The Raine Medical Research Foundation and the Healy Medical Research Foundation are governed in accordance with their respective Deeds of Trust. This includes the composition of the Research Committee. Our four Advisory Committees report to the Research Committee bi-annually.
All members of our Research Committee and Advisory Committees are volunteers. We thank our members for their generosity of time and expertise in ensuring that we support the very best medical research in Western Australia.
Research Committee
Professor Amit Chakma
Chair
Raine Medical Research
Foundation
Associate Professor Aron Chakera
Fellow
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Professor Dickon Hayne
Professor of Surgery
The University of
Western Australia
Mr Peter Smith
Fellow
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Dr Bennie Ng
General Practitioner
Australian Medical Association WA
Professor Valarie Verhasselt
Professor Biochemistry
The University of Western Australia
Mr Garry Prendiville
Financial Consultant
Research Committee nominee
Professor Leon Adams
Professor of Medicine
The University of Western Australia
Advisory Committees
Finance & Strategic Advisory Committee
- Mr Garry Prendiville (Chair, Research Committee member)
- Dr Bennie Ng (Research Committee member)
- Mr Peter Smith (Research Committee member)
Raine Priming Grant Advisory Committee
- Associate Professor Steven Mutsaers (Chair, The University of Western Australia)
- Professor Elizabeth Davis (BrightSpark member, Perth Children’s Hospital, Telethon Kids Institute)
- Associate Professor Joshua Lewis (Edith Cowan University)
- Professor Bronwyn Myers-Franchi (Curtin University)
- Professor Shane Patman (University of Notre Dame)
- Dr Sarah Rea (Murdoch University)
- Dr Evan Ingley (Murdoch University)
- Professor Valerie Verhasselt (Research Committee Member, Telethon Kids Institute)
- Dr Vanessa Fear (Telethon Kids Institute, UWA)
Clinician Research Fellowship Advisory Committee
- Ms Sharyn Rodger (Chair, WA Department of Health)
- Mr Vincent Batt (WA Department of Health)
- Professor Garry Allison (Curtin University)
- Professor Jeff Hamdorf (The University of Western Australia)
- Professor Merrilee Needham (Perron Institute, Fiona Stanley Hospital)
- Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg (Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital)
- Professor Claire Donnellan (Edith Cowan University)
- Prof Peter McEvoy (Curtin University)
- Mr Scott Mosey (Consumer Representative)
Awards & Prizes Advisory Committee
- Professor Gerard Hoyne (Chair, University of Notre Dame)
- Dr Andrew Currie (Murdoch University)
- Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker (Curtin University)
- Associate Professor Hayley Christian (Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia)
- Associate Professor Elin Gray (Edith Cowan University)
- Professor Carl Schultz (The University of Western Australia)
Raine Management Office
Dr Amelia Scaffidi
A/Director
Jay Jay Jegathesan
Research Grants Manager
Dr Cristina Gamez
Project Officer
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