Prof Mathew Lewsey

BIO

I am a hands-on lab biologist turned data-crunching genome scientist. My lab studies how plants perceive the world around them and interact with their environments by regulation of their genomes. We apply this work with commercial partners who grow a range of agricultural crops including cannabis, opium poppies, barley, oats and peas.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

• Professor, La Trobe University, Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Melbourne, Australia. 1 Jan 2023 - present
• Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Melbourne, Australia. 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
• Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University, Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Melbourne, Australia. 18 Apr 2016 - 30 Jun 2019

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Visiting Professor, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile. 1 Jan 2023 - present
• Node Leader, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. 30 Nov 2022 - present
• Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge, Clare Hall, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 28 Feb 2022 - 21 Nov 2022
• Co-Deputy Director, ARC Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. 1 Jul 2019 - present
• Director of Research and Industry Engagement, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. 1 Jan 2020 - 3 Jan 2022
• Director, La Trobe Genomics Platform, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. 1 Jan 2018 - present

DEGREES

• PhD: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 1 Oct 2002 - 1 Dec 2006
• BSc: University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. 1 Oct 1999 - 1 Jul 2002