Organisation Structure
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Board of Directors
Chair: Dr John Schubert AOExecutive Director
Professor John Mattick AO FAADevelopment & Support Group
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Mr Philip KnoxAustralian BioResources and Biological Testing Facility
Dr Jenny KinghamBusiness Development Legal Affairs
Ms Christina HardyCorporate Services
Ms Cate SmithFinance and Accounting
Ms Cherry DuttonHuman Resources
Ms Belinda ChristieInformation Technology
Mr George Constantinescu and Dr Gerard HammondOperations
Mr Michael EmersonScience Communications
Ms Alison HeatherDiabetes Vaccine Development Centre
Chief Operating Officer
Ms Rowena TuckerCore Research Facilities
Antibody Development
Australian BioResources
Australian Cancer Research Fund Unit for the Molecular Genetics of Cancer
Biological Testing Facility
Clinical Research Facility
MLC Community Foundation Flow Facility
Molecular Imaging Unit
Peter Wills Bioinformatics Centre
Garvan Research Foundation
Board of Directors
Chair: Mr Geoff DixonGarvan Research Foundation
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Andrew GilesImmunologICAL DISEASES
A/Professor Robert BrinkSenior Scientists:
Professor Antony Basten AO FAADr Daniel Christ
A/Professor Shane Grey
A/Professor Jenny Gunton
Dr Cecile King
Professor Jonathan Sprent FRS FAA
A/Professor Stuart Tangye
METABOLIC DISEASES
Professor David James FAA
Senior Scientists:
Professor Trevor BidenProfessor Lesley Campbell AM
Professor Don Chisholm AO
A/Professor Greg Cooney
A/Professor Antony Cooper
Dr Will Hughes
Professor Ted Kraegen
Dr Ross Laybutt
Professor Katherine Samaras
Dr Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer
NeuroLOGICAL DISEASES
Professor Herbert HerzogSenior Scientists:
Dr Paul BaldockDr Greg Neely
Professor John Shine AO FAA
Dr Bryce Vissel
Hearing Research Unit
Professor David RyugoCancer
Professor Sue Clark (Acting)
Senior Scientists:
Professor Andrew BiankinProfessor Vanessa Hayes
A/Professor Maija Kohonen-Corish
A/Professor Chris Ormandy
Dr Alex Swarbrick
OSTEOPOROSIS & BONE BIOLOGY
Professor Peter Croucher Senior Scientists:
Professor John Eisman AOProfessor Tuan Nguyan
Professor Michael Rogers
Board Committees
- Business Development Advisory
- Finance & Audit
- Investment
- Remuneration
Institute Committees
- Appointments & Promotions
- BTF Policy Advisory
- Equipment
- Executive Management
- Higher Degrees
- Information Technology
- Work Health & Safety Consultation
- Operations Advisory
- Postdoc Development
- Scientific Advisory
St Vincents Research Precinct (SVRP) Committees
- Animal Ethics & Experimentation
- Human Research Ethics
- Institutional Biosafety
- SVRP Management
- SVRP Work 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.


