Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

CCMB Staff and Research Students

The Centre has 18 affiliated academic/research staff, all members of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. In addition, there are 7 research technical staff, 16 PhD students and 4 Honours students in 2010.


Academic and Research Staff

Prof Leigh Ackland (Acting Director)
A/Prof Peter Beech (Deputy Director)
Alfred Deakin Prof Julian Mercer
Dr Bernhard Dichtl
Dr Sharon La Fontaine
Dr Giovanni Turchini
Dr Agnes Michalczyk
A/Prof Cenk Suphioglu
Dr Fred Pfeffer
Dr Jan West
Dr Steve Chueng
Dr Lamber Brau
Dr Michael Cater
Dr Jacqui Adcock
Dr Xavier Conlan
Assoc Prof Paul Francis
Dr Luke Henderson
Dr Roxanna Llanos

 

Research Technical Staff

Alison Blake (Cell Culture Unit Manager)
Leanne Fitton (Purchasing Officer)
Michael Holmes (Technical Manager)
Higo Jasser (Senior Technical Officer)
Kelly McInnes (Research Assistant)
Ross McKirdy (Research Assistant)
Dr Philip Taylor (Confocal Microscopy Unit Manager)

 

 

Post Graduate Students

 

PhD

Sue Ackland
William (Bill) Burrage
David Cannata (Completed 2010)
Scott Carr
Damitha De Mel
Stacey Ellery
David Freestone
Lee Hudek
Loveleen Kumar
Domenic La Rosa
Stephanie Materia
Keith Niven
Dean Phillips
Dwan Price
Nadia Sadli
Will Singleton

 

Honours 2010

Nayyar Ahmed
Pathum Dhanapala
Samir Mesanovic
Christopher Richards

 

Past CCMB PhD Students: Where are they now?

Name   Year submitted Current employment
Natalie Barnes 2002 Product Specialist, F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. (NSW)
Agnes Michalczyk 2004 Post Doctoral Fellow, CCMB, Deakin University (VIC)
Alanna Castelli 2005 High School Biology Teacher
Michael Cater 2005 Post Doctoral Fellow, Peter McCallum Research Institute
Sara Onnebo 2005 Post Doctoral Fellow, University College London (UK)
Maree Bilandzic 2006  Post Doctoral Fellow, Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research (VIC)
Belinda Hardman 2006 Post Doctoral Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (VIC)
Ben Kiefel  2006 Research Scientist, Alchemy Biosciences, Deakin University (VIC)
Rowena Lewis 2006 Post Doctoral Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (VIC)
Chris Lim 2006  Post Doctoral Fellow, Mental Health Research Institute (VIC)
Bi-Xia Ke 2007 Post Doctoral Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Stephanie Lebret  2007 Post Doctoral Fellow, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research (VIC)
Peter Sykora 2007  Scientific Officer, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (VIC)
Lynda O’Sullivan 2008 Post Doctoral Fellow, Mental Health Research Institute/CCMB (VIC)
Liza John 2010 Post Doctoral Fellow, Peter McCallum Research Institute

 

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21st May 2013