Nigel Laing
Scientific Head
Molecular medicine
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Professor Nigel Laing was born in Scotland and obtained both his BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology (1976) and PhD in Physiology (1979) from the University of Edinburgh. He spent one year as a Post-doc at the University of Oslo (1980) before coming to The University of Western Australia in January 1981.
Research Interest
Identification of disease genes for genetic muscle and neurological disorders. Development of improved diagnostics Development of treatments for genetic muscle diseases Prevention of Genetic Diseases
