Professor Julie Redfern
Professor Redfern is a clinician-researcher and leader in preventive cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, digital health and physiotherapy. Her research identified evidence-practice gaps in secondary prevention of heart disease and found patients not participating in traditional cardiac rehabilitation were at the greatest risk. In pursuit of better care for more patients, she conceived and led many cohort […]
Professor Di Yu
Professor Di Yu is an immunologist, global highly cited researcher, and NHMRC Leadership Fellow. He is internationally recognised for the discovery of novel T lymphocyte subsets and their molecular regulators, relevant to health and disease. Bridging the gap between basic immunology and translation, Professor Yu actively collaborates with clinicians and has initiated clinical studies and […]
Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates
Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates is over 20 years post-PhD and is a leading authority in palliative care services research. She has significant original contributions that have had a positive impact on health and medical research, the health system, economy and/or the health of the population, particularly in cancer and palliative care services. Distinguished Professor Yates […]
Professor Jason Roberts
Professor Jason Roberts has been instrumental in guiding evidence-based dosing of antimicrobials in critically ill patients with serious infections. This work has been recognised internationally for its global impact and he is the most published author in this field worldwide, as his findings form the basis of numerous therapeutic guidelines. Professor Roberts has a substantial […]
Professor Denise Doolan
Professor Denise Doolan is a Professorial Research Fellow and Acting Director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine at James Cook University. She is a molecular immunologist with multidisciplinary research focuses on developing therapeutics and diagnostics for infectious diseases that impact global public health. Professor Doolan’s research has provided critical insights into multiple […]
Professor Jonathan Golledge
Professor Jonathan Golledge is an NHMRC Practitioner Fellow and vascular surgeon recognised as an international leader in artery disease. During the last 15 years, he established a translational research program which has culminated in bringing multiple new drugs and management approaches to clinical trials. The largest of these, testing a repurposed drug for artery weakening, […]
Professor Penny Webb
Professor Penny Webb is recognised nationally and internationally for her work and global leadership in the epidemiology of ovarian and endometrial cancer. She is on the Steering Committee of the international Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) and a senior member (past Chair) of the OCAC Epidemiology Working Group. She is lead author of an epidemiology […]
Professor Naomi Wray
Professor Naomi Wray is a leading complex trait geneticist. She has developed quantitative genetic methods based upon DNA marker data to understand complex genetic diseases in human populations and to predict genetic risk. In applied research, her primary focus is disorders of the brain. Professor Wray is recognised internationally for her leadership in the Psychiatric […]
Professor Paul Young
Professor Paul Young is currently Professor of Virology at the University of Queensland. For over 40 years, his virus research has been focused on three over arching themes; gaining a clearer understanding of how viruses cause severe disease, the development of improved diagnostics and the discovery of new therapeutic and vaccine control strategies. He is […]
Professor Paul Hodges
Professor Paul Hodges is a world leader in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain. His unique comprehensive research approach from molecular biology to brain physiology and human function has made fundamental shifts in our understanding of why people move differently in pain. His innovative research has identified modified neuromuscular function across a diverse range of conditions from […]
Professor Bala Venkatesh
Over a 20-year career, Professor Bala Venkatesh has played a major role in the development and establishment of academic intensive care medicine in Australia through outstanding contributions to education and research. He is recognised as a leading basic science and clinicianresearcher in intensive care medicine, and led international clinical trials that have had a substantive […]
Professor Sarah Medland
Professor Sarah Medland’s work bridges Genetics, Psychology, Neuro-Imaging and applied Statistics with a focus on understanding the genetic and environmental contributions to human behaviour and disease. Sarah was instrumental in founding the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis consortium. This large international consortium brings together researchers from more than 50 cohorts from around the world. […]
Professor Carmel Hawley
Professor Carmel Hawley is an Academic Clinical Nephrologist, and in recognition of her substantial involvement in kidney disease research, was recently awarded the Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Medal. However, her greatest contribution has been as the principal driver, and inaugural Chair of the Executive Operations Secretariat for the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN). The major goal of […]
Professor Tammy Hoffmann
Professor Tammy Hoffman is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Lead, Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University. She has published 198 papers (H index 38, 6117 total citations). She has received national and international recognition in her primary discipline (Occupational Therapy, OT) and current field (Clinical Epidemiology) and substantially contributed […]
Professor Pankaj Sah
Professor Sah has made seminal contributions to understanding the neural circuits underlying learning and memory formation in the mammalian brain. His pioneering studies have delineated the local circuits in the amygdala, a region of the brain critical in assigning emotional salience to events, as well as the receptors engaged during amygdala-dependent learning. He has also […]
Professor David Reutens
Professor David Reutens has established an international reputation for excellence in research in imaging and neuroscience and has mentored 70 PhD students and clinical and post-doctoral fellows. He is the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Imaging at The University of Queensland, and has played a significant role in the development of facilities for […]
Professor David Johnson
Professor David Johnson is a national leader in basic and clinical research in renal medicine, particularly in acute kidney damage and in peritoneal dialysis, with over 800 publications and 100 invited international keynote and plenary research presentations. He is founder director of a major renal research unit in Brisbane, and for over 10 years has […]
Professor Martin Lavin
Professor Martin Lavin has demonstrated distinguished research leadership at multiple levels over many years making important contributions to health and medical research. His major focus has been on unravelling the defects in rare human genetic disorders such as Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T), characterized by a defect in the DNA damage response, neurodegeneration and cancer susceptibility. His research […]
Professor Gabrielle Belz
Professor Gabrielle Belz is internationally recognised for her pioneering research into the factors that shape the development of immune protection – a feature essential for survival. She has defined the function and molecular regulators of immune subsets critical for protection against disease, and pioneered the identification of new mechanisms driving T cell development that underpins […]
Professor Gita Mishra
Professor Mishra is an internationally renowned researcher with broad expertise in women’s health epidemiology who maintains numerous international collaborations in Europe, USA and Japan. She is Director of the national flagship study, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, and a recognised Chartered Statistician (Royal Statistical Society) and Chartered Scientist (UK Science Council). With over […]