ProfessorSean McGee

Professor, Medical Biology

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation

  • Professor, Medical Biology
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
  • +61 3 522 72519 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Professor McGee is Director of the Masters of Philosophy and Masters of Surgical Research courses. He also coordinates the Metabolism and Musculoskeletal Topic within the Knowledge of Health and Illness Theme of the Doctor of Medicine degree.

Professor McGee is the Theme Lead for Molecular Medicine within the Institute of Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and is Deputy Director of the Metabolic Research Unit. He is also CSO and Director of Imitex Pty Ltd and Ambetex Pty Ltd, biotech companies that have been spun out of his lab.

Professor McGee obtained his PhD in Molecular Physiology from Deakin University in 2005 and completed postdoctoral training at the Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, and The Welcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Scotland. At the beginning of 2009, relocated his research program to the School of Medicine, Deakin University, where he currently heads the Metabolic Reprogramming Laboratory, within the Metabolic Research Unit.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Professor, Medical Biology
    Deakin University, School of Medicine

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Applied Science
    Deakin University

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Clinical sciences
  • Biochemistry and cell biology
  • Medical physiology
  • Sports science and exercise
  • Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Medicine

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation