Speaker Line up

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SPEAKER LINE UP



Meet our Speakers

Simon Barry

Simon Barry, PhD

Adelaide University

Australia

Paul Beavis

Paul Beavis, PhD

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Australia

Marie Bleakley

Marie Bleakley, MD, PhD, MMSC

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre

United States

Leon Brownrigg

Leon Brownrigg, BSc, GDipSc, MMedSc, GDipEd, PhD

Royal Perth Hospital

Australia

Stuart Chambers

Stuart Chambers, PhD

University of Otago

Australia

Colleen Delaney

Colleen Delaney, MD

The Seattle Children’s Research Institute

United States

Dennis Dowhan

Dennis Dowhan, PhD

Therapeutic Goods Administration – Biological Science Section

Australia

Vera Evtimov

Vera Evtimov, PhD

Cartherics Pty Ltd

Australia

Vanessa Fitzgerald

Vanessa Fitzgerald, BASc

NSW Health

Australia

Jess Frith

Jess Frith, PhD

Monash University

Australia

Cibelly Goulart

Cibelly Goulart, PhD

Australia Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR)

Australia

Sarah Grandinette

Sarah Grandinette, PhD

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

United States

Filimon Haile

Filimon Haile, PhD

Victorian Department of Health

Australia

Simon Harrison

Simon Harrison, MBBS, MRCP(uk), FRCPath(uk), FRACP, PhD

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

United States

Andras Heczey

Andras Heczey, MD

Seattle Children’s Research Institute

United States

Tracy Heng

Tracy Heng, PhD

Monash University

Australia

Matthew M. Hewitt

Matthew M. Hewitt, BA, PhD

Charles River Laboratories

United States

Misty Jenkins

Misty Jenkins, PhD

WEHI

Australia

Yazi Ke

Yazi Ke, PhD

Macquarie Medical School

Australia

Glen Kennedy

Glen Kennedy

Queensland Health

Australia

Rebecca Lim

Rebecca Lim, PhD

INOVIQ Ltd

Australia

Melissa Little

Melissa Little, AC, BSc (Hons I), PhD, GAICD, FAAHMS, FAAS

Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Australia

Alyce Maksoud

Alyce Maksoud

Therapeutic Goods Administration – Manufacturing Quality Branch

Australia

Ali McCarron

Ali McCarron, PhD

Adelaide University

Australia

Alex McLellan

Alex McLellan, PhD

University of Otago

New Zealand

Rebecca McQualter

Rebecca McQualter, B.Med(Hons), PhD

Chimeric Therapeutics

Australia

Bev Menner

Bev Menner, PhD

Cell Therapies Pty Ltd

Australia

Shalin Naik

Shalin Naik, PhD

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Australia

Geraline O’Neill

Geraline O’Neill, PhD

Children’s Hospital, Westmead

Australia

Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina

Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, PhD

University of New South Wales

Australia

Philipp C. Rommel

Philipp C. Rommel, Dr. rer. nat.

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Australia

Penny Shakespeare

Penny Shakespeare, LLB

Australian Department of Health

Australia

Sandeep Soni

Sandeep Soni, MD

Mammoth Biosciences, University of California

United States

Tim Strabala

Tim Strabala, PhD

Environmental Protection Authority

New Zealand

Dario Stupar

Dario Stupar, PhD

QIMR Berghofer

Australia

Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson, BEng

Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility

Australia

Lachlan Thompson

Lachlan Thompson, PhD

School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney

Australia

Karin van Bart

Karin van Bart, MD

New Zealand Medsafe

New Zealand

Gordon Wallace

Gordon Wallace, PhD

University of Vermont

United States

Daniel J. Weiss

Daniel J. Weiss, MD, PhD

University of Vermont

United States

Kelly Wray

Kelly Wray, BMedBiotech(Hons)

Sydney Cell and Gene Therapy

Australia