Our team
Meet the team
The Our Health Study team is made up of staff and researchers from across the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.
Meet the team at the Carlton Participant Assessment Centre (PAC):
- Kym Rickards – Research Coordinator / Registered Nurse
- Astha Kattel – Research Assistant / Registered Nurse
- Zoe Taylor – Research Assistant / Registered Nurse
- Dr Hasitha Pelenda – Research Assistant / Registered Dentist
- Dr Isabel Evans – Research Assistant / Registered Dentist
- Abigail Richards – Research Assistant
- A/Prof Julian Simmons – Project Supervisor
- Justine Underwood – Project Manager
- Alan Tsui – Data Manager
Lead researchers
University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science
- Prof Bernie Pope
- A/Prof Mihiri Silva
- Prof Lauren Ayton
- Ms Jessica Holliday
- Professor Yoshihisa Kashima
- Professor Nicholas Haslam
- Professor Nicholas Allen
- A/Prof Adrian Bickerstaffe
- Ms Samantha Fox
- Ms Hannah Murchie
- A/Prof Michael Menden
- Dr Amy Loughman
University of Melbourne Faculty of Science
- A/Prof Kate Howell
- Dr Robyn Larsen
- Dr Chiara Murgia
- Prof Kim-Anh Le Cao
Bio21Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute
- A/Prof David Stroud
- Dr Subash Adhikari
- Dr Christopher Brown
- Dr Nikeisha Caruana
- Dr Daniella Hock
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
- Professor Richard Saffery
- Dr Kim Powell