Organisation Structure
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Board of Directors
Chair: Mr Bill Ferris ACExecutive Director
Professor John Mattick 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 SmithFinance and Accounting
Ms Cherry DuttonHuman Resources
Ms Belinda ChristieInformation Technology
Mr Jim McBrideOperations
Mr David KeenanScience 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 GilesImmunology
A/Professor Robert BrinkSenior Scientists:
Professor Antony Basten AO FAADr Daniel Christ
A/Professor Shane Grey
Dr Jenny Gunton
Dr Cecile King
Professor Jonathan Sprent FRS FAA
Dr Stuart Tangye
Diabetes & Obesity
Professor David James FAASenior Scientists:
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:
Dr Paul BaldockDr Greg Neely
A/Professor Amanda Sainsbury-Sails
Dr Bryce Vissel
Hearing Research Unit
Professor David RyugoCancer
Professor Rob Sutherland FAASenior Scientists:
Professor Andrew BiankinProfessor Sue Clark
Professor Roger Daly
Dr Maija Kohonen-Corish
Professor Liz Musgrove
A/Professor Chris Ormandy
Dr Alex Swarbrick
Cancer Development Laboratory
Dr Charlie WattsBone
Professor Peter CroucherSenior Scientists:
Professor Tuan NguyanBoard Committees
- Business Development Advisory
- Finance & Audit
- Investment
- Remuneration
Institute Committees
- Appointments & Promotions
- BTF Policy Advisory
- Building & Equipment
- Executive Research
- Higher Degrees
- Information Technology
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Operations Advisory
- Seminars
- Scientific Advisory
St Vincents Research Precinct (SVRP) Committees
- Animal Ethics & Experimentation
- Human Research Ethics
- Institutional Biosafety
- SVRP Management
- SVRP 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.


