David Bowtell

Head, Cancer Genomics and Genetics Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 7 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia


Biography

Professor Bowtell is the Head of the Cancer Genomics and Genetics Program at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and PI for the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study (AOCS).

Professor Bowtell is one of Australia’s leading ovarian cancer and human molecular genetics researchers.

He was Director of Research at Peter Mac for the last decade, returning to fulltime research in 2010 to lead the ovarian cancer arm of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) $27 million involvement in the International Cancer Genomics Consortium, a world-wide effort aimed at mapping all the significant mutations in common cancers.

 Professor Bowtell heads the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, a nationally collaborative project involving over 2000 women with ovarian cancer and one of the largest cohort studies of ovarian cancer in the world.

He is a molecular biologist and his lab focuses on the genomic analysis of ovarian cancer, with a focus on primary and acquired drug resistance. His lab is also funded from Cancer Australia and the US DoD to investigate high-risk BRCA mutations in women with ovarian cancer.

Education & Experience


Education

Title:
BVSc (hons) Phd
Degree:
Biology
Institution:
University of Melbourne
Country:
Australia


Experience

Title:
Head, Cancer Genomics and Genetics
Organisation:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Date:
since 1996
Title:
Director, Research
Organisation:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Date:
2000 - 2009


Location

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 7 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia