Professor Lynch is Director of the Centre for Muscle Research in the Department of Physiology at The University of Melbourne. His research encompasses muscle growth, adaptation and plasticity and understanding muscle wasting and weakness.
His Ph.D. in Physiology is from The University of Melbourne (1992) and postdoctoral at The University of Michigan (1995-1997) while a NHMRC C.J. Martin Fellow. He was awarded the A.K. McIntyre Medal (1995) from the Australian Physiological Society, an ARC Research Fellowship (1998) and NHMRC R.D. Wright Research Fellowship (1998), then appointed Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Physiology at The University of Melbourne (1999). He was promoted through the ranks to Professor (2008) and served as Head (Department Chair) of the Department of Physiology (2011-2016). He has >210 papers (Nature, Cell, Physiological Reviews) and a textbook 'Sarcopenia' on age-related muscle wasting and weakness. His inspirational mentoring has been recognised through national and University awards. He co-Founded Fitness2live (2000-2009), one of the world’s first online health companies, later sold to Medibank, and was Research Manager at Medibank Health Solutions (2009-2015). He has authored >1000 health monographs and his weekly national broadcast media work on ABC Radio since 2002 has seen him interviewed on more than 900 occasions and featured in newspapers, magazines, TV news/lifestyle shows and Twitter (@GordonSLynch). He won a National Journalism Award (Asthma Council, 2002), and Research Australia's Advocacy Award (2019) and was a Finalist for Australia’s Eureka Prizes for Promoting Understanding of Science (2006) and Scientific Research (2013). In 2015 he received the Woodward Medal in Science and Technology – the most prestigious award for research excellence at The University of Melbourne. He is President of the Australian Physiological Society and Scientific Director of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research.
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FEATURED Journal article
Muscle-specific deletion of SOCS3 increases the early inflammatory response but does not affect regeneration after myotoxic injury
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Projects
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Project Types
38
Research Grant
11
Research Contracts
2
Internal Research Grant
Scholarly Works
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Woodward Medal in Science and Technology
Media Award
Media Award
National Lecturer
Patricia Grimshaw Award for Mentor Excellence
Swee-Liew Wadsworth Distinguished Lecturership
Jack and Robert Smorgon Families Award for Mentoring Excellence
National Citation Award for Mentoring Excellence
Research Higher Degree Supervision Award
National Journalism Award
A.K. McIntyre Medal
Best student speaker
FACSM - Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
CJMARTIN - C.J. Martin Research Fellowship (National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia)
Credentials
Positions
Professor
Physiology
Scientific Director
Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research
President
Australian Physiological Society
Member
Gerontological Society of America
Fellow
American College of Sports Medicine
Cscs
National Strength and Conditioning Association (USA)
Member
American Physiological Society
Member
American College of Sports Medicine
Member
Australian Physiological Society
Education
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
National Strength and Conditioning Association (USA)
Postdoctoral
University of Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science (honours)
La Trobe University