Crossley, Paul Merlin (Merlin)

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 - 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