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

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'The Lemberg Medallist: Merlin Crossley', Australian biochemist, 52 (1) (2021), 37. Details

Resource Sections

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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