Patrick Tam (biologist)
Patrick Ping Leung Tam (Chinese: 譚秉亮} is an Australian embryologist currently at University of Sydney,[1] the Deputy Director of the Childrens Medical Research institute,[2] the Distinguished Professor and Mok Hing-Yiu Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Hong Kong.
He is a cited pioneer in his field for studying mouse embryos, cells and biology.[3]
Tam is a member of the editorial board for numerous journals relating to developmental biology; including Developmental Biology, Developmental Cell, Developmental Dynamics, Differentiation and Genesis. He has also served as a guest editor on other publications.[4]
Awards and fellowships
- In 2007 he received the President’s Medal from the Australia and New Zealand Society of Cell and Developmental Biology.[5]
- He is an elected fellow of the Institute of Biology, Australian Academy of Science,[6] Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, Royal Society of Biology and the Royal Society of London (2001).[7][4][8]
Publications
- SOX9 directly regulates the type-ll collagen gene, Nature, 1997
- SOX9 binds DNA, activates transcription, and coexpresses with type II collagen during chondrogenesis in the mouse, Elsevier, 1997
- Depletion of definitive gut endoderm in Sox17-null mutant mice, 2002, dev.biologists.org
- Mouse gastrulation: the formation of a mammalian body plan, Elsevier, 1997
- Gene function in mouse embryogenesis: get set for gastrulation, Nature Reviews, 2007
References
- ^ "Patrick Tam". cmri.org.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Celebrity Chatroom". sbs.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Tam". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Patrick Tam". Croucher Foundation. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "President's Medal". Australia and New Zealand Society of Cell and Developmental Biology. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Fellows". science.org.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Tam". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Tam". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.