Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal is an Austrian-born Australian research biologist. He is famous for his contributions to the fields of antibody formation and immunological tolerance.
Peter Charles Doherty is an Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995,the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. In the Australia Day Honours of 1997,he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel. He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations,Doherty's immune system research was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an iconic "innovation and invention".
Richard Graeme Larkins is the former Chancellor of La Trobe University. He was the Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University from 2003 to June 2009. Prior to this,he had a distinguished career in medicine,scientific research and academic management.
Alan Simon Finkel is an Australian neuroscientist,inventor,researcher,entrepreneur,educator,policy advisor,and philanthropist. He was Australia’s Chief Scientist from 2016 to 2020. Prior to his appointment,his career included Chancellor of Monash University,President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE),and CEO and founder of Axon Instruments,and CTO for the electric car start-up Better Place Australia.
The Monash University Faculty of Medicine,Nursing and Health Sciences is an Australian healthcare provider. It comprises 10 schools,teaching and clinical centers and research institutes. The faculty offers undergraduate,postgraduate and professional education programs in medicine,nursing and allied health,and is a member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers,Universities and National Academies.
The Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR),was an Australian medical research institute located in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton,Victoria,consisting of 400 scientists and students belonging to the Faculty of Medicine,Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. In January 2014 the Institute merged with Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research and has since been renamed the Hudson Institute of Medical Research.
Sir Edward Byrne is a neuroscientist who,as of September 2024,serves as President of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),located in Thuwal,Saudi Arabia. Byrne served as President and Principal of King's College London from August 2014 until January 2021. and was previously President Vice-Chancellor of Monash University.
Douglas James Hilton is an Australian molecular biologist. He is the CEO of CSIRO and immediate past Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne,Australia. His research has focused on cytokines,signal transduction pathways and the regulation of blood cell formation (hematopoiesis). Hilton was the President of the Association of the Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) from 2014-16.
Professor Samuel Frank Berkovic is an Australian neurologist and Laureate Professor in the Department of Medicine,University of Melbourne and Director of the Epilepsy Research Centre at Austin Health.
Brendan Scott Crabb is an Australian microbiologist,research scientist and director and chief executive officer of the Burnet Institute,based in Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Jonathan Carapetis is an Australian paediatric physician with particular expertise in infectious disease and Indigenous child health. He is a Winthrop Professor at the University of Western Australia,an infectious diseases consultant at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children,and an Honorary Distinguished Research Fellow of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Carapetis is the Director of the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth,Western Australia.
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer is an Australian paediatric neurologist and senior research fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Scheffer has made several major advances in the field of epilepsy research. Scheffer is credited with finding the first gene implicated in epilepsy. She has also described and classified novel epileptic syndromes such as Epilepsy limited to Females with Mental Retardation.
Jeremy Robert Chapman is a British–Australian nephrologist,renal physician and transplant surgeon. He has been the director of the Division of Medicine and Cancer at Westmead Hospital in Sydney since 2007.
James Alexander Angus is an Australian pharmacologist,who has served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria since 12 November 2021.
David Joshua Handelsman, (AO) is trained in Medicine and Endocrinology. His expertise is in testicular function and androgen physiology,pharmacology,and toxicology. His experience spans basic,clinical,and public health domains including a recent focus on genetic models of androgen action,steroid mass spectrometry,and anti-doping science. He was Australia's first Professor in Reproductive Endocrinology and Andrology. He has worked in the US,Australia,and Germany. His professional involvement includes the World Health Organization (WHO) Human Reproduction Programme's Male Task Force,the United Nations Fund for Population Activities,Endocrine Society of Australia,World Anti-Doping Agency's Health,Medicine and Research Committee,and Australian Drug Evaluation Committee.
Rachelle Buchbinder is an Australian rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist. Her clinical practice is in conjunction with research involving multidisciplinary projects relating to arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. She promotes improvement of communication with patients and health literacy in the community.
Jeffrey Victor Rosenfeld is an Australian neurosurgeon and professor of medicine. He is a senior neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at The Alfred Hospital,and the Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Monash University,as well as being a major general in the Australian Defence Force,where he has served as a general surgeon since 1984. His research has focussed on traumatic brain injury,bionic vision,and medical engineering. He is best known for devising an operation to remove hypothalamic haematomas from children's brains. Since 2021 he has been the Patron of the Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre organization.
Gwendolyn Lesley Gilbert,better known as Lyn Gilbert,is an Australian microbiologist who specialises in the control and prevention of infectious diseases,including COVID-19.
Sophia Zoungas is a clinical endocrinologist from Victoria,Australia. She is recognised for her work in the management of diabetes and its vascular complications and leads Australia's largest translational research program in diabetes care and benchmarking of diabetes services. Zoungas's research explores the link between diabetes,glucose levels and cardiovascular risks and has enabled people with diabetes to be prescribed medication that reduce their cardiovascular risk factors. She is head of the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University and is the Professor of Diabetes,Vascular Health and Ageing and is also deputy director of Research at Alfred Health.
