John S. Mattick

1950 -

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of Sydney, Monash University

occupation: biochemist, molecular biologist, university teacher

award received: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Officer of the Order of Australia

official website: www.unsw.edu.au/staff/john-mattick

John Stanley Mattick (born 1950, Sydney) is an Australian molecular biologist known for his efforts to assign function to non-coding DNA. Mattick was the executive director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research from 2012 to 2018. He joined Genomics England in May 2018 as chief executive officer. In October 2019, he joined the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Source: Wikipedia (en)