About Dr Scott Patterson
Dr Scott Patterson is the Vice President, Biomarker Sciences & Diagnostics, for global biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc.
Scott’s professional experience over more than 30 years includes senior executive roles at Amgen, Inc., Celera Genomics Group and Farmal Biomedicines, LLC., following his academic appointment at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
A proud Queenslander and University of Queensland Alumnus, as both a student and member of staff, Scott has keenly followed scientific advancements from the Sunshine State and regularly sought opportunities for collaboration in his various roles.
Scott is passionate about his new role as a Queensland Global Connector, particularly in the lead up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as it will provide a platform to showcase Queensland on the world stage.
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I am a Queenslander by birth and grew up in Brisbane, completing my higher education part-time at The University of Queensland (BSc, PhD) while working full-time. This experience over 11 years was a springboard for my career resulting in securing a faculty position at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, New York beginning 1991. With my and my wife’s family and extended family in Brisbane and beyond, we frequently returned to Australia with our children while they were growing up in the USA. In fact, after high school our daughter moved to Brisbane and gained her BCreatArts (Hons) and BEd (Sec) from my alma mater. I have always taken the opportunity through my career to remain connected to colleagues in Queensland and Australia broadly. The connection is strong.
When I visit Queensland I love to spend time with family and friends while enjoying all the State as to offer (and catching up on latest advancements in various fields).
I am proud to be an inaugural Queensland Global Connect member and hope that through this role I can continue to foster awareness to the broader global community of the expanse of opportunities that originate and exist in Queensland, especially within my area of experience in scientific research, drug and diagnostics discovery and development. I feel there is much untapped potential in the State and I welcome any opportunity, even in a small way, to positively influence its development.
My favourite thing about Queensland is the lifestyle and sense of community that exists.
My favourite memory in Queensland is exploring the natural world while growing up in the Sunshine State. I think I was always a scientist at heart.
Hard to go past the old tourism marketing phrase of “Beautiful one day, perfect the next”! I have recounted that many times over the years as colleagues will tell you! But I also convey the depth of scientific work and advances that emanate from the institutes in the state and the collective desire to see that work make a positive influence on society. Queensland, and Australia in general, is well-known for a publication record that is greater per capita compared to much larger countries with more available funding, with many of those publications making a strong mark in their field. This may be due to a good work: life balance, reflecting back on my opening comment.
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