Paul Kalitsis

Paul Kalitsis is an honorary fellow at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. Paul has worked on understanding the organisation and function of complex genomes. His research interest is to identify and understand the role of genetic factors in chromosome instability disorders in humans. Elevated rates of chromosome mis-segregation lead to medical conditions such as birth disorders, cancer, infertility and premature aging. He has made several significant advances including the discovery and functional characterisation of a mammalian spindle assembly checkpoint protein, elucidation of mechanisms into common chromosome translocations and the chromosomal basis of birth disorders.