Professor Terence Nolan
Professor Terry Nolan AO is an eminent public health researcher of international standing. His research has been principally in immunisation and clinical trials of new vaccines. He has over 220 publications including 205 in refereed journals and over $40m in grant funding. His research has made pivotal contributions enabling licensure of several vaccines now used […]
Professor Nicos Nicola
Prof Nick Nicola has made profound and enduring discoveries in the field of the molecular regulation of white blood cells. His early work showed that there were four different hormone-like regulators (colony-stimulating factors, CSFs) of white blood cell production and function, and he led the purification of granulocyte CSF (G-CSF), a protein that is now […]
Professor Brendan Murphy
Professor Murphy has had more than 30 years of leadership roles in the Australian Public Health system, with two distinct career phases. His initial contribution was as a clinician researcher, during which he directed a busy renal unit, lead his own research group which, inter alia, identified and characterised novel human plasma complement inhibitors, was […]
Professor Hugh McDermott
Prof McDermott has devised, developed, and evaluated numerous commercially successful innovations particularly for cochlear implants and hearing aids. Millions of adults and children with hearing impairment around the world benefit directly from his research through improved sound perception. These and other inventions are disclosed in a number of patents and patent applications. In recognition of […]
Professor Grant McArthur
Professor Grant McArthur is one of Australia’s leading clinician researchers in oncology. He has made seminal contributions to the field of therapeutic targeting on oncogenic protein kinases leading successful translation of research to target 4 different protein kinases that have established new standards of care for cancer patients globally. His work on targeting the BRAF […]
Professor Melissa Little
Professor Melissa Little is an internationally acclaimed biomedical research scientist whose work on kidney development and regenerative medicine has led to the development of protocols for growing mini-kidneys from patient-derived cell lines. This research is likely to change the way we diagnose and treat kidney disease. She has also played a major leadership role in […]