Michael Terrence Gabbett is an Australian

clinical geneticist Medical genetics is the branch tics in that human genetics is a field of scientific research that may or may not apply to medicine, while medical genetics refers to the application of genetics to medical care. For example, research on the caus ...

and

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

. He is an Associate Professor at both Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University. Gabbett is known for contributing to finding the genetic basis of semi-identical (sesquizygotic) twins and defining the clinical features and molecular cause of Temple-Baraitser syndrome.

Early life

Gabbett attended high school at

Marist College Ashgrove , motto_translation = Act Courageously , location = Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Queensland , pushpin_ima ...

, where he was awarded the

Australian Student Prize The Australian Student Prize (formerly the '' Lord Florey Student Prize'') was an Australian Government prize that was awarded annually from 1991 to 2014, to give "national recognition to academic excellence and achievement in secondary education". ...

and was accepted into the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

to study

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

Service to professional organisations

For three years (2015-2018), Gabbett was chair of the scientific programme and the local organising committees (''Lead Fellow'') for RACP Congress, the annual scientific meeting of the

Royal Australasian College of Physicians The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is a not-for-profit professional organisation responsible for training and educating physicians and paediatricians across Australia and New Zealand. The RACP is responsible for training both ...

'. Gabbett has served as president of the

Australasian Association of Clinical Geneticists The Australasian Association of Clinical Geneticists (AACG) is a professional membership organization for medical specialists who are qualified to work in the field of clinical genetics. The Association was founded in 1995. As of 2021, the organi ...

(2017-2019).

References

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