Prof Naik is a graduate of the University of QLD, did his PhD at WEHI, and his postdoc at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Since 2014, Prof Naik has been a Laboratory Head in the Immunology Division where his lab creates novel technologies and applies these using single cell and clonal systems biology. Prof Naik has made major contributions to haematopoiesis, immunology and cancer using these approaches. This has in turn led to several translational endeavours including next-generation Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy, and the correction of blood and immune disorders through stem cell editing and engineering. He is also an occasional TV and podcast host.