Professor Kathryn North AC is Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and David Danks Professor at the University of Melbourne. Professor North is trained as a Child Neurologist and Clinical Geneticist, with doctorates in neurogenetics and genomics. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Harvard Genetics Program. Professor North is a global leader in genomic medicine. She leads Australian Genomics, a national network of 80 institutions, with the goal of embedding genomic medicine in the Australian health system. She is Vice Chair of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, a collaborative network across 71 countries. Professor North has received a number of awards including the GSK Australia Award for Research Excellence (2011), the Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research (2012), and Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (2012). In 2019 she was awarded a Companion (AC) of the Order of Australia In recognition of her eminent service to genomic medicine and medical research.