Who We Are

Director of the Centre for Muscle Research

Professor Gordon Lynch is the Director of the Centre for Muscle Research.

Gordon’s vision for the Centre is to promote the understanding and translational impact of Muscle Biology across the University of Melbourne and influence the global muscle science community.

His research encompasses muscle growth, adaptation and plasticity and understanding muscle wasting and weakness.

Our Researchers and Centre Partners

The Centre for Muscle Research has expertise embedded in Faculties, Schools and Research Institutes across the University, in addition to our core team of researchers who work directly within the Centre.

Research Leaders, Centre for Muscle Research

A/Professor Paul Gregorevic
Research Group Leader
Muscle Research and Therapeutics Laboratory
pgre@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 9035 7700
A/Professor René Koopman
Research Group Leader
Clinical Nutrition and Muscle Metabolism Laboratory
rkoopman@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 0243

Centre Partners, Department of Physiology

Professor Matt Watt
Head of Department of Physiology | Head of Laboratory
Metabolism and Diabetes Laboratory
matt.watt@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 8663
A/Professor Kelly Smith
Head of Laboratory
Cardiac Form and Function Laboratory
kelly.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 5934
Dr Ben Parker
Head of Laboratory
Metabolic Proteomics & Signal Transduction Laboratory
ben.parker@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 2925
Dr Enzo Porrello
Head of Laboratory
Cardiac Regeneration Laboratory
enzo.porrello@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 9936 6140