John Edward Joshua Rasko#
| Membership Number: | 7279 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRALIA |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.raskolab.com.au |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-2975-807X |
| Linkedin: | https://linkedin.com/in/john-rasko-ao-65588213 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1992 - 1995 Haematologist, Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Haematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital
- 1996 - 1999 Runyon-Winchell Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr AD Miller, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA
- 1999 - 2024 Research Leader/Principal Investigator, Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Programme, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
- 2001 - 2024 Director and Head of Department, Department of Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1999 - 2024 Senior Staff Specialist in Gene Therapy and Haematology, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney
- 2005 - present Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
- 2007 - 2021 Director of Pathology, Approved Pathology Practitioner, 6 Laboratories in Australia & New Zealand, Genea (formerly Sydney IVF)
- 2014 - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia
- 2019 - 2020 The First Distinguished Scholar at Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG) Peking University, Beijing, China
- 2023 - present Associate (Research Lead), Cell & Molecular Therapies RPA Hospital, RPA Institute for Academic Medicine (IAM) Research and Innovation Forum
Fields of Scholarship
- Gene therapies
- Molecular biology
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Medicine
- Bioinformatics
- Regulation of GMOs & cell therapies
- Experimental haematology
- Medical & research ethics
- Cellular therapies
Honours and Awards
- 2024 Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, HonDSc (UTAR), Malaysia
- 2023 Brocher Foundation Residency for visiting researchers, Switzerland
- 2023 Proteomass Scientific Society Career Award, 5th International Caparica Conference in Splicing, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2018 - 2020 President, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy, Board of Directors, Awards Committee, Organising Committee
- 2018 Research Excellence Award, Sydney Innovation and Research Symposium, SLHD
- 2015 Founding Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- 2015 Distinguished Professorial Achievement Award, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
- 2014 Rotary Vocation Award, Australia
- 2013 Distinguished Fellow Award, The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- 2012 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), Queen’s Birthday Honours’ List for “service to biomedical research in the field of gene and cell therapy, as a clinician, author, administrator and philanthropist”
- 2011 Eric Susman Prize, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 2010 Visiting Academician, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- 2010 Fellowship of The Faculty of Science, The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Australia
- 2009 Visiting Professor for 2010, The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- 2007 The Roche Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2003 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Research Award, RPAH Foundation
- 2000 Kanematsu Award, The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- 1995 Haematology Society of Australia, Glaxo Award
- 1993 Fellowship of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia
- 1993 Fellowship of The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (Haematology), Australia
