Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow Professor Alex Brown has also been elected to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

Trailblazing medical doctor and Yuin man Professor Brown has helped tackle chronic disease in vulnerable communities. By identifying and overcoming health disparities, his work focuses on empowering and growing the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers.

Professor Brown was one of 32 new Fellows elected to ATSE this year. Read the full list of Fellows on the ATSE website.

Professor Alex Brown FTSE FAHMS is Acclaimed medical expert and Professor of Indigenous Genomics at The Australian National University and The Kids Research Institute Australia.