ProfessorSean McGee

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.