He did his higher education at the University of New South Wales and a PhD at the University of Sydney.

He still calls Australia home and owes his success and strong work ethic from being raised as a Cambodian refugee, the youngest of seven children and educated in the public schools of Blacktown in the western suburbs of Sydney. The includes building a resource that has been accessed over 15 million times by rare disease researchers. He trained at the Broad Institute and Harvard Medical School developing resources and methods to improve the genetic diagnosis of rare diseases. He leads a research group focused on researching the genetics of Neuromuscular diseases and development of therapies. Monkol is an Assistant Professor of Genetics at Yale University. His story spans three continents over three decades and required major scientific advances at each stage. His motivation to better understand his disease and find treatment for rare disease patients sparked an incredible personal and scientific journey in the era of genomic medicine. In his early twenties, Australian geneticist Monkol Lek was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. How to contact us via email or connect on social media The organising team, our volunteers and directors Taking Australian ideas, creativity, and innovation to the worldĪll the things you need to know about TEDxSydney Join our Donor network & support our activities We welcome the brightest and the bravest brands to engage with our community Our ideas don’t just exist on stage – read the latest from our contributors

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