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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · 2d

Science has lost a GIANT and the world has lost one of the kindest most inspiring people I had the pleasure of knowing. Just an extraordinary man whose curiosity was infectious and whose dry wit will always be memorable- RIP John

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Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Jul 12

This is such a wonderful perspective from the amazing @fendtlab.bsky.social - in so many ways it was an incredible experience for both myself and @thedawsonlab.bsky.social to have Sarah share her time & brilliant intellect with us - I will always be grateful for the opportunity to host her 🙏🏿

Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Will it be a turning point? I recently came back from a research sabbatical funded by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social & #KULeuven in the lab of @mafdawson.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social and I am happy to share my experience @natcancer.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s43... @vib-ccb.bsky.social

Will it be a turning point? - Nature Cancer

Sarah-Maria Fendt received her doctoral degree from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and she conducted her postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. She is currently a principal...

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · May 15

Australia completely lacks a dedicated training program for clinician scientists. With the vision and support of VMIAL
@petermaccc.bsky.social is extremely proud to announce the first clinician-scientist fellowship. If you meet the eligibility criteria PLEASE APPLY!
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Clinician Scientist Fellowship - Parkville, Melbourne (AU) job with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Parkville | 12839522

Peter Mac is launching Australia’s first clinician-scientist fellowship to advance cancer care, fostering innovation and global collaboration.

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Apr 3

It was a huge pleasure having with us on sabbatical!

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Mar 13

😁 - that would be awesome! Enid still remembers here zebrafish roots!

Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hope you are surviving the madness 🤞🏾

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Mar 12

This is the one for you mate !!!

It would be awesome to have you at our institute!!

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Group Leader - Melbourne (Suburb), Greater Melbourne (Inner) (AU) job with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 12837590

Peter Mac is recruiting a Group Leader to increase the capacity and efficiency of our “discovery to translation” cancer research pipeline.

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Mar 12

We are looking for a talented postdoctoral bioinformatician @thedawsonlab.bsky.social to work with us on single cell multiomics incorporating lineage tracing and spatial technologies- we specifically want someone curious, fearless with a licence to innovate!! Come join us!!

Postdoctoral Fellow (Bioinformatics & Computational Biology) - Parkville, Melbourne (AU) job with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Parkville | 12837684

Applicants are invited to join an exciting multi-discliplinary research program within Mark Dawson’s Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Feb 10

A huge pleasure to host Safia Danovi from @naturegenet.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social - great advice for the students, postdocs & faculty

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Jan 23

Four or five people of unknown experience or expertise review it blindly provide a score (out of 7) - that is averaged and provided to the candidate - no discussion takes place - no normalisation of scores takes place - it’s a lottery! Good luck if that is the future in the USA

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Jan 23

We have not done grant review panels in Australia for the major grant funding body (NHMRC) since 2020

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Jan 23

Where have I heard this before? 🤔 “Let’s cancel grant review panels as they don’t facilitate accountable peer review or education of the next generation” - Ah Yes! that’s the SHAMBOLIC MESS we have where submitting a grant is like buying a lottery ticket! If Trump says it’s a good idea it must be 🤦🏽

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · Jan 18

Awesome day at the tennis with @sj-dawson.bsky.social - Melbourne at its summer best!