Awards
- EMBO member, EMBO, 2002
- Ferrari-Soave Prize in Cell Biology, University of Torina, 2002
- Gene enhanced therapies of heart disease, Italian Ministry of Health, 2002
External Positions
- President, International Society of Differentiation, International Society of Differentiation, 2004 - 2006
- Coordinator, Centre for Disease Mechanisms, Centre for Disease Mechanisms, 2002
- Selection Committee, Chiara D'Onofrio Prize, Chaira D'Onofrio Prize, 2002 - 2005
- Grants Committee, Grants Committee, EMBL-Monterotondo, 2002
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Grand Jusry, Descartes Prize, 2005
- Scientific Advisory Board, Max F Perutz Laboratories, Vienna, 2005
- Grant Review Committee, Human Frontiers Science Programme, 2002
- EMBL Representative, European Life Sciences Forum, 2001
- Faculty, American Association for Cancer Research Clinical Oncology workshop, 1997
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Director, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, 2007
- Visiting Professor, University of Western Australia, 2003
- Head, EMBL, 2001
Editorial Boards
- Developmental Dynamics, Editorial Board, 2003
- Faculty of 1000, Editorial Board Member, 2002
- BioMed Net (mouse models of diseases review), Guest Editor, 2001 - 2001
- New England Journal of Medicnie, Editor, 1993 - 2001