Emeritus Professor John Hopwood
Professor John Hopwood established and has led the Lysosomal Diseases Research Unit since 1978. The Unit has been continually successful in basic and applied research into lysosomal disorders (LSD), and has made significant contributions to diagnostics and population screening methods for detection of LSD, and developing and applying novel treatments to humans. His leadership has […]
Professor Gregory Goodall
Prof Goodall is a world leader in the biology of RNA and cancer progression. He has combined innovation with thoroughness to make discoveries that open new areas in RNA biology for development and exploitation. He has made seminal contributions to the understanding of mechanisms governing gene activity in cancer, through control of mRNA activity, regulation […]
Professor Jozef Gécz
Citation Professor Gecz is leading international expert in genetics of paediatric neurological disorders, intellectual disability, epilepsy, autism and cerebral palsy. This is documented by his 277 scientific publications accumulating in excess of 15000 citations. Professor Gecz discovered >200 human disease genes and works tirelessly to translate this new knowledge into better health for the affected individuals and their families. He is […]
Professor Alastair Burt
Professor Alastair Burt has a strong international reputation for research into liver disease, leadership in diagnostic hepatopathology, and medical education and administration. His innovative research into hepatic stellate cell responses to injury led to a paradigm shift in concepts of progressive liver disease and the development of cirrhosis. He has played a key role in […]
Professor Steven Wesselingh
Professor Steve Wesselingh is an Infectious Diseases Physician and researcher in Neurovirology, HIV and vaccine development. Professor Wesselingh took up the position as the inaugural Executive Director of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) in October 2011. Professor Wesselingh has also been appointed as the Infection and Immunity Theme Leader for the […]
Professor Alex Brown
Professor Brown is the Theme Leader Aboriginal Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (previously Executive Director of BakerIDI Central Australia, having also established the Central Australian unit of Menzies School of Health Research). He has driven the establishment of CVD as a priority area for Aboriginal health, and his primary research, […]