John Mattick

Genomics England has appointed John Mattick as its first CEO. Mattick will join Genomics England in June from Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, which he has led since 2012. Mattick is noted for his scientific contributions to understanding the human genome, specifically his work showing that most of the genome is not evolutionary 'junk' but instead is devoted to an extensive RNA regulatory system that organizes human development. He will continue his academic career while in the UK at the University of Oxford's Green Templeton College, where he has been elected to a senior research fellowship for one day a week.