Brain Cancer Australia
National Consortium Members
The BCA Consortium is made up of 89 leading neurosurgeons, oncologists, clinical and laboratory researchers, neuropathologists, and representatives for legal, ethical and consumer issues.
Dr Kimberley Alexander
Research Scientist
Head, Brain Cancer Research, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse; Manager, Sydney Brain Tumour Bank, Sydney Local Health District; Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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A/Prof Michael Back
Radiation Oncologist
Director, Radiation Oncology, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
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Dr Hari Priya Bandi
Neurosurgeon
Canberra Hospital
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Prof Cedric Bardy
Neuroscientist
Director of the Laboratory for Human Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
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Iwan Bennett
Neurosurgon
Alfred Hospital Melbourne
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Prof Michael Besser
Neurosurgeon
Retired Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Prof Michael Brown
Medical Oncologist
Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital
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A/Prof Michael Buckland
Neuropathologist
Head, Department of Neuropathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Michelle Burke
Industry Advisor
Chair, AusBiotech; Principal and Director, Indigo Advisory
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
Research Scientist
Director, Biobanking Services, NSW Health Pathology; Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Sydney
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Dr Lawrence Cher
Neurologist and Neuro-Oncologist
Austin Health, Melbourne
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Dr Raymond Cook
Neurosurgeon
Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
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Danica Cossio
Director
Cancer Alliance Queensland
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Prof Bryan Day
Research Scientist
Head, Translational Brain Cancer Research Laboratory, Sid Faithfull Fellow, QMIR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Royal Brisbane Hospital
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Dr Jerry Day
Neurosurgeon
Retired Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Wollongong Hospital
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A/Prof Andrew Davidson
Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgeon, Lead, Victorian Gamma Knife Service, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Deputy Director of Surgical Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
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Lisa Devereux
Manager
Liverpool BROCADE and CASCADE; Coordinator MAGIC study Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
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Dr Mark Dexter
Neurosurgeon
Head of Adult Neurosurgery, Westmead Hospital; Director of Neurosurgery, Southwest Area Health Service, Sydney
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A/Prof Haryana Dhillon
Behavioural Scientist
Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
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Prof Joanne Dickinson
Research Scientist
Principal Research Fellow, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, and Centre for Law and Genetics
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Dr Roy Donnelly
Barrister
Garfield Barwick Chambers, NSW
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A/Prof Kate Drummond
Neurosurgeon
Director of Junior Surgical Training, Royal Melbourne Hospital
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Prof Marion Eckert
Cancer Nursing / Clinical Researcher
Director, Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre; Chair, Cancer Care Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia
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Dr Lisa Eckstein
Lecturer in Law and Medicine
Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
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Dr Raelene Endersby
Research Scientist
Joint Head, Brain Tumour Research, Telethon Kids Cancer Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth
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Prof Sue Evans
Director
Victorian Cancer Registry at Cancer Council Victoria
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Dr Pouya Faridi
Research Scientist
Head, Translational Antigen Discovery Laboratory, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University
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Emily Galea
Biobank Manager
National Muscle Disease Bio-Databank; Founding Director, Medical Sphere, Melbourne
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Prof Hui Gan
Medical Oncologist
Austin Health Melbourne; Snr Research Fellow, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
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A/Prof Craig Gedye
Medical Oncologist
Director of Research (Medical Oncology and Haematology), Icon Group, Adelaide
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Dr Guillermo Gomez
Research Scientist
Head, Tissue Architecture and Organ Function Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide
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Prof Nick Gottardo
Paediatric Oncologist
Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research, Division of Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Research, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth
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Prof Manuel Graeber
Neuropathologist
Barnet-Cropper Chair of Brain Tumour Research, Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney
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Cassandra Griffin
Biobanking and Clinical Research Manager
Hunter Medical Research Institute, NSW
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Prof Gilles Guillemin
Neuroscientist
Co-Founder and CEO, Bionyeri Pty Ltd
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A/Prof Georgia Halkett
Research Scientist
Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
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Dr Lachlan Harris
Research Scientist
Team Head of Cancer Neuroscience Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane
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A/Prof Rosemary Harrup
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
Head, Dept Medical Oncology/Hematology, Royal Hobart Hospital
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Dr Benjamin Heng
Research Scientist
Research Fellow, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University
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Dr Michael Hodges-Langford
Biobank and Clinical Laboratory Coordinator
Wesley Research Institute, The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane
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Prof Lindy Jeffree
Neurosurgeon
Director of Neurosurgery, Alfred Hospital; Professor, Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne
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Prof Terrance Johns
Research Scientist
Head, Telethon Kids Institute Cancer Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth
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A/Prof Mustafa Khasraw
Medical Oncologist
Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Centre; Deputy Director, Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy, Duke University, USA
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Dr Ganessan Kichenadasse
Medical Oncologist
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide
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A/Prof Eng-Siew Koh
Radiation Oncologist
Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney; Chair, COGNO
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Dr Ben Kong
Medical Oncologist
Royal North Shore Hospital & Mater Hospital, Sydney; COGNO Clinical Research Fellow, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney
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Dr Arian Lasocki
Neuroradiologist
Head of Radiology Research; Co-Head of MRI, Department of Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
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Prof Wendy Lipworth
Bioethicist, Health Social Scientist
Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney
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Robyn Leonard
Founder/Director BCA
Consumer Representative, COGNO Scientific Advisory Committee; Deputy Chair, Cancer Trials Consumer Network
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Dr Adrian Lee
Medical Oncologist and Network Director of Physician Training
Royal North Shore Hospital and Genesis Care
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Dr Sherman Leung
Research Scientist
Head of Research Operations, Wesley Research Institute, The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane
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Dr Louise Ludlow
Biobank Coordinator
Children’s Cancer Centre Tissue Bank, MCRI, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
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A/Prof Zarnie Lwin
Medical Oncologist
Royal Brisbane Hospital & Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane
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Dr Marion Mateos
Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist
Sydney Children’s Hospital; Clinical Research Fellow, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, NSW
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Prof Lenka Munoz
Research Scientist
Head of Cancer Research, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
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Dr Najmun Nahar
Radiation Oncologist
Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
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Dr Wayne Ng
Biobank Manager
Victorian Cancer Biobank
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Prof Anna Nowak
Pro Vice Chancellor
Health and Medical Research, University of Western Australia
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Prof Terence O’Brien
Neurologist, Program Director – Alfred Brain
Director of Neurology & Deputy Director of Research, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne; Head of Department of Neuroscience & Deputy Head of Central Clinical School, Monash University
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Dr Sarah Olson
Neurosurgeon
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
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Dr Rebecca Ormsby
Biobank Coordinator
SA Neurological Tumour Bank, Flinders University, SA
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Dr Jonathon Parkinson
Neurosurgeon
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
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A/Prof Mark Pinkham
Radiation Oncologist
Gamma Knife Centre of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Icon Cancer Centre, Brisbane
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Prof Stuart Pitson
Research Scientist
Head, Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, University of SA
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Dr Santosh Poonnoose
Neurosurgeon
Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide
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Dr Ganes Pranavan
Medical Oncologist
The Canberra Hospital, ACT
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Prof Leonie Quinn
Research Scientist
Head, Cancer Models, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra
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Emma Raymond
Research Business Manager
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane
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Prof Roger Reddel
Paediatric Oncologist
Director, Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI); Sir Lorimer Dods Professor, Sydney Medical School, USyd; Head, CMRI Cancer Research Unit; Director, CellBank Australia
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A/Prof Peter Robbins
Pathologist
PathWest, QEII Medical Centre Perth; School of Pathology and Laboratory, UWA
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Prof Mark Rosenthal
Medical Oncologist
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne; Director, Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit
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Dr Jodi Saunus
Research Scientist
Translational Research Institute, Mater Research, Brisbane
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Prof Andrew Scott
Clinician/Scientist
Director, Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health; Head, Tumour Targeting Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Melbourne
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Dr Brindha Shivalingam
Neurosurgeon
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Dr Hao-Wen Sim
Medical Oncologist
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney; Clinical Lead and Group Coordinator, COGNO
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Prof John Simes
Medical Oncologist
Senior Associate Director, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre; Medical Oncologist, RPA Hospital; Professor, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney
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Mr Jan Niclas Skarne
PhD Candidate
Sid Faithfull Brain Cancer Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer
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Ms Desma Spyridopoulos
Consumer Representative
Immediate past chair, COGNO Advisory Panel
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A/Prof Heather Thorne
National Manager
kConFab, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
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Prof Claire Vajdic
Epidemiologist
Head of Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW
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Dr Winny Varikatt
Neuropathologist
Institute of Clinical Pathology & Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
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Prof Claire Wakefield
Psychologist
Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital and School of Women’s Children’s Health, UNSW
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Prof David Walker
Neurosurgeon
Faculty of Medicine, University of Qld; Wesley Hospital, Brisbane
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Dr Helen Wheeler
Medical Oncologist
Northern Cancer Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
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Prof Deborah White
Research Scientist
Director Cancer Research, SA Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide
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Dr Sonia Yip
Translational Research Scientist
Translational Research Lead, Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney
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Dr Alex Yuile
Medical Oncologist
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
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Prof John Zalcberg
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Alfred Health; Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University; Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
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Prof David Ziegler
Paediatric Oncologist
Haematologist, Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, Head, Clinical Trials Program, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
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