Professor Susan Prescott
Prof Susan Prescott is founding President of the Developmental Origins and Health and Disease (‘DOHaD’) Society of ANZ, dedicated to providing strong evidence, education and advocacy around the importance of ‘healthy start to life’. She is internationally recognised for her research in allergy and early immune development, and works at the highest international level of […]
Professor Steven Petrou
Professor Petrou is a neuroscientist focussed on understanding disease mechanisms in genetic epilepsy. He has made seminal contributions to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the pathology of genetic epilepsy. His pioneering disease models have identified the pathological changes that precede epilepsy, showing that early treatment is critical for controlling seizures and the attendant quality […]
Professor Michael Parker
Professor Parker’s international reputation in protein crystallography reflects his astonishing output of more than 100 important protein structures. His pioneering studies of membrane-associated proteins are particularly significant, since such proteins are among the most challenging targets for protein crystallography and also important drug targets. The impact of his work has been amplified greatly through the […]
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 Bruce Neal
Professor Neal is an internationally recognised expert in the field of salt reduction. He is also an authority in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials evaluating new therapies for people with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. His clinical research has influenced the medical management of millions around the world and his […]
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 Grant Montgomery
Professor Montgomery is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Coordinator of the Genetics and Computational Biology Department at QIMR Berghofer MRC. He has an outstanding track record and is recognized internationally for his studies in reproductive genetics and gene discovery of complex disease. He leads studies of the genetic contribution to important common diseases […]
Professor Donald McManus (Vale)
Professor McManus’s research focuses on the global elimination of neglected tropical diseases, notably schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting 200 million of the world’s poorest people, and putting a further 800 million at risk. He has decades of transformative-research experience and his multi-disciplined team has developed novel techniques and tools, including vaccines, to eradicate this […]
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 Geoffrey McCaughan
Professor G.W. McCaughan is a national / international leader in Liver pathobiology and Clinical Liver transplantation/Hepatology. He has Hirsch Index of 60 / 68 (Scopus / Google) and has over 420 peer-reviewed published manuscripts. Achievements include the cloning of several human genes, understanding the cellular / molecular basis of liver transplant tolerance and liver diseases […]
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 Christopher Maher
Professor Maher is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and founding director of the George Institute’s Musculoskeletal Division. He is an international leader in the back pain field and in the physiotherapy profession. He has 419 publications, ~$17.5M in funding and 28 PhD completions. His back pain research has shaped contemporary practice (137 citations across 43 […]
Professor Guy Maddern
Guy has experienced a successful career as a Surgeon and Academic both nationally and internationally, publishing over 400 papers in refereed journals (H index of 38). His commitment to advance academic medical and health science is evident through his involvement with Council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as member of the Executive of […]
Professor Stephen MacMahon
Stephen MacMahon is Principal Director and founder of The George Institute for Global Health a Sydney-based research centre now ranked among the top ten research institutions worldwide for impact (Scimago 2011-2014) For his research on the management of cardiovascular diseases, MacMahon has received many awards from learned societies worldwide. He holds professorial appointments at the […]
Professor John Lynch
John Lynch is an internationally recognized scholar in epidemiology and public health. He has received numerous awards including a Canada Research Chair in Population Health (2005), an honorary Doctorate in Medical Science from University of Copenhagen (2007), and a NHMRC Australia Fellowship (2009). He has more than 250 publications, a Researcher ID H-index of 57, […]
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 […]
Professor Christopher Levi
Over the past 15 years, Prof Chris Levi has established one of Australia’s leading stroke research groups. His overarching research vision has been the translation of experimental stroke therapies into the clinical domain. This builds on a career objective to provide health care professionals with greater knowledge, better tools and more effective strategies to treat […]
Professor Kate Leslie
Professor Kate Leslie has demonstrated distinguished professional achievement in research, education and governance in anaesthesia and the wider specialist medical community. She is recognised by her peers for her research in the areas of awareness during anaesthesia and large perioperative trials. She is also recognised for her leadership as a former president of the Australian […]
Professor (Svend) Peter Klinken
Professor Klinken’s interest in cancer has led to the discovery a number of oncogenes and tumour- suppressor genes. His work on leukemias has been internationally-recognised, especially the concept of lineage-switching. As a passionate advocate for medical research, he established the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, and was Director of the Institute (now known as […]