The NHMRC Women in Health Science Working Committee was established to gain a better understanding of the issues that women researchers face in health and medical research and barriers to career progression.
The Committee provides advice directly to NHMRC’s CEO on strategies that could be implemented to address issues and overcome barriers.
Current members of the Committee are listed below. Membership includes male and female researchers at different career stages and those with and without children.
Chair,
Professor
Rosalie
Viney
University of Technology Sydney.
Associate Professor
Nikola
Bowden
Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle
Professor
Geoffrey
Faulkner
Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland.
Professor
Dawn
Freshwater
The University of Auckland
Professor
Caroline
Homer
AO
University of Technology Sydney.
Dr
Sandip
Kamath
James Cook University
Professor
Peter
Koopman
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
Associate Professor
Suzanne
Miller
Monash University
Mr
David
Rae
The University of Sydney
Professor
Deborah
White
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Professor
Robert
Williamson AO
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne.
Professor
Tania
Winzenberg
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania