Department Head
A/Prof Nick Pavlakis
BSc, MBBS, MMed (Clin. Epi), PhD, FRACP
Appointment: Associate Professor, The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Positions: Co-head, Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory; Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Australasian Lung Cancer Trials Group (ALTG), Senior Staff Specialist, Dept. of Medical Oncology Royal North Shore
Email: [email protected]
Prof Stephen Clarke
OAM, MBBS, PhD, MD, FRACP, FAChPM
Appointment: Professor, The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Positions: Co-head, Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory; Senior Staff Specialist in Dept. Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Dr Helen Wheeler
MBBS, FRACP
Position: Co-head, Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory; Senior Staff Specialist, Head Dept. Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
A/Prof Viive Howell
BSc (App), MSc, PhD
Appointment: Associate Professor, The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Position: Laboratory Research Director, Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory; Co-Lead, Inflammation Flagship, Sydney Vital Translational Cancer Research Centre
Email: [email protected]
LABORATORY MANAGER
Mrs Rozelle Harvie
BSc, MSc
Appointment: Honorary Associate, The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Position: Senior Hospital Scientist, Laboratory Manager
Email: [email protected]
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Dr Emily Colvin
BMedSc (Hons), PhD
Appointment: Lecturer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Proud Family Fellow and Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Fellow
Group Leader: Ovarian Cancer
Email: [email protected]
Dr Connie Diakos
BSc(Hons), PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MRACI CChem
Appointment: Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Research Fellow; Co-lead, Inflammation Flagship, Sydney Vital Translational Cancer Research Centre.
Group Leader: Colorectal Cancer, Neuroendocrine Cancer
Email: [email protected]
Dr Amanda Hudson
BSc (Hons), PhD
Appointment: Research Fellow, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: The Brain Cancer Group Fellow
Group Leader: Brain Cancer
Email: [email protected]
Dr Kelly McKelvey
BBiomedSci(Hons), PhD
Appointment: Lecturer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Matt Callander ‘Beanie for Brain Cancer’ HMRI Fellow funded by the Mark Hughes Foundation
Group Leader: Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy
Email: [email protected]
Dr Sarah Hayes
BMedSc (Hons), PhD
Appointment: Associate Lecturer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Tour de Cure / Fight for a Cure Early Career Research Fellow in lung cancer research
Group Leader: Lung Cancer and Proteomics
Email: [email protected]
Dr Sumit Sahni
B.Pharma, PhD
Appointment: Lecturer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Boncardo Pancreatic Cancer Research Fellow
Group Leader: Pancreatic Cancer
Email: [email protected]
Dr Heather Donaghy
BSc (Hons), PhD
Appointment: Project Officer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Preclinical Pipeline for Advancing Cancer Therapeutics (PACT) Project Officer
Email: [email protected]
Dr Yaser Gholami
Medical Physics, PhD
Appointment: Associate Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Sydney
Position: Postdoctoral Scientist Nuclear Nanomedicine
Group Leader: Nanomedicine
Email: [email protected]
SCHOLARS IN CANCER RESEARCH
Dr David Chan
BSc (Med), MBBS, FRACP
Position: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney, Medical Oncologist, North Shore Private Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Dr Adrian Lee
BSc (Med), MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Position: Rebecca Cooper Foundation Scholarship Award, PhD Scholar, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney, Medical Oncologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Ms Angela Cho
BBiomedSc (Hons)
Position: Sydney Neuro Oncology Group PhD Scholar, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Dr Malinda Itchins
BMedSci, MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Position: PhD Scholar, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney, Medical Oncologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Dr Shreya Mehta
BMed MD
Position: Masters Scholar, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney, General Surgery Trainee, Central Training Network NSW
Email: [email protected]
Dr Sarah Maloney
MBBS, MM Clin Epidemiology
Position: PhD Student, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney, Medical Oncology Advanced Trainee
Email: [email protected]
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Mrs Elizabeth Millar
BSc (Hons)
Position: Hospital Scientist (Part-time), Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Ms Ramya Kumar
Ms Nicole (Nikki) Painter
SENIOR ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS
Prof Frances Boyle
AM MBBS, FRACP, PhD
Appointment: Professor of Medical Oncology, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney
Positions: Medical Oncologist and Director of Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Mater Hospital
Dr Hilary Byrne
MSci, PhD
Appointment: Associate Lecturer, School of Physics, The University of Sydney
Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Nanomedicine research. Sydney Vital Research Fellow in the area of Nanotechnology.
Dr Jonathon Parkinson
MBBS, PhD, FRACS
Appointment: VMO Neurosurgeon, Royal North Shore and North Shore Private Hospitals.
Dr Simon Haefliger
MD PhD
Appointment: Medical Oncologist
Position: Collaborator lung cancer researcher
