National Consortium Members

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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