Andrew Pask

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Professor Andrew John Pask is an epigeneticist and head of the Thylacine Integrated Genomic Restoration Research (TIGRR) Laboratory at the School of BioSciences in the University of Melbourne. [1] He is known for his work on the project to resurrect the extinct thylacine, a marsupial colloquially known as the "Tasmanian tiger". [2]

Pask graduated with a PhD from La Trobe University in 1999, for his thesis "The evolution of genes in the sex determining pathway". [3]

In August 2025, Pask joined Colossal Biosciences as Chief Biology Officer to lead the company's growing research effort in Australia. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Andrew Pask". 29 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tasmanian tiger: Scientists hope to revive marsupial from extinction". BBC News. 16 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Pask, Andrew John (1999), The evolution of genes in the sex determining pathway , retrieved 18 August 2022
  4. ↑ Richie, Sasha (August 20, 2025). "Colossal to expand globally with launch of Australia branch". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "World-Leading Developmental Biologist Andrew Pask, Ph.D Joins Colossal Full-time as Chief Biology Officer". Yahoo! News. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
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