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Institute structure

Executive

Prof Ken Smith
Director
Prof Marnie Blewitt
Deputy Director
Lindsay Karakiozakis
Chief People Officer
Dr Sejal Kendal
Chief of Staff
Sally McCutchan
Chief Financial Officer
Prof James Murphy
Deputy Director
Prof Tony Papenfuss
Deputy Director
Prof Andrew Roberts AM
Deputy Director

Professional services

Lindsay Karakiozakis
Chief People Officer
Dr Sejal Kendal
Chief of Staff
Sally McCutchan
Chief Financial Officer
Department Heads
Dr Gabrielle Callander
Head, Grants and Major Bids
Michael Carolan
Chief Information Officer
Deborah Carr
Head, Fundraising and Philanthropy
Amanda Dickson
Head, Bioservices
Paul Klebanowski
Head, Services and Infrastructure
Chela Niall
Head, Legal
Dr Anne-Laure Puaux
Head, Business Development
Sarah Saunders
Head, Engagement and Communications
Gabrielle Wood
Interim Head, People and Culture

Science Education

A/Prof Melissa Call
Laboratory Head

Research Integrity and Ethics

A/Prof Ian Majewski
Head, Research, Integrity and Ethics

Clinical Discovery and Translation

Prof Peter Gibbs
Laboratory Head

Technology Governance and Strategy

Prof Aaron Jex
Laboratory Head

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