Department Head
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, Thoracic Oncology Group Of Australasia, 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]
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 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]
Dr Razia Zakarya
BMedSc (Hons), PhD
Appointment: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Jane Sherrard Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Dr Patric Jansson
MSc, PhD
Appointment: Senior Lecturer School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Cancer Institute NSW Career Development Fellow
Group Leader: Cancer Drug Resistance and Stem Cells, Gastric and Oesophageal Cancer
Email: [email protected]
Dr Julius Woongki Kim
PhD (Neuroscience)
Appointment: Associate Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Group Leader: Cancer Vaccines
Email: [email protected]
Dr David Chan
BSc (Med), PhD, MBBS, FRACP
Position: Medical Oncologist, North Shore Private Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Dr Adrian Lee
BSc (Med), PhD, MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Position: Medical Oncologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Dr Malinda Itchins
BMedSci, PhD, MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Position: Medical Oncologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
SCHOLARS IN CANCER RESEARCH
Dr Sarah Maloney
MBBS, MM Clin Epidemiology
Position: PhD Student, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney, Medical Oncology Advanced Trainee
Email: [email protected]
Mr Takanori Hioki
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Position: PhD Student, Sydney Medical School – Northern, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Ms Advaitha Jagadeesan
BMedSc, BSc(Hons) Applied Medical Science
Position: PhD Student, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Ms Madiha Yunus
BS (Hons) Biomedical Engineering
Position: PhD Student, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Mr Josef Gillson
BSc (Pharmacology) USYD, Grad Dip (Pathology) USYD
Position: PhD Student, Medicine & Health, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Mrs Yomna Saleh AbdElAziz
Bachelors of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Medicine, Masters of Oral Pathology
Position: PhD Student, School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Mr Lionel Leck
Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons)
Position: PhD Student, School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Dr Lina Al-Akra
Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons, I), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Position: PhD Student, School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Email: [email protected]
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Mrs Elizabeth Millar
BSc (Hons)
Position: Hospital Scientist (Part-time), Royal North Shore Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Ms Shihani Stoner
BSc, Postgrad Dip in Microbiology and Immunology, Masters of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Masters of Philosophy (Medicine)
Position: Facilities Officer – Pre-Clinical
Email: [email protected]
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 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
Dr Michael Rodriguez
BSc(Med) MBBS (Hons I), FRCPA
Appointment:Consultant Neuropathologist
Email: [email protected]
