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Professor of Microbiology, RMIT University

Mark Osborn is a Professor of Microbiology at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Mark's research seeks to understand the role, function and ecology of microorganisms within natural and man-made terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. He seeks to understand how human activities impact upon microbial processes and, in turn, how individual microorganisms and/or microbiomes can respond to and mitigate against a range of environmental pollutants including heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, plastics, pesticides, fertilizers and greenhouse gases.

Mark has published over 90 research journal articles, reviews and book chapters (cited just under 10,000 times) and he is the principal editor of a textbook on Molecular Microbial Ecology.

Mark's media communication activities include interviews on plastic pollution (BBC Radio) and COVID-19 (Sky News Australia).

Mark holds B.Sc. Special Honours (Sheffield, U.K.) and Ph.D. (Liverpool, U.K.) degrees in Genetics & Microbiology.

Experience

  • 2017–present
    Professor, RMIT University
  • 2016–2019
    Associate Dean, Biosciences & Food Technology, RMIT University
  • 2013–2016
    Associate Professor, RMIT University
  • 2012–2013
    Professor, University of Lincoln
  • 2010–2012
    Professor , University of Hull
  • 2005–2010
    Senior lecturer, University of Sheffield
  • 1999–2004
    Lecturer, University of Essex
  • 1998–1999
    Postdoctoral Researcher, GBF National Research Centre for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany
  • 1995–1998
    Postdoctoral research associate, University of Liverpool

Education

  • 1995 
    University of Liverpool U.K., Ph.D. / Genetics and Microbiology
  • 1990 
    University of Sheffield U.K. , B.Sc. (Special Honours) / Genetics and Microbiology