Staff

Director

Matthew Gillespie - Head, Bone, Joint & Cancer

Associate Director

Peter Fuller - Head, Steroid Receptor Biology

Emeritus Director

Henry Burger - Associate Scientist, Reproductive Hormones

Senior Fellow

John Funder - Steroid Receptor Biology

Research Advisory Group

Jock Findlay - Head, Ovarian Biology

Peter Fuller - Head, Steroid Receptor Biology

Matthew Gillespie - Head, Bone, Joint & Cancer

Vincent Harley - Head, Sex Determination and Gonadal Development / Co-Head, Brain & Gender

Rob McLachlan - Head, Clinical Andrology

Guiying Nie - Head, Implantation & Placental Development

David Robertson - Head, Reproductive Hormones

Lois Salamonsen - Head, Endometrial Remodelling

Evan Simpson - Head, Metabolism & Cancer

Laboratory Heads

Colin Clyne - Cancer Drug Discovery

Evdokia Dimitriadis - Embryo Implantation

Jock Findlay - Ovarian Biology

Peter Fuller - Steroid Receptor Biology

Matthew Gillespie - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Vincent Harley - Sex Determination and Gonadal Development / Brain & Gender (Co-Head)

Craig Harrison - Growth Factor Signalling

Joohyung Lee - Brain & Gender (Co-Head)

Rob McLachlan - Clinical Andrology

Guiying Nie - Implantation & Placental Development

David Robertson - Reproductive Hormones

Lois Salamonsen - Endometrial Remodelling

Evan Simpson - Metabolism & Cancer

Peter Stanton - Male Fertility Regulation

Kaye Stenvers - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Andrew Stephens - Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers

Morag Young - Head, Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Terry Fox Foundation Fellow
Kristy Brown - Metabolism & Cancer

L'Oreal Paris Research Fellow
Simon Chu - Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers / Steroid Receptor Biology

Witchery & Madison Research Fellow
Katie Meehan - Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers

Lalor Foundation Fellow
Ellen Menkhorst - Embryo Implantation

The Michael, John and Phoebe Jones Fellow
Frances Milat - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Witchery Research Fellow
Adam Rainczuk - Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers

NAB OCRF Research Fellow
Andrew Stephens - Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers

Clinical Research Fellows

Carolyn Allan - Clinical Andrology

Kishani Kannangara - Clinical Andrology

Kati Matthiesson - Clinical Andrology

Clinical Research Nurses

Marie Burley - Clinical Andrology

Nicole Fairweather - Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers

Elise Forbes - Clinical Andrology

Judi Hocking - Endometrial Remodelling

Anna Zamojska - Clinical Andrology

Senior Research Officers

Anthony Argentaro - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Maree Bilandzic - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Stefan Bagheri-Fam - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Pascal Bernard - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Ashwini Chand - Cancer Drug Discovery

Anne Corbould - Metabolism & Cancer

Ann Drummond - Ovarian Biology / Steroid Receptor Biology

Vicky Kartsogiannis - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Kevin Knower - Cancer Drug Discovery

Sarah Meachem - Metabolism & Cancer

Liza O'Donnell - Male Fertility Regulation

Julian Quinn - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Helena Sim - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Research Officers

Mohamad (Mo) Aljofan - Implantation & Placental Development

Jemma Evans - Endometrial Remodelling

Natalie Hannan - Endometrial Remodelling

Karla Hutt - Ovarian Biology

Louisa Ludbrook - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Chantal Magne Nde - Cancer Drug Discovery

Yogeshwar Makanji - Growth Factor Signalling

Sarah Paule - Implantation & Placental Development

Stefan Sonderegger - Embryo Implantation

Mai Sarraj - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Harmeet Singh - Implantation & Placental Development

Kelly Walton - Growth Factor Signalling

Senior Research Assistants

Maria Alexiadis - Steroid Receptor Biology

Francine Brennan - Steroid Receptor Biology

Maria Docanto - Cancer Drug Discovery

Kemperly Dynon - Implantation & Placental Development

Ruth Escalona - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Caroline Foo - Male Fertility Regulation

Ying Li - Implantation & Placental Development

Amanda Rickard - Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Melisssa Solano - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Yao Wang - Ovarian Biology; Reproductive Development & Cancer

Research Assistants

Georgia Balourdos - Male Fertility Regulation

Karen Chan - Growth Factor Signalling

Greg Cranston - Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Caroline Foo - Male Fertility Regulation

Lauren Hare - Brain & Gender

Guy Harris - Reproductive Hormones

Sophy Heng - Implantation & Placental Development

Kerrie Herridge - Cancer Drug Discovery

Cassandra Hincks - Endometrial Remodelling

Ileana Kuyznierewicz - Ovarian Biology / Steroid Receptor Biology

Ming Yee Lee - Reproductive Hormones

Priscilla Li - Embryo Implantation

James Morgan - Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Charles Pritchard - Brain & Gender

Enid Pruysers - Reproductive Hormones

Michelle Puryer - Implantation & Placental Development

Alex Umbers - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Yizhou Yao - Steroid Receptor Biology

Joanne Yap - Embryo Implantation

Laboratory Technicians

Robin Leuba

Susan Taleh

PhD Students

Dimuthu Alankarage - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Ally Chau - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Justin Chen - Growth Factor Signalling

Vanessa Cheung - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Davina Cossigny (nee Rosairo) - Ovarian Biology

Daniel Czech - Brain & Gender

Damien Eeles - Bone, Joint & Cancer

Jenna Haverfield - Metabolism & Cancer

Amy Herlihy - Clinical Andrology

Huiting Ho - Implantation & Placental Development

Sonay Hussein-Fikret - Steroid Receptor Biology

Stacey Jamieson - Steroid Receptor Biology

Kyren Lazarus - Cancer Drug Discovery

Jason Liew - Ovarian Biology

Michael Mond - Steroid Receptor Biology

Peter Nicholls - Growth Factor Signalling

Irene Papageorgiou - Growth Factor Signalling

Nana Saleh - Bone Joint & Cancer

Nirukshi Samarageewa - Metabolism & Cancer

Courtney Simpson - Growth Factor Signalling

Rajini Sreenivasan - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Paisu Tang - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Sarah To - Cancer Drug Discovery

Michelle Van Sinderen - Metabolism & Cancer

Kenneth Walker - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Jun Yang - Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Masters Students

Jimmy Ham - Metabolism & Cancer

Lorraine Lin - Embryo Implantation

Rim Nour - Steroid Receptor Biology

Henri Prijanto - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Janelle Ryan - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Honours Students

Laura Bienvenu - Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Karen Chua -Brain & Gender

Paige Everingham - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Tamara Howard - Cancer Drug Discovery

Deborah John - Steroid Receptor Biology

Emily Kelly - Growth Factor Signalling

Virginia Lay - Embryo Implantation

Justine Olcorn - Male Fertility Regulation

Hamish Morgan - Ovarian Biology

Lisa Tai - Implantation & Placental Development

Han Lin Tan - Reproductive Development & Cancer

Jacy Yong - Sex Determination & Gonadal Development

Dhilushi Wijayakumara - Cancer Drug Discovery

Administrative Support

Chief Financial Officer

Peter Murray

Development & Commercialisation Services Manager

Andrew McCallum BE (Met) MEngSc GAICD

Grants and Education Officer

Neil Owens PhD

Laboratory & Technical Services Manager

Steve Bouralexis BSc, B Comp Sc, B Hlth Sc, PhD

Laboratory & Technical Support Officer/Technician

Hsien Teh

Marketing & Communications Manager

Lyn Moorfoot

Accounts Officer

Jennifer Watson

Biomedical Engineer

Bruce Watson Dip Mechanical Engineering

Sequencing Manager, The Gandel Charitable Trust Sequencing Centre

Vivien Vasic BSc

Graphic Communications

Sue Panckridge DipArt

Human Resources Officer

Christina Matisons MAHRI, Prof DipHR

HR/Payroll Officer

Lesley Bowyer

Purchasing and Facilities Officer

Henry Wos

Science Communications Officer

Ian Muchamore BSc (Hons)

Administrative Assistants

Executive Assistant

Diane Yallop

Personal Assistants / Administrative Officers

Dianne Arnold BSc

Jeanette Birtles BSc (Hons)

Sue Elger

Jackie Harrison, BN, DPGCertNSc(IntCare)

Claudette Thiedeman

Jeana Thomas