About me

Leon Larcher was awarded his PhD in 2024 and accepted a position as a Postdoctoral research fellow at the Personalised Medicine Centre (formerly Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics), situated within the Health Futures Institute at Murdoch University. Leon's PhD research focused on understanding the intricate effects of genetic mutations within the C9ORF72 gene. His primary focus lies in developing novel antisense therapeutic approaches to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the development of advanced organoid models. Moreover, he stands as an inventor of a splice-switching antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)(PCT2023903774), C9-PMO, aimed at targeting C9ORF72.

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Awards

First place poster prize
Functional Nucleic Acids Conference, Perth, Australia, 2023
iPREP Biodesign Program stipend
Biodesign Australia, 2022
Inaugural Doriana Sumich Memorial PhD Scholarship in MND research
Murdoch University (Australia, Perth), 2019 – 2023

Organisational Affiliations

Personalised Medicine Centre, Murdoch University

Past Affiliations

Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University

Education

PhD
2019–2024, Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)
Honours
2017–2018, Bachelor of Science (BS), Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)
Bachelor of Science
2013–2017, Bachelor of Science (BS), Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)