Basic Science Program » Symposium Speakers » Paul Thomas
University of Adelaide, SA
A/Prof Thomas completed his Ph.D. at the University of Adelaide in 1994. He then moved to the National Institute for Medical Research (London, UK) and completed a 3 year post-doctoral position with the late Dr. Rosa Beddington, FRS, who was a world-leader in the field of developmental biology. In 1998, he retuned to Australia with the support of a NHMRC Fellowship and established his own research group focusing on the genetics of brain development and disease at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne. In 2006, he moved to the University of Adelaide and is currently supported by a prestigious Pfizer Australia Research Fellowship. He has published more than 50 articles including a recent paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation showing that SOX3 gain-of-function is associated with XX male sex reversal in mice and humans.