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Professor Cris Print is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at the University of Auckland. He qualified in Medicine from the University of Auckland in 1989, earning BHB and MBChB degrees, and completed a PhD in molecular immunology at the same institution. After working as a house surgeon in Dunedin, he conducted postdoctoral research at Melbourne University in Australia and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. In 2005, he returned to the University of Auckland, where he leads a cross-disciplinary research team focused on genomics, systems biology, and bioinformatics to better understand human disease, particularly cancer. He directs the Genomics Into Medicine Strategic Research Initiative and serves as bioinformatics director of Grafton Clinical Genomics.

Professor Print chairs the Auckland Regional BioBank Scientific Advisory Board and has held leadership roles including President of the New Zealand Society for Oncology, Director of the Bioinformatics Institute at the University of Auckland, and positions with the Maurice Wilkins Centre, the NZ Institute of Environmental Science and Research, the Royal Society of New Zealand Auckland branch, and the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge. He received the New Zealand Society of Oncology Translational Research Award in 2022 and the Kea World Class New Zealand Award in 2023. His work emphasizes precision medicine and the translation of molecular research into clinical applications.