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Email

thorburn@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Paediatrics
Education

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Human Genetics Society of Australasia
PhD
University of Sydney
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Sydney
ORCID

0000-0002-7725-9470

Prof David Thorburn

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Paediatrics

338 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Antenatal Presentation of MRPS22 ‐Related Mitochondrial Disease Confirmed With Rapid Proteomics
    DOI: 10.1002/jmd2.70092
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Functional Characterization of a Novel GPC3 Missense Variant in Simpson–Golabi–Behmel Syndrome
    DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.64287
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Generation of a pluripotent human AGK knockout embryonic stem cell model (WAe009-A-3C) of Sengers syndrome
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2025.103895
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical proteomics in variant classification: are we there yet?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2026.01.227
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Generation of a pluripotent embryonic stem cell TAFAZZIN hESC model (WAe009-A-3H) of Barth syndrome
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2026.103948
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mainstreaming genomic testing for mitochondrial disease in Australia
    DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02053-6
  • 2018

    Research Contracts

    Salary Contribution - Student Scholarship Cameron McKnight 18/21 Project Using Human Embryonic Stem Cell Models Of Mitochondrial Disease to Identify Candidate Drug Treatments
David Thorburn

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
Principal Research Fellow, National Health & Medical Research Council
2018
Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
2018
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences
2012
David Danks Oration University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Bi-allelic variants in NDUFA5 cause a mitochondriopathy with complex I deficiency
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.03.003
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Untargeted proteomics enables ultra-rapid variant prioritisation in mitochondrial and other rare diseases
    DOI: 10.1186/s13073-025-01467-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Public funding for mitochondrial donation: An Australian public deliberation
    DOI: 10.1186/s12910-025-01284-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Complex II assembly drives metabolic adaptation to OXPHOS dysfunction
    DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr6012

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Modelling Friedreich Ataxia Neurodegeneration Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Three-Dimensional Cryo Electron Microscopy Facility
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Three-Dimensional Cryo Electron Microscopy Facility
  • 2013

    Internal Research Grant

    Three-Dimensional Cryo Electron Microscopy Facility

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