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Hub Council and Executive
Westmead Research Hub Council
Professor Jeremy Chapman AC
Chair, Westmead Research Hub Council
Professor David Brown
Local Pathology Director, Western Sydney; Director of Immunopathology, NSW Health Pathology
Professor Annemarie Hennessy
Deputy Dean Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Amanda Larkin
Acting Chief Executive, Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)
Professor Phillip O’Connell
Executive Director, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Michael Rose AM
Independent
Professor Katherine Belov
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Global & Research Engagement, The University of Sydney
Cathryn Cox PSM
Chief Executive, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN)
Professor Frank Martin AO AM
Independent
Vanessa Janissen
Chief Executive, NSW Health Pathology
Professor John Prins
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Rebecca Sedicol
Non-voting Member
Council Secretariat; Marketing and Communications Manager, Westmead Research Hub
Lani Attwood
Acting Director, Research, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
Dr David Hansen
CEO, Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
Erica Kneipp
Research Director, Human Health, CSIRO
Professor Mark McLean
Executive Director of Research, Western Sydney Local Health District Research and Education Network
Professor Roger Reddel AO
Lorimer Dods Professor and Director, Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI)
Westmead Research Hub Executive
Professor Roger Reddel AO
Chair; Lorimer Dods Professor and Director, Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI)
Professor Golo Ahlenstiel
Chair of Medicine at Blacktown Clinical School, Western Sydney University
Dr David Hansen
CEO, Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
Kate O’Sullivan
Associate Director, Western Sydney (Baludarri) Precinct, Faculty Strategy & Partnerships, FMH Western Sydney, The University of Sydney
Dr Nalini Swaminathan
Head of the Director’s Office, Children’s Medical Research Institute
Professor Phillip O’Connell
Co-Chair
Executive Director, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Mel Grand
Acting Associate Director, Research Operations, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
Professor Russell Dale
Professor of Paediatric Neurology, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney
Erica Kneipp
Research Director, Human Health, CSIRO
Professor Simon Ringer
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure), The University of Sydney
Professor Antoine van Oijen
Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Enterprise), NHMRC Leadership Fellow, FMH, The University of Sydney
Helene Abouyanni
Operations Manager, Research and Education Network, Western Sydney Local Health District
Simon Hall
Chief Operating Officer, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Professor Mark McLean
Executive Director of Research, Western Sydney Local Health District Research and Education Network
Dr Andrew Sloane
Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Medical Research Institute
Rebecca Sedicol
Non-voting Member
Secretariat; Marketing and Communications Manager, Westmead Research Hub
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Management Committee Leadership
Operations Management
Simon Hall
Chair; Chief Operations Officer, WIMR
Rebecca Sedicol
Secretariat; Marketing and Communications Manager, Westmead Research Hub
Grants and Investments
Dr Maggie Wang
Chair; Director of Scientific Operations, WIMR
James Curnow
Co-Chair; Head of Operations, CMRI
Leia Tria
Secretariat; Admin and Communications Officer, Westmead Research Hub
Marketing & Communications
Rebecca Sedicol
Chair; Marketing and Communications Manager, Westmead Research Hub
Vacant
Secretariat
Major Equipment
Professor Tony Cesare
Chair; Head of the Genome Integrity Unit, CMRI
Dr Ala Mohan
Secretariat; Research Scientist, CSIRO
Early-Mid Career Research
Dr Alexandra O’Donohue
Chair; Research Officer, SCHN and WIMR and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Dr V. Pragathi Masamsetti
Secretariat; Senior Research Officer, CMRI and Adjunct Lecturer, University of Sydney
Commercialisation
TBD