Organisation Structure
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Board of Directors
Chair: Mr Bill Ferris ACExecutive Director
Professor John Shine AO FAADevelopment & Support Group
Chief Operating Officer
Mr John DakinAustralian BioResources and Biological Testing Facility
Dr Jenny KinghamBusiness Development & Legal Affairs
Ms Christina HardyCorporate Services
Ms Cate SmithDiabetes Vaccine Development Centre
Ms Rowena TuckerFinance and Accounting
Ms Cherry DuttonHuman Resources
Deborah PearsonInformation Technology
Mr Jim McBrideOperations
Mr David KeenanScience Communications
Ms Alison HeatherCore Research Facilities
Australian BioResources
Peter Wills Bioinformatics Centre
Pieter Huveneers Molecular Imaging Unit
Gene Chip Facility
Clinical Research Facility
Flow Cytometry Facility
Australian Cancer Research Fund
Unit for the Molecular Genetics of Cancer
Garvan Research Foundation
Board of Directors
Chair: Mr Geoff DixonGarvan Research Foundation
Chief Executive Officer
Ms Carole RenoufImmunology
Professor Antony Basten AO FAASenior Scientists:
Dr Robert BrinkDr Shane Grey
Dr Jenny Gunton
Dr Cecile King
Professor Charles Mackay
Professor Jonathan Sprent FRS FAA
Dr Stuart Tangye
Diabetes & Obesity
Professor David James FAASenior Scientists:
A/Professor Trevor BidenProfessor Lesley Campbell AM
Professor Don Chisholm AO
A/Professor Greg Cooney
A/Professor Antony Cooper
Professor Ted Kraegen
Dr Ross Laybutt
A/Professor Katherine Samaras
Dr Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer
Neuroscience
Professor Herbert HerzogSenior Scientists:
Professor Ken HoDr Sharon Oleskevich
A/Professor Amanda Sainsbury-Sails
Dr Bryce Vissel
Cancer
Professor Rob Sutherland FAASenior Scientists:
Professor Sue ClarkProfessor Roger Daly
A/Professor Sue Henshall
Dr M Kohonen-Corish
Professor Liz Musgrove
A/Professor Chris Ormandy
Cancer Development Laboratory
Professor Marie DziadekBone
Professor John Eisman AO
Senior Scientists:
Professor Tuan NguyanDr Paul Baldock
Board Committees
- Business Development Advisory
- Finance & Audit
- Investment
Institute Committees
- Appointments & Promotions
- BTF Policy Advisory
- Building & Equipment
- Executive Research
- Higher Degrees
- Information Technology
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Operations Advisory
- Publications
- Seminars
- Scientific Advisory
Campus Committees
- Animal Ethics & Experimentation
- Human Research Ethics
- Institutional Biosafety
- St Vincents Research Precinct Management
- St Vincents Research Occupational Health & Safety
Garvan is a partner in the CRCs for Asthma and Biomedical Imaging Development.
Garvan is a shareholder in the spin-out company G2 Therapies Ltd.


