Person

Rathjen, Peter (1964 - )

Born: 1964
United Kingdom
Occupation: Biochemist

Summary

Professor Peter Rathjen obtained his PhD at Oxford University, researching mobile genetic elements in yeast and mammals. During a 2 year postdoctoral position at Oxford, he started researching the molecular regulation of embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation. In 1990, he returned to the Department of Molecular Biochemistry at the University of Adelaide to become a lecturer. Rathjen was promoted to the chair of his department in 1995 and headed the Department of Molecular Biosciences in 2000. Notable research interests of his include mammalian development, the differentiation of ES cells, and the use of genetic and ES cell technologies for human therapy. BresaGen Ltd, an Adelaide-based biotechnology company has used his work as a basis for their cell programming division.

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7176537. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/57144648289140647526. Details
'Rathjen, Peter (1964-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1540425. Details

Resource Sections

Heard, Marian, 'Interview with Professor Peter Rathjen, biochemist', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2001, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-peter-rathjen. Details

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