György Hutvagner, PhD
Former RTI Lab: Zamore Lab
Training Period: 2001 - 2005
Prior Academic Degree Institution: Plant Research International, Wageningen
Dr Gyorgy Hutvagner obtained his MSc from Biotechnology and PhD from Biology in Hungary. He has completed his postdoctoral training in The Netherlands (Plant Research International, Wageningen, 1999-2001) and in the U.S. (UMass Chan Medical School, with Dr. Phillip Zamore, 2001-2005) winning several national and international short-term and long term fellowships. He established his own research group in 2005 in Dundee with the support of the Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellowship and the European Framework 6 grant SIROCCO. He moved to the UTS in 2011 and accepted a position at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. In 2011, he was awarded with the prestigious ARC Future Fellowship.