Patrick Tam (biologist)

Patrick Ping Leung Tam (Chinese: 譚秉亮} is an Australian embryologist currently at University of Sydney, the Deputy Director of the Childrens Medical Research institute, the Distinguished Professor and Mok Hing-Yiu Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Hong Kong.

He is a cited pioneer in his field for studying mouse embryos, cells and biology.

Tam is a member of the editorial board for numerous journals relating to developmental biology; including Developmental Biology, Developmental Cell, Developmental Dynamics, Differentiation and Genesis. He has also served as a guest editor on other publications.