Researchers

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Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Paul Angel	Research Fellow	pwangel@unimelb.edu.au	Stem cell systems	Systems and Synthetic Biology

B

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Samantha Barton	Research Fellow	samantha.barton@florey.edu.au	Motor Neuron Disease	Disease Modelling
Dr Géza Berecki	Research Fellow	geza.berecki@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Dr Daniel Bird	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	bird.d@unimelb.edu.au	Sex determination and disorders of sex development	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Marnie Blewitt	Group Head	blewitt@wehi.edu.au	Epigenetic Modification	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Katalina Bobowik	PhD Student	kbobowik@student.unimelb.edu.au	Human Evolution, Genomics and Stem Cells	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Dr Freya Bruveris	Research Officer	freya.bruveris@mcri.edu.au	Blood Cell Development and Disease	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Alexander Bryson	PhD Student	alexander.bryson@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Lisseth Burbano Portilla	PhD Student	lisseth.burbano@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Xavier Busuttilcrell	PhD Student	xavier.busuttilcrell@mcri.edu.au	Blood Cell Development	Disease Modelling
Dr Christopher Bye	Group Head	chris.bye@florey.edu.au	Motor Neuron Disease Drug Screening	Disease Modelling

C

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Qianyu Chen	Research Officer	qianyu.chen@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling
Dr Louise Cheng	Group Head	lcheng1@unimelb.edu.au	Stem cell and organ size control regulation	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Jarny Choi	Stemformatics Project Manager	jarnyc@unimelb.edu.au	Bioinformatics of Haematopoiesis	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Alison Clark	Senior Research Fellow	alison.clarke@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Dr Mike Clark	Group Head	michael.clark@unimelb.edu.au	Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Alison Conquest	PhD Student	alison.conquest@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Disease Modelling	Disease Modelling

D

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Professor Mark Dawson	Group Head	mark.dawson@petermac.org	Translational Haematology	Disease Modelling
Dr Maciej Daniszewski	Research Fellow	maciej.daniszewski@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Disease Modelling	Disease Modelling
Isabelle De Luzy	PhD Student	isabelle.de@florey.edu.au	Stem Cells and Neural Development	Disease Modelling
Dr Ric De Paoli-Iseppi	Research Fellow	ric.depaoliiseppi@unimelb.edu.au	Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Aude Dorison	Research Officer	aude.dorison@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Disease Modelling

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Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Zahra Elahi	PhD Student	zelahi@student.unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Systems	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Professor Andrew Elefanty	Group Head	andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au	Blood Cell Development and Disease	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr David Elliott	Group Head	david.elliott@mcri.edu.au	Cardiac Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Dr Charlotte Ermine	Research Fellow	charlotte.ermine@florey.edu.au	Neurogenesis and Neural Transplantation	Disease Modelling

F

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Alison Farley	Senior Postdoctoral Fellow	farley.a@wehi.edu.au	Cancer and Haematology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Dr Brooke Farrugia	Senior Lecturer	brooke.farrugia@unimelb.edu.au	Tissue Engineering	Stem Cells and Engineering
Professor Erica Fletcher	Group Head	elf@unimelb.edu.au	Visual Neuroscience	Disease Modelling
Dr Tom Forbes	PhD Student	tom.forbes@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Dr Stefano Frausin	Post-Doctoral Researcher	stefano.frausin@florey.edu.au	Neurogenesis and Neural Transplantation	Disease Modelling

G

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Irene Gallego Romero	Group Head	irene.gallego@unimelb.edu.au	Human Evolution, Genomics and Stem Cells	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Professor David Gardner	Group Head	david.gardner@unimelb.edu.au	Reproductive Biology	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Josie Gleeson	PhD Student	josieg@student.unimelb.edu.au	Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Ursula Greferath	Senior Research Fellow	u.greferath@unimelb.edu.au	Visual Neuroscience	Disease Modelling
Fernando Guzman	PhD Student	f.jativa@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling
Dr Christopher Gyngell	Research Fellow	christopher.gyngell@unimelb.edu.au	Applied Ethics	Stem Cells and Society

H

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Marlene Hao	Group Head	hao.m@unimelb.edu.au	Development of the Enteric Nervous System	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
James Heaney	PhD Student	james.heaney@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Genetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Daniel Heath	Group Head	daniel.heath@unimelb.edu.au	Tissue Engineering	Stem Cells and Engineering
Jacqueline Heighway	PhD Student	j.heighway@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Dr Damian Hernandez	Research Fellow	Damian.Hernandez@unimelb.edu.au	Stem cell Disease Modelling	Disease Modelling
Professor Gary Hime	Group Head	g.hime@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Genetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Professor Fred Hollande	Group Head	frederic.hollande@unimelb.edu.au	Molecular mechanisms of tumour progression	Disease Modelling
Dr Jennifer Hollands	Post-Doctoral Researcher	jennifer.hollands@florey.edu.au	Neurogenesis and Neural Transplantation	Disease Modelling
Dr Sara Howden	Senior Research Officer	sara.howden@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Cameron Hunt	Post-Doctoral Researcher	cameron.hunt@florey.edu.au	Stem Cells and Neural Development	Disease Modelling
Ms Tomoko Hyakumura	Post-Doctoral Research Fellow	THyakumura@bionicsinstitute.org	Auditory Neuroscience	Stem Cells and Engineering

I

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Sabrina Islam	PhD Student	sabrinai@student.unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Systems	Systems and Synthetic Biology

J

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Al JalalAbadi	Research Fellow	ajalalabadi@unimelb.edu.au	Computational statistics and biology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Linghan Jia	PhD Student	jia.linghan@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Shweta Joshi	PhD Student	shweta.joshi@student.unimelb.edu.au	Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology

K

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Pamela Oliva Kairath	Research Officer	pamela.kairatholiva@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Ridam Kapoor	PhD Student	ridamk@student.unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Genetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Timothy Karle	Post-Doctoral Researcher	timothy.karle@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Professor Jane Kaye	Group Head	jane.kaye@unimelb.edu.au	Law, Ethics and the Emerging Technologies in Health	Stem Cells and Society
Professor Janet Keast	Group Head	janet.keast@unimelb.edu.au	Neural development, injury and pain	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Professor Trevor Kilpatrick	Group Head	tkilpatrick@florey.edu.au	Multiple Sclerosis	Disease Modelling
Julian Koplin	Group Head	koplinj@unimelb.edu.au	Applied Philosophy	Stem Cells and Society

L

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Kevin Law	PhD Student	kevin.law@florey.edu.au	Stem Cells and Neural Development Laboratory	Disease Modelling
Dr Kim-Anh Le Cao	Group Head	kimanh.lecao@unimelb.edu.au	Computational statistics and biology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Dr Rita Leitoguinho	Research Officer	anarita.leitoguinho@mcri.edu.au	Blood Cell Development and Disease	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Meina Li	PhD Student	meina.li@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling
Dr Melody Li	Research Officer	melody.li@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Dr Grace Lidgerwood	Research Fellow	lidgerwood.g@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Disease Modelling	Disease Modelling
Professor Melissa Little	Group Head	melissa.little@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Disease Modelling

M

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Snezana Maljevic	Senior Research Fellow	snezana.maljevic@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Dr Cristiana Mattei	Research Officer	cristiana.mattei@unimelb.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Victoria McLeod	PhD Student	victoria.mcleod@florey.edu.au	Motor Neurone Disease	Disease Modelling
Dr Denise Miles	Senior Postdoctoral Fellow	miles.d@wehi.edu.au	Single Cell Systems Biology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
A/ Professor Geraldine Mitchell	Group Head	mitcg@unimelb.edu.au	Vascular Biology	Disease Modelling
Asres Mitke	PhD Student	asres.mitke@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling
Dr Niamh Moriarty	Postdoctoral researcher	niamh.moriarty@florey.edu.au	Stem Cells and Neural Development	Disease Modelling
Professor Megan Munsie	Group Head	megan.munsie@unimelb.edu.au	Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research	Stem Cells and Society

N

Name	Position	Email	Research Theme	Research Theme
Dr Shalin Naik	Group Head	naik.s@wehi.edu.au	Single Cell Systems Biology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Umesh Nair	PhD Student	umesh.nair@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
A/ Professor Bryony Nayagam	Group Head	b.nayagam@unimelb.edu.au	Auditory Neuroscience	Stem Cells and Engineering
Dr Ashley Ng	Group Head	ang@wehi.edu.au	Clinical Haematology	Disease Modelling

O

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Professor Andrea O'Connor	Group Head	a.oconnor@unimelb.edu.au	Tissue Engineering	Stem Cells and Engineering

P

Name	Position	Email	Area of Research	Research Theme
Dr Svenja Pachernegg	Research Officer	svenja.pachernegg@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
Professor Clare Parish	Group Head	clare.parish@florey.edu.au	Stem Cells and Neural Development	Disease Modelling
Professor Andrew Pask	Group Head	a.pask@unimelb.edu.au	Evolution, Development and Reproduction in mammals	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Professor Alice Pebày	Group Head	apebay@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Disease Modelling	Disease Modelling
Professor Steve Petrou	Group Head	steven.petrou@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling
A/ Professor Enzo Porrello	Group Head	enzo.porrello@mcri.edu.au	Cardiac Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Sefi Prawer	PhD Student	yairp@student.unimelb.edu.au	Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Ulrich Putz	Senior Research Fellow	ulrich.putz@florey.edu.au	Ion Channels and Human Diseases	Disease Modelling

Q

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Professor Greg Qiao	Group Head	gregghq@unimelb.edu.au	Tissue Engineering	Stem Cells and Engineering

R

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Danica Radojicic	PhD Student	danica.radojicic@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling
Nadia Rajab	PhD Student	rajabn@student.unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Systems	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Dr Vijay Rajagopal	Group Head	vijay.rajagopal@unimelb.edu.au	Synthetic Biology Approaches to designer-stem-cell-based therapy	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Dr Christopher Rudge	Research Fellow	christopher.rudge@unimelb.edu.au	Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research	Stem Cells and Society
Dr Matthew Rutar	Group Head	matthew.rutar@unimelb.edu.au	Ocular Neuroimmunology	Disease Modelling

S

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Professor Julian Savulescu	Group Head	savj@unimelb.edu.au	Practical Ethics	Stem Cells and Society
Dr Fazel Shabanpoor	Florey Research Fellow	fazel.shabanpoor@florey.edu.au	Motor Neuron Disease	Disease Modelling
Dr Nicole Siddall	Postdoctoral Researcher	n.siddall@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Genetics	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Dr Evangelyn Sim	Research Officer	evangelyn.sim@mcri.edu.au	Cardiac Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Joanne Soo	PhD Student	joanne.soo@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Dr Lincon Stamp	Group Head	lstamp@unimelb.edu.au	Development of the Enteric Nervous System	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Professor Ed Stanley	Group Head	ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au	Stem Cell Technology	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Professor Alastair Stewart	Group Head	astew@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling
Dr Kathryn Stok	Group Head	kathryn.stok@unimelb.edu.au	Biomechanics	Stem Cells and Engineering
Dr Sian Supski	Research Fellow	ssupski@unimelb.edu.au	Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research	Stem Cells and Society

T

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Samir Taoudi	Group Head	taoudi@wehi.edu.au	Cancer and Haematology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Associate Professor Mark Taylor	Group Head	taylor.m@unimelb.edu.au	Regulation of Personal Data	Stem Cells and Society
Professor Meredith Temple-Smith	Group Head	m.temple-smith@unimelb.edu.au	Sexual Health	Stem Cells and Society
A/ Professor Lachlan Thompson	Group Head	lachlan.thompson@florey.edu.au	Neurogenesis and Neural Transplantation	Disease Modelling
A/ Professor Brad Turner	Group Head	bradley.turner@florey.edu.au	Motor Neuron Disease	Disease Modelling

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V

Name	Position	Email	Research Theme	Research Theme
Davide Vespasiani	PhD Student	dvespasiani@student.unimelb.edu.au	Human Evolution, Genomics and Stem Cells	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Group Head	evincan@unimelb.edu.au	Gastrointestinal cancer	Disease Modelling
Isaac Virshup	PhD Student	ihvirshup@student.unimelb.edu.au	Computational Statistics and Biology	Stem Cells and Developmental Biology & Systems and Synthetic Biology
Dr Celine Vivien	Senior Research Officer	celine.vivien@mcri.edu.au	Cardiac Regeneration	Disease Modelling
Dr Serena Viventi	Postdoctoral Researcher	serena.viventi@unimelb.edu.au	Auditory Neuroscience	Stem Cells and Engineering

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Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Taide Wang	PhD Student	taide.wang@florey.edu.au	Motor Neurone Disease	Disease Modelling
Dr Tom Weber	Postdoctoral  Research Fellow	weber.ts@wehi.edu.au	Single Cell Systems Biology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Professor Christine Wells	Group Head	wells.c@unimelb.edu.au	Stem Cell Systems	Systems and Synthetic Biology
A/ Professor Dagmar Wilhelm	Group Head	dagmar.wilhelm@unimelb.edu.au	Sex determination and disorders of sex development	Stem Cells and Development Biology
Sean Wilson	PhD Student	sean.wilson@mcri.edu.au	Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Disease Modelling
A/ Professor Robyn Woodward-Korn	Group Head	robynwk@unimelb.edu.au	Health Literacy	Stem Cells and Society
Dr Raymond Wong	Group Head	ching.wong@unimelb.edu.au	Cellular Reprogramming	Disease Modelling
Yanqi Wu	PhD Student	yanqi.wu@unimelb.edu.au	Mechanopharmacology	Disease Modelling

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Y

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Kiryu Yap	PhD Student	kyap@svi.edu.au	Vascular Biology	Disease Modelling

Z

Name	Position	Email	Research Focus	Research Theme
Dr Daniela Zalcenstein	SCORE (Single Cell Open Research Endeavour)	zalcenstein.d@wehi.edu.au	Single Cell Systems Biology	Systems and Synthetic Biology
Fatemeh Zanganeh	PhD Student	fatemeh.zanganeh @florey.edu.au	Motor Neurone Disease	Disease Modelling