Gorrell Mark D

Biography

Mark D Gorrell has a PhD from the Australian National University and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Melbourne and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He heads a liver disease pathogenesis, dipeptidyl peptidases and diabetes research group in the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney Medical School. He has authored 115 papers and patents, primarily on DPP4 and related proteases DPP8, DPP9 and fibroblast activation protein and on liver disease pathogenesis. His team uncovered mechanisms of protein binding and of enzyme activity in DPP4. He is treasurer of the International Proteolysis Society, sits on the Australian Gastroenterological Society research committee and is on four editorial boards. Mark D Gorrell has a PhD from the Australian National University and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Melbourne and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He heads a liver disease pathogenesis, dipeptidyl peptidases and diabetes research group in the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney Medical School. He has authored 115 papers and patents, primarily on DPP4 and related proteases DPP8, DPP9 and fibroblast activation protein and on liver disease pathogenesis. His team uncovered mechanisms of protein binding and of enzyme activity in DPP4. He is treasurer of the International Proteolysis Society, sits on the Australian Gastroenterological Society research committee and is on four editorial boards.

Research Interest

 liver disease pathogenesis, dipeptidyl peptidases and diabetes