People

Bio21 Institute Leadership

Name Role

Prof Michael Parker

Director

Prof Frances Separovic

Deputy Director

Prof Malcolm McConville

Associate Director – Platform Infrastructure

Prof Spencer Williams

Associate Director – Commercialisation

Prof Sally Gras

Associate Director – Engagement

 

Administration & Operations Team

Name Role Contact details Contact for

Ms Calista Sim

Institute Operations Manager

calista.sim [at] unimelb.edu.au

(03) 834 40864

Strategic initiative implementation, operational guidance

Ms Fiona Watson

Institute Operations Officer

fkwatson [at] unimelb.edu.au

(03) 834 40553

Events, auditorium/atrium bookings, HR, website updates

Mr Joe Bryant (M/F)

Ms Emma Oravec (Tu/W/Th)

Concierge

bio21-reception [at] unimelb.edu.au 

(03) 834 42220

Access, meeting room bookings, and general institute enquiries

Dr Jacinta Patti

Technical Compliance Officer

jacinta.patti [at] unimelb.edu.au

(03) 834 47350

All things Bio21 OHS & Compliance, including (but not limited to):

  • New Member and Visitor Management (Induction and Access Requests),
  • Laboratory Safety & Compliance (Biological/Chemical/Radiation, Waste Management, Permit related purchases or imports)
  • Emergency Control Organisation (Wardens/First Aiders), Safety processes (After Hours Work) & Equipment (First Aid Kits, Fire Extinguishers, PPE etc),
  • Research Support with a Safety/Compliance focus.

Mr Brendan McMahon

Facilities Officer, Infrastructure Services

mcmahonb [at] unimelb.edu.au

(03) 834 46000

All Bio21 related facilities maintenance requests submitted through ServiceNow 
Bio21 IT Resources  

bio21-it [at] unimelb.edu.au (subject: %5BBio21%20IT%20Support%5D)

 

 

General IT Support

 

IT Services (service-now.com)

(03) 834 40888

 

 

Laboratory Group Leaders

Name Department Email

Prof Phil Batterham

Biosciences, Science

p.batterham [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Karen Day

Microbiology and Immunology, MDHS

karen.day [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Paul Donnelly

Chemistry, Science

pauld [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Michael Duffy

Microbiology and Immunology, MDHS

mduffy [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Laura Edgington-Mitchell

Biochemistry and Pharmacology, MDHS

laura.edgingtonmitchell [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Debnath Ghosal 

Biochemistry and Pharmacology, MDHS

debnath.ghosal [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Paul Gleeson

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

paul.gleeson [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Paul Gooley

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

prg [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Sally Gras

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering

sgras [at] unimelb.edu.au

A/Prof Michael Griffin

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

mgriffin [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Danny Hatters

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

dhatters [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Elizabeth Hinde

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

elizabeth.hinde [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Ary Hoffmann

Biosciences, Science

Ary [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Craig Hutton

Chemistry, Science

chutton [at] unimelb.edu.au

A/Prof Guy Jameson

Chemistry, Science

guy.jameson [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr David Jones

Chemistry, Science

djjones [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Ivanhoe Leung

Chemistry, Science

ivanhoe.leung [at] unimelb.edu.au

A/Prof Megan Maher

Chemistry, Science

megan.maher [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Malcolm McConville

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

malcolmm [at] unimelb.edu.au

 A/Prof Justine Mintern

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

jmintern [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Moira O'Bryan

Biosciences, Science

moira.obryan [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Richard O'Hair

Chemistry,  Science

rohair [at] unimelb.edu.au

A/Prof Stuart Ralph

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

saralph [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Gavin Reid

Chemistry, Science; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

gavin.reid [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Eric Reynolds

Dental Science, MDHS

e.reynolds [at] unimelb.edu.au 

A/Prof Isabelle Rouiller

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

isabelle.rouiller [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Frances Separovic

Bio21 Institute, Science

fs [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Diana Stojanovski

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

d.stojanovski [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr David Stroud

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

david.stroud [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Leann Tilley

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

ltilley [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Ian van Driel

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

i.vandriel [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Jose Villadangos

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDHS

joseav [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Tony Wedd

Chemistry, Science

agw [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Jonathan White

Chemistry, Science

whitejm [at] unimelb.edu.au

Prof Spencer Williams

Chemistry, Science

sjwill [at] unimelb.edu.au

Dr Wallace Wong

Chemistry, Science

wwhwong [at] unimelb.edu.au

 

 

Platform Technology Contacts

Name Platform Technology Email

Prof Eric Hanssen

Electron Microscopy

ehanssen [at] unimelb.edu.au

Ms Yan Hong Tan

Melbourne Protein Characterisation

Bio21-WEHI Crystallisation Facility

ACRF Facility for Innovative Cancer Drug Discovery

yan.tan [at] unimelb.edu.au

A/ProfNick Williamson

Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics

nawill [at] unimelb.edu.au

Ms Kirsty Turner

Metabolomics Australia

k.turner [at] unimelb.edu.au

 

 

Fellows and Affiliates 

Name Role  

Prof Ary Hoffmann 

Laureate Fellow

Environmental Stress and Adaptation Laboratories

Prof Michael Parker

Federation Fellow/Fellow of the Academy of Science

Structural Biology 

Prof Andrew Holmes

Melbourne Laureate Professor Emeritus / Former President of the Australian Academy of Science

 

Prof Frances Separovic

Foreign Secretary & Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

 

Prof Leann Tilley

ARC Laureate Fellow

 
Prof Andrew Wilks Honorary Enterprise Professor, The University of Melbourne

andrew.wilks [at] thepharm.bio