Person
Crossley, Paul Merlin (Merlin)
AM
- Occupation
- Molecular biologist and University Administrator
Summary
Merlin Crossley is a molecular biologist whose research is in human genetic diseases and mechanisms of gene regulation. He in known for his identification and cloning of significant number of genes encoding DNA-binding proteins and their associated co-regulators. Crossley was Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Sydney before moving to the University of New South Wales in 2016. He has served in an advisory or executive capacity for a number of scientific organisations including as Trustee of the Australian Museum from 2012 to 2020 and a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Australian Astronomical Observatory from 2017.
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Chronology
- 1986
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne
- 1987 - 1990
- Award - Rhodes Scholarship
- 1990
- Education - DPhil, University of Oxford
- 1990 - 1991
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford
- 1991 - 1995
- Career position - Postdoctoral Researcher, Dana Farber Cancer Centre, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1995 - 1997
- Career position - Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney
- 1998
- Award - Australian Life Sciences Research Award, Lorne Genome Conference
- 1998 - 2002
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney
- 1999
- Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1999
- Award - Research Medal (Roche Molecular Biochemicals Medal), Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2000 - 2004
- Career position - Secretary, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology
- 2001
- Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2001
- Career position - Chair, Organising Committee, 22nd Lorne Genome Conference
- 2001 - 2005
- Career position - Member (later Deputy Chair), Grant Review Panel, Biochemistry, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2002
- Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 2002 - 2004
- Career position - Associate Professor, School of Molecular and Microbiological Biosciences, University of Sydney
- 2002 - 2005
- Career position - Honorary Secretary, Lorne Genome Committee
- 2004
- Career position - Acting Dean of Science, University of Sydney
- 2005
- Career position - Director of Research, College of Sciences and Technology, University of Sydney
- 2005 - 2009
- Career position - Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Sydney
- 2006
- Career position - Chair, Grant Review Panel, Biochemistry, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2006 - 2008
- Career position - Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
- 2008
- Career position - Member, International Scientific Committee, Asian Conference on Transcription
- 2009
- Career position - Member, Research and Practitioner Fellowship Review Panel, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2009 - 2015
- Career position - Advisory Committee Member, Lorne Genome Conference
- 2010
- Award - Julian Wells Medal, Lorne Genome Conference
- 2010 - 2015
- Career position - Member of Council, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Australia Council
- 2010 - 2016
- Career position - Dean of Science, University of New South Wales
- 2010 - 2016
- Career position - Professor of Molecular Biology, University of New South Wales
- 2010 - 2017
- Career position - Director of the Board, Sydney Institute of Marine Science
- 2011 - 2016
- Career position - Member of the Board, New South Innovations
- 2012 - 2020
- Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum
- 2013
- Career position - Fellow, Queen's College, Melbourne
- 2014 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2014
- Career position - Deputy Chair, Board, Australian Science Media Centre
- 2014
- Career position - Member, Organising Committee, Conference in Kruppel-like Factors in Health and Disease, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- 2014 - 2017
- Career position - Member, Human Frontires in Science Program Grant Committee
- 2015 - 2017
- Career position - Director, UNSW Press Board
- 2016 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, BioEssays
- 2016 -
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, University of New South Wales
- 2016 -
- Career position - Director, UNSW Global Board
- 2016 - 2017
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education, University of New South Wales
- 2016 - 2019
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, The conversation
- 2017 -
- Career position - Chair, UNSW Press Board
- 2017 -
- Career position - Member, Advisory Committee, Australian Astronomical Observatory
- 2017 - 2020
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, University of New South Wales
- 2019 -
- Career position - Director, The conversation Board
- 2020
- Award - Prize for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences (Cell and Molecular, Medical, Veterinary and Genetics) (joint), New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science
- 2020 - 2022
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Student Life, University of New South Wales
- 2021 -
- Career position - Honorary Associate, Australian Museum
- 2021
- Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2022 -
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Quality, University of New South Wales
- 2023
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to education, and to molecular biology
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'The Lemberg Medallist: Merlin Crossley', Australian biochemist, 52 (1) (2021), 37. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Professor Paul Merlin Crossley: Member of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2023. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2013957. Details
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
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Created: 26 June 2019, Last modified: 28 September 2023