Professor directory

Molecular biology professors in Australia

30 molecular biology professors in Australia, at 12 universities. The most represented are Australian National University, The University of Queensland and The University of Melbourne.

The list is built from open publication data (OpenAlex and ORCID), the same data ProfScout uses in the app: actively publishing faculty at the largest research universities in Australia whose recent work sits in molecular biology. Retired, trainee and staff-scientist records are filtered out where the public record identifies them. It is not a prestige ranking: professors are listed by how prominently molecular biology figures in their published work. Reply-fit scores, which weigh how likely each professor is to answer a student's email, are computed for your own profile inside ProfScout. Updated September 2026; the list is rebuilt from the open record a few times a year.

  1. Gavin A. Huttley
    Australian National University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  2. Eduardo Eyras
    Australian National University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    RNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and SplicingRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
    Recent: An Integrative RNA Spliceosomic Landscape of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Identifies Clinically Relevant Molecular Subgroups (2026)
  3. Ryan Lister
    The University of Western Australia
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Epigenetics and DNA MethylationSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsCRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  4. Alistair R. R. Forrest
    The University of Western Australia
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    RNA Research and SplicingGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsRNA modifications and cancer
  5. Philip Hugenholtz
    The University of Queensland
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and healthMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology
    Recent: Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) r232 (2026)
  6. Alan Edward Mark
    The University of Queensland
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Protein Structure and DynamicsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
    Recent: On the Validation of Protein Force Fields Based on Structural Criteria (2024)
  7. Benjamin D. Kaehler
    UNSW Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureGut microbiota and health
  8. Tim R. Mercer
    The University of Queensland
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    RNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  9. Ankit Malhotra
    Monash University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics
    Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
    Recent: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Aptamer-Targeting Porous Silicon Nanocarrier (2025)
  10. Aaron E. Darling
    University of Technology Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and health
    Recent: Spatiotemporal patterns in mutation and recombination rates among major groups of marine bacterioplankton (2026)
  11. Donovan H. Parks
    The University of Queensland
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and health
    Recent: gTranslate manuscript supplementary files (2026)
  12. Robert Alan Edwards
    Flinders University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Ecology
    Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and health
    Recent: Isolation of mouse midbrain, RNA purification, reverse transcription, and quantitative PCR v2 (2026)
  13. Robert Lanfear
    Australian National University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureEvolution and Paleontology Studies
  14. A. Harvey Millar
    The University of Western Australia
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMitochondrial Function and PathologyPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  15. Bùi Quang Minh
    Australian National University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureEvolution and Paleontology Studies
  16. John Marshall
    UNSW Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  17. Susanne von Caemmerer
    Australian National University
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Plant Science
    Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant responses to elevated CO2Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  18. Carolyn M. Sue
    The University of Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Mitochondrial Function and PathologyParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMetabolism and Genetic Disorders
  19. Elena Pavlovna Ivanova
    Swinburne University of Technology
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  20. John S. Mattick
    UNSW Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
    Recent: Frequent Functional Orthology of Characterized Long Noncoding RNAs and Genomic Loci Associated with Complex Traits and Disorders (2026)
  21. David Edwards
    The University of Western Australia
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Plant Science
    Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies
    Recent: Capturing the missing gene content of elite wheat by analysis of wheat landraces (2026)
  22. Simon Y. W. Ho
    The University of Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics
    Genetic diversity and population structureGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEvolution and Paleontology Studies
  23. Alicia Oshlack
    The University of Melbourne
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsRNA modifications and cancerEpigenetics and DNA Methylation
  24. Ryan R. Wick
    The University of Melbourne
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Medicine
    Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  25. Torsten Seemann
    The University of Melbourne
    Medicine · Infectious Diseases
    Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMycobacterium research and diagnosis
  26. Nicole Cloonan
    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Cancer Research
    Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsRNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and Splicing
  27. Marcel E. Dinger
    UNSW Sydney
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and Splicing
  28. Ian T. Paulsen
    Macquarie University
    Environmental Science · Molecular Biology
    Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  29. Anjali K. Henders
    The University of Queensland
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics
    Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyEpigenetics and DNA MethylationGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  30. David Komander
    The University of Melbourne
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchAutophagy in Disease and Therapy

Universities on this list: Australian National University (5) · The University of Queensland (5) · The University of Melbourne (4) · The University of Western Australia (4) · UNSW Sydney (4) · The University of Sydney (2) · Flinders University (1) · Macquarie University (1) · Monash University (1) · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (1) · Swinburne University of Technology (1) · University of Technology Sydney (1)

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