Professor Roland Stocker
Professor Stocker investigates redox processes in atherosclerosis. He significantly developed this discipline through three seminal contributions. First, the discovery of beneficial activities of bilirubin changed clinical practice for the treatment of neonatal jaundice and led to haem oxygenase biology as a new research field. Second, the elucidation of the molecular action of vitamin E in […]
Professor Jane Hall
Professor Hall was one of the first Australian health services researchers involved in the measurement of health-related quality of life. Overall her publications demonstrate a major contribution across the field of health economics and health services research, with papers analyzing the relevance of research results for clinical and public health applications, an assessment of developing […]
Professor Elizabeth Elliott
Elizabeth is an academic paediatrician with a national and international reputation for leadership in medical research, education and advocacy. Her focus is children with rare diseases (including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders), in immigration detention and developing settings, and Indigenous children. She founded and leads two national surveillance systems – the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit for […]
Professor Vlado Perkovic
Vlado Perkovic is an international leader in kidney research, and Executive Director of the George Institute Australia. His research has demonstrated the benefits of several interventions in kidney disease, and seeks to prevent kidney failure through new treatments. He has demonstrated that half or fewer people with kidney failure globally have access to dialysis, and […]
Professor Gregory Dore
Professor Dore is a renowned infectious diseases physician and clinical epidemiologist. His characterisation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic, has informed public health policy and positioned his group as an international leader in HCV epidemiology. His HCV therapeutic research among people who inject drugs has guided clinical management internationally and enhanced access to treatment […]
Professor Simon Gandevia
Simon Gandevia is a clinical neurophysiologist with a history of major discoveries about human movement control in health and disease. His research covers three strands: (i) neural mechanisms of proprioception; (ii) neural control of muscle performance, especially during muscle fatigue; and (iii) control of human breathing muscles. His work has provided insight into many disorders, […]