,000
Source Australian Research Council
6. Investigators Richard Saffery
Title/type Tumour suppressor gene silencing in the placenta: a model for the investigation of transition to malignancy in human cancers. (Project Grant)
Period 2008
Funds $45,000
Source Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
7. Investigators Jeff Craig, Richard Saffery
Title/type Epigenetic differences in newborn twins. (Special Project Grant)
Period 2008-2010
Funds $20,000
Source Scobie and Claire McKinnon Trust (AUST)
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.