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Institute structure

Executive

Prof Ken Smith
Director
Prof Marnie Blewitt
Deputy Director
Alistair Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Carolan
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Dr Ann Du
Head, Strategy and Planning
Lindsay Karakiozakis
Chief People Officer
Dr Sejal Kendal
Chief of Staff
Joh Kirby
Head, Governance, Risk and Compliance
Prof James Murphy
Deputy Director
Prof Tony Papenfuss
Deputy Director
Prof Andrew Roberts AM
Deputy Director

Professional services

Michael Carolan
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Department Heads
Dr Gabrielle Callander
Head, Research Grants and Development
Deborah Carr
Head, Philanthropy
Steve Droste
Program Manager – Master Planning
Dr Catherine Hayden
Head, Research Grants and Development
Joh Kirby
Head, Governance, Risk and Compliance
Elaine Major
Acting Chief Information Officer
Chela Niall
Head, Legal (Research & Business Development)
Dr Anne-Laure Puaux
Head, Business Development
Patrick Rehm
Program Manager, Research Support Program
Sarah Saunders
Head, Communications and Marketing
Dr Robert Trainor
Head, Facilities

Science Education

A/Prof Melissa Call
Laboratory Head

Research Integrity and Ethics

A/Prof Ian Majewski
Laboratory Head

Clinical Discovery and Translation

Prof Peter Gibbs
Laboratory Head

Technology Governance and Strategy

A/Prof Aaron Jex
Laboratory Head

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