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Scientific Reference Panel
The Foundation’s remarkable strength is found in the calibre of the members of this Panel .
The task of the Scientific Reference Panel is to review and assess each application received by the Foundation and to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees. The Trustees take substantial guidance from the Scientific Panel.
The Scientific Reference Panel process ensures that the successful projects have scientific merit, are appropriately designed and undertaken by researchers with impressive track records
Members
Professor Edward Byrne
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University. Former Professor of Experimental Neurology and Director, Centre for Neuroscience, the University of Melbourne. Professor Byrne has combined an active clinical career and groundbreaking research in neurological disease .
Professor Colin Masters
Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, the University of Melbourne ;Director of Research Laboratories, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria ; Consultant, Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Associate Dean (Research) Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Professor Robert Porter
Director, Research Development, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University ; Planning Dean for the School of Medicine ,JCU ; Former Dean of Medicine, Monash University. Professor Porter also has held positions as Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research , Howard Florey Professor of Medical Research and NH&MRC Chair of Medical Research Committee .
Dr. John Yeatman
Currently, Associate Lecturer, Centre for Palliative Care, University of Melbourne . Formerly, palliative care physician, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem following a long and distinguished career as a physician and medical administrator in Victoria’s leading hospitals
Professor Elsdon Storey
Professor of Neuroscience and Director, Van Cleef/Roet Centre for Nervous Diseases, Monash University; Head,Department of Neurology, Alfred Hospital;Council Member,Australian Association of Neurologists;Executive Member, Monash University Centre for Brain and Behaviour; Committee Member, Behavioural Neurology Subcommittee and Neurogenetics Subcommittee of AAN; Sessional Neurologist to CDAMS(Memory Clinic) Caulfield General Medical Centre;Neurologist to the Neurogenetics Clinic, St Vincent's Hospital, Royal Melbourne and Alfred.
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