Professor Damien Harkin

Doctor of Philosophy (University of Adelaide), Master of Tertiary Education (Management) (The University of Melbourne), Graduate Certificate in Reserach Management and Policy (The University of Melbourne)

Professor Harkin is an experienced teacher and medical researcher. He has taught the principles of human structure, function and disease to undergraduate students across multiple fields including nursing, paramedical studies, optometry, podiatry, biomedical science and medical laboratory science. His main area of teaching focus for the last 15 years has been techniques for the analysis of tissue structure for diagnostic and research applications. His main area of research focus for the last 20 years has been the development of cell and tissue therapies for the treatment of common and severe eye diseases. This research has been supported by over $3M dollars in research funding and has led to over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Professor Harkin received his BSc and PhD (Pathology) from the University of Adelaide (1993) before completing postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School (1994-1996) and the University of Melbourne (1997). He commenced working at QUT as a lecturer in 2001 and was promoted to Professor in 2016. Professor Harkin also holds honorary positions at the Queensland Eye Institute (since 2005) and Australian Red Cross LifeBlood (since 2020). Professor Harkin has also been awarded a Masters degree in Tertiary Education (2019) from the University of Melbourne.

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