Professor Martin Delatycki appointed to the Order of Australia
VCGS Medical Director, Professor Martin Delatycki has been appointed as a Member of the Order (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. The award recognises his significant service to medicine, genetic research and education.
Professor Martin Delatycki, Medical Director, VCGS
“I feel touched that people have taken the time to nominate me for this award.” - Professor Martin Delatycki, Medical Director, VCGS
In the Australian honours system, appointments to the Order of Australia confer the highest recognition for outstanding achievement and service. The Order of Australia is the pre-eminent way Australians recognise the achievements and service of their fellow citizens.
Nominations for awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia come directly from the community. Nominations are considered by the Council for the Order of Australia which makes recommendations directly to the Governor-General.
This Australia Day, VCGS Medical Director, Professor Martin Delatycki was appointed a Member of the Order (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
The prestigious Australia Day honour was awarded in recognition of his significant service to medicine, genetic research and education.
“I feel touched that people have taken the time to nominate me for this award,” says Professor Delatycki. "I don't know who is responsible, but I do appreciate it."
Professor Delatycki is most proud of the research he and his team have done and the genetic screening programs he has helped set up, including reproductive screening in the Jewish community.
“I am also proud of the PhD students I have supervised who have gone on to become leaders in their field,” he says.
Professor Delatycki is a Clinical Geneticist with extensive genomics experience. He has been the Medical Director of VCGS since 1997 and Co-Director of the Murdoch Children's Bruce Lefroy Centre, which conducts research into genetic diseases, since 2003.
He is Co-Lead Investigator, Chair of the Research Committee, and Co-Chair of the Clinical Committee of Mackenzie's Mission, within Australian Genomics, and is a member of the Australian Society for Medical Research and the Human Genetics Society of Australasia.
Professor Delatycki is an Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne and Monash University and has authored or co-authored over 350 publications. He has been the recipient of awards including the Bronya Keats International Research Collaboration Award from the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance in 2013, and he has made a significant contribution to genetics in Australia.