Departmental Structure
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Our staff structure is presented under the following headings: |
Academic Staff - Teaching and Research
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Professor Antony Goodwin
DEPUTY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Assoc Professor Christopher Briggs
PROFESSOR
Professor John Furness
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Assoc Professor Colin Anderson
Assoc Professor Paul Whitington
Assoc Professor Heather Young
SENIOR LECTURERS |
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LECTURERS
Dr Virginia Grossman
Dr Jason Ivanusic
SENIOR TUTOR
Dr Priscilla Barker
Academic Staff - Research
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS
Dr Richard Anderson
Dr Mark Murphy
Dr Leonie Quinn
Dr Elizabeth Vincan
| RESEARCH FELLOWS | |
| Dr Kylie Cane | Dr Joanna Phipps |
| Dr Una Greferath | Dr Nicole Siddall |
| Dr Ernest Jennings | Dr Greg Somers |
| Dr Michelle Loeliger | Dr Andrew Tan |
| Dr Gemma Martinez | Dr Mary Tolcos |
| Dr Sonja McKeown (currently overseas) | Dr Kirstan Vessey |
| Dr Eli Mrkusich | Dr Adam Wallace |
| Dr Wei-Ren Pan | Dr Michelle Ward |
Research Staff - Grant Support
| RESEARCH ASSISTANTS | |
| Annette Bergner | Jan Morgan |
| Franca Casagranda | Rachael O'Dowd |
| Hyun-Jung Cho | Louise Pontell |
| Dorota Ferens | Amy Shields |
| Dustin Flanagan | Vicky Staikopoulos |
| Billie-Lea Hunne | Michelle Thacker |
| Timothy Johanson | Kirsty Turner |
| Marina Kalcina | Yvette Wilson |
| Naomi Mitchell |
Professional Staff
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES MANAGER
Belinda Bain
LABORATORY SUPERVISOR
Ian Bouch
BIOSCIENCES ANIMAL FACILITY MANAGER
Marica Kesar
BIOSCIENCES HISTOLOGY FACILITY MANAGER
Faye Docherty
FINANCE MANAGER
Geraldine East
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Julie Carter - On Maternity Leave
Rita Hardiman - Curator Harry Brookes Allen Museum
Tricia Hartshorn - PA to Professor Goodwin
Melissa Hofsteter - Accounts and Reception
Emma James - PA to Professor Furness
Ann Rogers - Administrator, Body Donor Program
Jessica Taylor - Projects Officer
Kim Williams - Undergraduate Student Officer
TECHNICAL OFFICERS
Tina Cardamone - Project Manager, Melbourne Node APN
Joanna Gajewski - Program Manager, VNI
Michelle Gough - Photography and Imaging
Anne-Marie Hutchins - Tissue Culture and Department EHS Coordinator
Susan Kerby - Topographic Anatomy Services
Rachael McMillan - Topographc Anatomy Services
Lauren Richardson - Topographic Anatomy Services
Stuart Thyer - Photography and Imaging
PART-TIME STAFF AVAILABILITY
Michelle Gough: Monday, Tuesday and Friday
Anne-Marie Hutchins: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Ann Rogers: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Julie Carter: Currently on maternity leave
Rita Hardiman: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Honorary Academic Staff
PROFESSORIAL FELLOW
Professor Ian Darian-Smith
Professor Michael Kalloniatis
Professor Graeme Bruce Ryan
Professor G. Ian Taylor (Honorary)
| ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | |
| Professor Mary Galea | Professor Alexander Pitman |
| Professor Marcus Pandy | Professor Trichur Vidyasagar |
| PRINCIPAL FELLOWS | |
| Assoc Professor David Barkla | Dr Tony Hannan |
| Dr Norman Eizenberg | Dr Robin McAllen |
| Dr Burkhard Franz | Dr Peter Tutton |
| Dr Andrew Gundlach |
| SENIOR FELLOWS | |
| Dr Helen Abud | Dr Ivica Grkovic |
| Dr Gerard Ahern | Dr James Guest |
| Mr Mark Ashton | Dr Afif Hadj |
| Dr John Beynon | Dr Ross Jones |
| Dr Narelle Bramich | Dr Geoffrey Kenny |
| Dr Wilfred Brooke | Dr John Ladakis |
| Dr Maurice Brygel | Dr Robert Marshall |
| Mr Anthony Buzzard | Dr Donald Newgreen |
| Mr John Cocks | Dr Chris O'Donnell |
| Mr Russell Corlett | Dr Helena Richardson |
| Mr Marius Fahrer | Dr Hugh Weaver |
| Mr James Galbraith | Dr Robyn Woods |
| FELLOWS | |
| Dr Nick Barker | Dr Robert Richardson |
| Dr Anthony Brumby | Dr Hannah Robertson |
| Dr Ian Cooke | Dr Duncan Rouch |
| Dr Shymal Dhar | Dr Anthony Shafton |
| Ms Prue Dodwell | Dr Martin Stebbing |
| Dr Elisa Hill | Dr Seema Srivastava |
| Dr Lydia Johns Putra | Dr Heather Wheat |
| Dr Susan Murphy | Dr Verena Wimmer |
| Dr Varsha Pilbrow |
Visitors
| Sahna Shoukath | Renate Schwab |
| Katsuyo Doi | Kim Steegh |
| Dr Roberto Chiochetti | Kambiz Rohampour |
Postgraduate Students
| PhD STUDENTS (based in the Department) | |
| Ata Emad Ata Ali | Catherine Jawahar |
| Daniel Chubb | Alice Ly |
| Paola Codoceo-Perez | Adrian Monk |
| Nicole Cranna | Clifford Perera |
| David Gonsalvez | Leni Rivera |
| Marlene Hao | Rowena Sannang |
| Kate Hatzopoulos | Michelle Waugh |
| Ryo Hotta | Mary Wijesinghe |
| Abrez Hussain Batcha | Michael Williams |
PhD STUDENTS (based outside the Department)
| Michael Barrington (St Vincents's) | Peytee Khoo (Peter Mac) |
| Emma Burrows (HFI) | Mari Kondo (HFI) |
| Felix Grusche (Peter Mac) | Nezaket Turkel (Peter Mac) |
| Jenni Karl (HFI) | Michelle Zajac (HFI) |
Master of Surgery STUDENTS
Dr Jeanette Wen Ching Ting
MSc STUDENTS
Yvette Wilson
Edward Roberts
Honours Students
| Hima Abeysinghe | Suresh Kaushik |
| Ayake Ando | Reena Lyer |
| David Chiapoco | Kendall Lynch |
| Emma Clareborough | Zhi-Ming Ma |
| Michael Dickinson | Elizabeth Manning |
| Robert Hatch | Lachlan McQueen-Miscable |
| James Heaney | Monique Stagnitti |
| Gary Huang | Denise Mei Xui Tan |
| James Johnston | Lidia Troglic |
| Nilushi Karunaratne |
AMS Students
| Hansel Goh Chien Syrn | Nicole Tan |
| Mazlin Zuraida Mohd Zaharial | Jarel Tiong Soon Saw |
| Nicole Lioufas | Dominic Chow |
