Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical Sciences (Human Biosciences, Laboratory Medicine and research programs) academic and research staff in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences.

Associate Dean

Professor Ross Vlahos - Associate Dean Biomedical Sciences

Human Biosciences

Academic Staff

Associate Professor Trisha Jenkins - Assistant Associate Dean Biomedical Sciences (Human Biosciences)
Professor Emilio Badoer – Professor
Associate Professor Tamara Paravicini – Associate Professor and Program Manager (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Associate Professor Terry Piva - Associate Professor and Program Manager (Biomedical Science)
Associate Professor Paul Wright – Associate Professor
Dr Paul Bertrand – Senior Lecturer
Dr Narin Osman – Senior Lecturer
Dr Tracy Denning – Senior Lecturer
Dr Céline Valéry – Senior Lecturer
Dr Natalie Borg - Senior Lecturer
Dr Juliana Antonipillai - Lecturer

Research Staff

Dr Jonathan McQualter - Associate Dean, Higher Degrees Research (Health)
Dr Stella Liong - VC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Professor Melissa Churchill – Professor
Professor Guiying Nie - Professor
Professor Elisa Hill - Professor
Professor Sarah Spencer – Professor
Professor Stavros Selemidis - Associate Professor
Dr Bobbi Fleiss – Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow
Dr Tesha Tsai - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Yao Wang - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Sophea Heng - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Nirukshi Samarajeewa - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Christian Aloe - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Mark Miles - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mr Luke Williams - VC Indigenous Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
Ms Felicia Liong - Research Officer
Ms Jingling Zhou - Research Assistant
Ying Li - Research Assistant
Mrs Mitra Mohsenipour - Research Assistant
Miss Emily Ross-Munro - Research Assistant

Laboratory Medicine

Academic staff

Associate Professor Roula Kyriacou – Assistant Associate Dean, Laboratory Medicine
Professor Denise Jackson - Professor
Professor Christian Doerig - Professor
Associate Professor Mary Tolcos - Associate Professor
Dr Jane Moon – Senior Lecturer, Haematology and Transfusion
Dr Sapha Shibeeb – Senior Lecturer
Dr Daniel Dias – Senior Lecturer
Dr Dodie Pouniotis – Senior Lecturer
Dr Yuh Ping Chong – Lecturer, Clinical Biochemistry
Dr Stanley Chan – Lecturer
Mrs Danielle Kibell – Lecturer
Dr Thomas Angelovich - Lecturer
Ms Rosita Zakaria – Associate Lecturer
Mr Frank Musso - Senior Industry Fellow

Research staff

Dr Catherine Cochrane – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Advanced)
Dr Kirsty Wilson - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (TIN)
Dr April Kartikasari - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Immunology
Dr Simone De Luca - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Jennifer Boer - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Kylie Quinn - VC's Research Fellow
Dr Yi David Ju - VC's Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr Angela Cumberland – Research Fellow
Dr Jack Adderley – Research Assistant
Miss Samie Elmazi - Research Assistant
Mr Cyril Deceneux - Research Assistant (TI Program)
Patrick Leung – Research Assistant

Biomedical Health and Innovation EIP (Enabling Impact Platform)

Professor Magdalena Plebanski – Director, Biomedical & Health Innovation EIP
Dr April Kartikasari – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Immunology
Dr Jennifer Boer – Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Kirsty Wilson – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (TIN)
Dr Kylie Quinn – Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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