Our people

Our research excellence is a reflection of the people behind it. We have more than 120 group leaders who are world experts in their field, in addition to several hundred talented researchers and postgraduate students.

We bring our researchers together from multiple disciplines into six global health priority areas. Our six Discovery Programs are Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Development and Stem Cells, Infection and Immunity, Metabolic Disease and Obesity, and Neuroscience.

We are the only Australian research body to focus on so many global health priorities in one location.

Search for researchers with primary affiliation to:

Cancer | Cardiovascular Disease | Development & Stem Cell
Infection & Immunity | Metabolic Disease & Obesity | Neuroscience

Search for a researcher by name or Discovery Program:

Group Leader name	Research snapshot	Member of:
Cancer Discovery Program
A/Prof Helen Abud helen.abud@monash.edu Research profile	Epithelial Regeneration Laboratory	Cancer; Development & Stem Cells; Infection & Immunity
Prof Roger Daly roger.daly@monash.edu Research profile	Signalling Network Laboratory	Cancer
A/Prof Chen Davidovich chen.davidovich@monash.edu Research profile	Epigenetic Regulation, Structure and Function Laboratory	Cancer
A/Prof Dominika Elmlund dominika.elmlund@monash.edu Research profile	Structure and Dynamics of Macromolecules by Cryo-EM Laboratory	Cancer; Infection & Immunity
A/Prof Hans Elmlund hans.elmlund@monash.edu Research profile	Structure and Dynamics of Macromolecules by Cryo-EM Laboratory	Cancer; Development & Stem Cells; Infection & Immunity
Dr Luc Furic Luc.Furic@monash.edu Research profile	Prostate Cancer Research Laboratory	Cancer
Dr Peter Janes peter.janes@monash.edu Research profile	Receptor Biology and Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory	Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
Prof Christina Mitchell christina.mitchell@monash.edu Research profile	Intracellular Signalling in Development, Cancer and Human Disease	Cancer
Dr Lan Nguyen lan.k.nguyen@monash.edu Research profile	Network Modelling Laboratory	Cancer
Dr Antonella Papa antonella.papa@monash.edu Research profile	Cancer Signalling Laboratory	Cancer; Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Dr Georg Ramm georg.ramm@monash.edu Research profile	Organelle Biology/ Advanced Cellular Imaging Laboratory	Cancer; Infection & Immunity; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Prof Gail Risbridger gail.risbridger@monash.edu Research profile	Prostate Cancer Research Group	Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Sefi Rosenbluh sefi.rosenbluh@monash.edu Research profile	Cancer Functional Genomics Lab	Cancer
Dr Renea Taylor renea.taylor@monash.edu Research profile	Reproductive Physiology Laboratory	Cancer; Development & Stem Cells; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Dr Kylie Wagstaff Kylie.Wagstaff@monash.edu Research profile	Cancer Targeting and Nuclear Therapeutics Laboratory	Cancer; Infection & Immunity
A/Prof Jackie Wilce jackie.wilce@monash.edu Research profile	Wilce Structural Biology Laboratory	Cancer; Infection & Immunity; Neuroscience
A/Prof Lee Wong lee.wong@monash.edu Research profile	Epigenetics and Chromatin Research Laboratory	Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
Cardiovascular Discovery Program
Prof Mibel Aguilar mibel.aguilar@monash.edu Research profile	Biomaterials & Drug Design Laboratory	Cardiovascular; Neuroscience
Dr Jane Bourke jane.bourke@monash.edu Research profile	Respiratory Pharmacology Group	Cardiovascular
Dr Bradley Broughton bradley.broughton@monash.edu Research profile		Cardiovascular
Prof Jaye Chin-Dusting jaye.chin-dusting@monash.edu Research profile	Vascular Pharmacology Laboratory	Cardiovascular
Prof Kate Denton kate.denton@monash.edu Research profile	Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology (I)	Cardiovascular; Development & Stem Cells; Neuroscience
A/Prof Roger Evans roger.evans@monash.edu Research profile	Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology (II)	Cardiovascular; Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Dr Barbara Kemp barbara.kemp@monash.edu Research profile		Cardiovascular; Infection & Immunity; Neuroscience
A/Prof Chrishan Samuel chrishan.samuel@monash.edu Research profile	Fibrosis Laboratory	Cardiovascular
Prof Robert Widdop robert.widdop@monash.edu Research profile	Integrative Cardiovascular Pharmacology Laboratory	Cardiovascular; Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Development and Stem Cells Discovery Program
Dr Justin Adams justin.adams@monash.edu Research profile	Integrated Morphology and Palaeontology Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Dr Minna-Liisa Anko minni.anko@monash.edu Research profile	RNA Processing in Health and Disease Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Dr Traude Beilharz traude.beilharz@monash.edu Research profile	RNA Systems Biology Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Cancer; Infection & Immunity
Prof John Bertram john.bertram@monash.edu Research profile	Kidney Development, Programming and Disease Research Group	Development & Stem Cells; Cardiovascular Disease
Prof Jane (Mary) Black jane.black@monash.edu Research profile	Cardiovascular and Renal Developmental Programming Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Cardiovascular Disease
Dr Peter Boag peter.boag@monash.edu Research profile	Developmental and RNA Biology Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Prof John Carroll j.carroll@monash.edu Research profile	Oocyte and Embryo Development Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Cancer; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
A/Prof Tim Cole tim.cole@monash.edu Research profile	Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Cancer
Prof Benjamin Kile benjamin.kile@monash.edu Research profile	Kile Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Prof David de Kretser david.dekretser@monash.edu Research profile		Development & Stem Cells
Dr Luca Fiorenza luca.fiorenza@monash.edu Research profile	Virtual Anthropology Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Professor Kieran Harvey kieran.harvey@monash.edu Research profile	Organogenesis and Cancer Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Dr Robin Hobbs robin.hobbs@monash.edu Research profile	Germline Stem Cell Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Dr Karla Hutt karla.hutt@monash.edu Research profile	Ovarian Biology Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
Dr Partha Das partha.das@monash.edu Research profile	Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Roger Pocock roger.pocock@monash.edu Research profile	Neuronal Development and Plasticity Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Neuroscience; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
A/Prof Jose Polo jose.polo@monash.edu Research profile	Reprogramming and Epigenetic Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease
Prof Sharon Ricardo sharon.ricardo@monash.edu Research profile	Kidney Regeneration and Stem Cell Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Craig Smith craig.smith@monash.edu Research profile	Comparative Development and Evo-Devo Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Ian Smyth ian.smyth@monash.edu Research profile	Developmental Diseases Laboratory	Development & Stem Cells; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Infection and Immunity Discovery Program
Prof Phil Bird phil.bird@monash.edu Research profile	Cell Development and Death Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Development & Stem Cells; Neuroscience
Dr Natalie Borg natalie.borg@monash.edu Research profile	Immunity and Infection Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
A/Prof John Boyce john.boyce@monash.edu Research profile	Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
A/Prof Ashley Buckle ashley.buckle@monash.edu Research profile	Protein Structure, Dynamics and Engineering Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease
A/Prof Irina Caminschi irina.caminschi@monash.edu Research profile	Dendritic Cell Biology and Immunotherapy	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
A/Prof Ann Chidgey ann.chidgey@monash.edu Research profile	Stem Cells and Immune Regeneration Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Development & Stem Cells Discovery Program
Prof Brian Cooke brian.cooke@monash.edu Research profile	Cooke Research Group	Infection and Immunity; Cardiovascular Disease
A/Prof Fasseli Coulibaly fasseli.coulibaly@monash.edu Research profile	Structural Virology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
A/Prof Max Cryle max.cryle@monash.edu Research profile	Reengineering Glycopeptide Antibiotics Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Dr Stephen Daley stephen.daley@monash.edu Research profile	T-cell Autoreactivity Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Alex de Marco alex.demarco@monash.edu Research profile	de Marco Research Group	Infection and Immunity
A/Prof Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran vijay.dhanasekaran@monash.edu Research profile	Infectious Disease Dynamics Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Prof Christian Doerig christian.doerig@monash.edu Research profile	Functional Kinomics of the Human Malaria Parasite	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
A/Prof Michelle Dunstone michelle.dunstone@monash.edu Research profile	Bacterial Toxins and Immunity Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Jose Garcia-Bustos jose.garcia-bustos@monash.edu Research profile	Chemical Biology of Pathogens Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Prof Steven Gerondakis steven.gerondakis@monash.edu Research profile	Immune and Cancer Cell Signalling Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
A/Prof Stephanie Gras stephanie.gras@monash.edu Research profile	Viral Immunity Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Dr Tracy Heng tracy.heng@monash.edu Research profile	Stem Cells and Translational Immunology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Development & Stem Cells
Dr Phillip Heraud Phil.Heraud@monash.edu Research profile		Infection and Immunity
Dr Kim Jacobson kim.jacobson@monash.edu Research profile	B cells and Antibody Memory Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Prof David Jans david.jans@monash.edu Research profile	Nuclear Signalling Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
Dr Terry Kwok-Schuelein terry.kwok@monash.edu Research profile	Microbial Oncogenesis Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
Prof Nicole La Gruta nicole.la.gruta@monash.edu Research profile	La Gruta Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
A/Prof Mireille Lahoud mireille.lahoud@monash.edu Research profile	Dendritic Cell Receptors Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
Prof Jian Li jian.li@monash.edu Research profile	Antimicrobial Systems Pharmacology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cardiovascular Disease
Prof Trevor Lithgow trevor.lithgow@monash.edu Research profile	Bacterial Cell Biology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Prof Dena Lyras dena.lyras@monash.edu Research profile	Functional Biology of Bacterial Pathogens	Infection and Immunity
Prof Charles Mackay charles.mackay@monash.edu Research profile		Infection and Immunity
Dr Eliana Marino eliana.marino@monash.edu Research profile	Immunology and Diabetes Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cardiovascular Disease; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Dr Rommel Mathias rommel.mathias@monash.edu Research profile	Viral Pathogenesis and Host Cellular Defense	Infection and Immunity
Dr Sheena McGowan sheena.mcgowan@monash.edu Research profile	Structural Microbiology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
Prof Paul McMenamin paul.mcmenamin@monash.edu Research profile	Ocular Immunology Group	Infection and Immunity; Development & Stem Cells; Neuroscience
Dr Gregory Moseley greg.moseley@monash.edu Research profile	Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Dr Thomas Naderer thomas.naderer@monash.edu Research profile	Macrophage-Pathogen Interaction Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
A/Prof Meredith O'Keeffe meredith.okeeffe@monash.edu Research profile	Dendritic Cell in Health and Disease Research Group	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
Prof Anton Peleg anton.peleg@monash.edu Research profile	Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Hospital-acquired Organisms	Infection and Immunity
A/Prof Mark Prescott mark.prescott@monash.edu Research profile		Infection and Immunity; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Prof Anthony Purcell anthony.purcell@monash.edu Research profile	Immunoproteomics Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
Dr Remy Robert remy.robert@monash.edu Research profile		Infection and Immunity
Prof Julian Rood julian.rood@monash.edu Research profile	Functional Biology of Bacterial Pathogens	Infection and Immunity
Prof Jamie Rossjohn jamie.rossjohn@monash.edu Research profile	Infection and Immunity Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
A/Prof Anna Roujeinikova anna.roujeinikova@monash.edu Research profile	Structural Biology of Helicobacter Pylori Virulence Factors	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
Dr Jiangning Song jiangning.song@monash.edu Research profile	Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer
A/Prof Martin Stone martin.stone@monash.edu Research profile	Chemokine-Receptor Interaction Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cardiovascular Disease
A/Prof Ana Traven ana.traven@monash.edu Research profile	Fungal Pathogens and Gene Expression Control Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Prof Stephen J Turner stephen.j.turner@monash.edu Research profile	T Cell Transcriptional Regulation and Epigenetic Regulation	Infection and Immunity
Dr Julian Vivian julian.vivian@monash.edu Research profile	Vivian Research Group	Infection and Immunity
Prof James Whisstock james.whisstock@monash.edu Research profile	Whisstock Structural Biology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity; Cancer; Neuroscience
Prof Matthew Wilce matthew.wilce@monash.edu Research profile	Wilce Structural Biology Laboratory	Infection and Immunity
Prof Colby Zaph colby.zaph@monash.edu Research profile	Laboratory of Mucosal Immunity and Inflammation	Infection and Immunity; Cancer; Development & Stem Cells
Metabolic Disease and Obesity Discovery Program
A/Prof Zane Andrews zane.andrews@monash.edu Research profile	Neural Control of Energy Homeostasis Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Prof Michael Cowley michael.cowley@monash.edu Research profile	Metabolic Neurophysiology Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Cardiovascular Disease; Neuroscience
Dr Craig Harrison craig.harrison@monash.edu Research profile	Growth Factor Therapeutics Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Development & Stem Cells
Dr Belinda Henry belinda.henry@monash.edu Research profile	Metabolic Neuroendocrinology Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity
A/Prof Jinhua Li jinhua.li@monash.edu Research profile	Renal Fibrosis Research Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Cardiovascular Disease
Prof Brian Oldfield brian.oldfield@monash.edu Research profile	Metabolic Neuroscience Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Dr Adam Rose adam.rose@monash.edu Research profile	Nutrient Metabolism and Signalling Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Prof Mike Ryan michael.ryan@monash.edu Research profile	Mitochondrial Biology and Disease Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Prof Mark Sleeman mark.sleeman@monash.edu Research profile	Physiological Genomics Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Cardiovascular Disease; Infection & Immunity
Prof David Spanswick david.spanswick@monash.edu Research profile	Obesity and Metabolic Neurophysiology Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Neuroscience
Prof Tony Tiganis tony.tiganis@monash.edu Research profile	Cellular Signalling & Human Disease Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Cancer; Infection & Immunity
Prof Matthew Watt matthew.watt@monash.edu Research profile	Biology of Lipid Metabolism Laboratory	Metabolic Disease & Obesity; Cancer
Neuroscience Discovery Program
Dr Siew Chai siew.chai@monash.edu Research profile	Insulin-Regulated Aminopeptidase (IRAP) Laboratory	Neuroscience; Cardiovascular Disease; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Prof Iain Clarke iain.clarke@monash.edu Research profile	Neuroendocrinology Laboratory	Neuroscience; Development & Stem Cells; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Dr Bradley Edwards bradley.edwards@monash.edu Research profile	Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory	Neuroscience
Dr Wendy Imlach wendy.imlach@monash.edu Research profile	Pain Mechanisms Laboratory	Neuroscience
Dr Sanjaya Kuruppu sanjaya.kuruppu@monash.edu Research profile	Kuruppu Research Group	Neuroscience; Cardiovascular Disease
Dr Michael Lazarou michael.lazarou@monash.edu Research profile	Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Quality Control in Disease	Neuroscience; Infection & Immunity; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Dr Leo Lui leo.lui@monash.edu Research profile	Lui Research Group	Neuroscience
Dr Farshad Mansouri farshad.mansouri@monash.edu Research profile	Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory	Neuroscience
Dr Adam Morris adam.morris@monash.edu Research profile	Morris Research Group	Neuroscience
Dr Brent Neumann brent.neumann@monash.edu Research profile	Nervous System Development and Repair Laboratory	Neuroscience; Development & Stem Cells
Prof Helena Parkington helena.parkington@monash.edu Research profile		Neuroscience; Cardiovascular Disease; Metabolic Disease & Obesity
Dr Nicholas Price nicholas.price@monash.edu Research profile	Price Research Group	Neuroscience
Prof Ramesh Rajan ramesh.rajan@monash.edu Research profile	Rajan Research Group	Neuroscience; Cardiovascular Disease
Prof Marcello Rosa marcello.rosa@monash.edu Research profile	Laboratory for Cognitive and Sensory Systems Neuroscience	Neuroscience
Dr Yan Wong yan.wong@monash.edu Research profile	Neurobionics Laboratory	Neuroscience
Prof Zhicheng Xiao zhicheng.xiao@monash.edu Research profile	Neurodegeneration and Regeneration Group	Neuroscience; Development & Stem Cells; Infection & Immunity
Dr Hsin Yu Hsin-Hao.Yu@monash.edu Research profile	Yu Research Group	Neuroscience