Fabien Delerue, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics, Division of Discovery Science
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Genetically modified (GM) animals are the most powerful tools to understand the mechanisms underlying physiological processes and their pathological counterparts. They are also invaluable tools to search for disease modifiers and to develop and test novel treatment strategies.
Meanwhile, cutting-edge technologies such as engineered endonucleases designed to target and eventually cleave specific DNA sequences have emerged as ultimate methods to accelerate the process of genome editing and apply it to virtually any living species. Likewise, assisted reproductive techniques and gene transfer techniques have also extensively been refined, facilitating the generation of genetically modified animals for biomedical purposes.
Our transgenic core capitalizes on its own technology development program to generate customized rodent models for biomedical purposes.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | University of Sydney, Sydney, AUS, PHD, Production and characterization of new transgenic mouse models of neurodegeneration |
| 2002 | University of Bordeaux 1, Bordeaux 1, FRA, MA, Psychopharmacology and Pharmaceutical Research |
| 2001 | University of Bordeaux 1, Bordeaux 1, FRA, MS, Cell Biology and Physiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2018 - 2023
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Laboratory Technician, CNS centre of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, 2002 - 2007
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | 3Rs award: 18th International Society for Transgenic Technologies (ISTT) – Awarded for outstanding and original work that has or could have major impacts on the replacement, reduction or refinement of the use of animals in research, Houston, TX |
| 2019 | Travel grant for the fourth Oceania mouse Transgenic and Assisted Reproductive Technique symposium, Adelaide |
| 2018 | Travel grant for the first International FoxG1 symposium, San Diego, CA |
| 2015 | Travel grant for the international course on Advances in the Generation of Genetically Modified Animal Models, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 2014 | ISTT Registration Award for the 2014 Transgenic Technology meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2010 | Phillip Jacoby Scholarship in Alzheimer’s Dementia Research, University of Sydney |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 30, 2024