Levon Michael Khachigian
University of New South Wales, Australia
- Orcid: 0000-0003-3446-0323
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- Keywords: Egr-1, c-Jun
Short Bio
- Dr Levon Khachigian is Professor in Medicine at the University of New South Wales where he heads the Vascular Biology and Translational Research Laboratory in the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Levon is a vascular cell and molecular biologist whose research has centered on understanding mechanisms underpinning the inducible expression of disease-causing genes in cardiovascular disease and cancer. As a translational researcher, Levon has pioneered the development of novel strategies targeting key immediate-early genes in a variety of experimental vascular proliferative disorders, and directed the bench-to-bedside transition of novel agents through first-in-human, first-in-class clinical trials. His innovative work has been recognized by numerous awards including the Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research, GlaxoSmithKline Australia Award for Research Excellence, Gottschalk Award from the Australian Academy of Science and 3 Eureka Prizes (for Scientific Research, Medical Research and International Scientific Collaboration). He has published over 240 research articles and invited reviews.
