Associate Professor | Senior Research Officer
penelope.lind@qimrberghofer.edu.au
Dr Penelope Lind is a mid-career researcher with over 15-years’ experience investigating the genetic basis of addiction. Her primary research interest focuses on dissecting the genetic aetiology of substance use (particularly alcohol use and abuse) and addictive behaviours such as disordered gambling. During Penelope’s research career, she has transitioned from being based in a wet-lab to a dry-lab. As such, she has expertise both in conducting high-throughput genetic studies and the analysis of large-scale genetic and phenotypic datasets.
2016-current: Senior Research Officer, Psychiatric Genetics, QIMR Berghofer
2019-current: Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
2019-current: Honorary Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland
2013-2016: Research Officer, Quantitative Genetics, QIMR Berghofer
2005-2013: Research Officer, Molecular Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer
2003-2005: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
2002-2003: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, University of California at San Francisco, CA, USA
B-2553-2009
2018-current: Research Society on Alcoholism
2018-2019: American Society of Human Genetics, Associate Member
2014-2015: American Society of Human Genetics, Associate Member
2014-2015: Queensland Committee, Australian Society for Medical Research
2008-current: International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
2008-2016: Research Society on Alcoholism
2013: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Travel Award to attend the International Workshop on Statistical Genetic Methods for Human Complex Traits, Institute of Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
2008: Best Oral Presentation Award, XVIth World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, Osaka, Japan
2008: Australian Twin Registry Research Travel Grant to attend the XVIth World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, Osaka, Japan
2007: Queensland Institute of Medical Research Travel Award to attend the 30th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting, Chicago, USA
2003: Royal Society on Alcoholism Junior Investigator Award (funded by the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse) to attend the 26th Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Florida, USA
2020: Member of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Mental Health Education Committee
2018-current: Member of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Work Health and Safety Consultative Forum
2018-current: Membership Committee, International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
2016-current: Secretary, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Post-doctoral Committee
2016: Local host of the International Congress on Twin Studies Satellite Meeting, Brisbane, Australia
2016: Member of the Organising Committee for the Behavioral Genetics Association Meeting, Brisbane, Australia
2016: Round 1 judge for the American Society of Human Genetics DNA Day Essay Contest
2014-current: Member of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Postdoctoral Committee
2014-2015: Member of the Australian Society for Medical Research Queensland Branch Gala Dinner sub-committee
2013-current: Member of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Post-doctoral Committee