Professor Jane Fisher
Professor Jane Fisher has made significant, sustained contributions to health and medical science in the fields of mental health, women’s health, and global health. Her research on the social and psychological determinants of perinatal mental health problems has informed prevention and early intervention programs in Australia and internationally. It led to the inclusion of maternal […]
Professor Raina MacIntyre
Professor Raina MacIntyre is an internationally recognised researcher in the fields of infectious diseases and vaccinology. She has contributed a seminal body of research on vaccinology, face masks, respirators and transmission of respiratory pathogens, as well as epidemic response and emerging infectious diseases – including COVID-19. Her vaccine research spans 20 years, including public health […]
Professor Livia Hool
Professor Livia Hool is an international leader in the study of excitation and contraction of the heart. Having identified a novel pathway that regulates energetics in the heart, she is developing therapy to reduce sudden death and improve the lives of patients with inherited heart disease. Professor Hool has received numerous awards, including the first […]
Professor Anthony Weiss
Professor Anthony Weiss is an outstanding multifaceted biomedical innovator, mentor and leader. He is a world leader in molecular studies of human tropoelastin and its assembly to make three-dimensional elastin protein biomaterials. His many patents drove Elastagen’s recent commercial success in one of Australia’s largest healthcare transactions. Prominent innovation awards include the Prime Minister’s Prize, […]
Professor Paul James
Professor Paul James epitomises the model of a clinician–scientist. He provides cutting edge clinical services to individual and their families, informed by his own and others’ research. He is a compassionate and effective physician, an innovative and skilled researcher and a teacher and mentor who inspires the next generation of multidisciplinary clinicians and scientists to […]
Professor Sarath Ranganathan
Professor Sarath Ranganathan is an international expert in paediatric lung disease, and his research has led to a paradigm shift in the understanding and treatment of cystic fibrosis. He holds multiple significant roles: Head of the Melbourne Medical School (from Jan 2024) at The University of Melbourne, a respiratory physician at The Royal Children’s Hospital, […]