ORCID: 0000-0003-4771-023X

Dr Burgon joined Qatar University Faculty (August 2019) in the Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences. Dr Burgon completed a PhD in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Monash University (Australia) and was supported by a prestigious National Graduate Research Scholarship. Dr Burgon undertook post-doctoral training at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, where he received exceptional training in molecular signalling, cardiovascular genetics and development. Dr Burgon was recruited to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Canada) where he established and led an independent and extramurally funded research program, supported by over $3,000,000 in extramural funding. Dr Burgon’s expertise is sought both nationally and internationally through collaborations and funding bodies such as the Canadian Health Institute of Research and the American Heart Association, where he served as Chair of the Basic Science Research Committee for Developmental Biology. In 2016, the American Heart Association elected Dr Burgon as a Fellow of the American Heart Association for his outstanding contributions and service to the scientific community. Dr Burgon has won numerous awards, published 37 original peer-reviewed papers, and holds patents in Canada and the USA. Dr Burgon has supervised/participated in supervising 33 MSc/Ph.D. students.