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Committed to improving health outcomes

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The people and partners behind TRI are united in a commitment to improving medical treatments and health outcomes. The TRI ecosystem combines state-of-the-art facilities with world-class leading Australian researchers to support collaboration and faster translation of medical breakthroughs to create healthier communities.

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Providing leadership and guidance and ensuring accountability through governance and
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Mr Walker is a senior executive with significant corporate leadership and management experience, both nationally and globally.

He has held senior executive positions with United Technologies, Rockwell Collins and Boeing, leading and building businesses across Australia and the Asia Pacific. He also has significant board and governance experience, both in Australia and Asia.

Mr Walker is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has director experience with listed company, joint venture, not-for-profit and advisory boards.

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Dr Rayment is the Chief Commercialisation and Development Officer at QUT, leading a team responsible for the university’s industry engagement, strategic partnerships and commercialisation. She has been Chair of QUT Bluebox, managing a portfolio of 35+ early-stage technology companies across multiple industry sectors; and a Director of CelluAir.

Dr Rayment contributes to policy discussions through her role as Director of Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia – and through participation in several government working groups.

Before joining QUT, she led industry engagement and research development initiatives for several universities and has worked across Australia and the United Kingdom. She has a PhD in tissue engineering, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Registered Technology Transfer Professional and a Superstar of STEM.

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As The University of Queensland’s Provost and Senior Vice-President, Professor Mark Blows is responsible for building UQ’s academic capability and embedding a performance culture in support of its strategic objectives.

Professor Blows received his PhD in Genetics from La Trobe University in 1994. He subsequently held an NSERC International Fellowship at York University and an Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship at James Cook University, before joining the University of Queensland in 1998.

He was awarded two further ARC Fellowships and served as Head of School of the School of Biological Sciences for seven years. His major interests are in statistical genetics, with a particular focus on how genetic variance evolves, the distribution of genetic variance in high-dimensional phenotypes, and how genetic variation limits evolutionary change. In 2011, he was elected to the Australian Academy of Science.

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Ms Hallas has more than 30 years of experience across public, private and non-government sectors in Australia and New Zealand, including in designing and implementing health service, infrastructure and workforce strategy and planning.

She has a Bachelor of Science clinical undergraduate degree and post graduate qualifications including a Master’s degree in Education, Leadership and Change Management.

She has an interest in exploring ideas and opportunities to advance an ambitious workforce agenda for Queensland.

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Providing operational and cultural leadership, and promoting research excellence through qualified support and systems.

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Maher leads the Blood Cancer Research group at TRI-based Mater Research, and is a pre-eminent senior staff haematologist at the adjoining Princess Alexandra Hospital.

He is internationally recognised for significant contributions to the understanding of the role of immune evasion in the tumour microenvironment of patients with lymphoma.

His team is working to accurately predict which patients will experience an early relapse and which would be candidates for novel cell-based treatment approaches. To translate his team’s research findings, Maher runs a number of innovative early phase clinical trials.

Maher is a member of the Federal Government-appointed National Blood Cancer Task Force steering committee that aims to improve access to blood cancer services across Australia. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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Helen is the Executive Director of Translation at TRI, a senior staff specialist rheumatologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and an Associate Professor with the University of Queensland.

She divides her time between clinical practice at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and driving research translation at TRI and within the broader ecosystem. She has experience across the research spectrum including discovery and translational science, clinical research, clinical trials and applying the principles of implementation science as a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Translating Research into Practice Fellow.

She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Hons), Bachelor of Applied Science (Podiatry), a PhD from the University of Queensland, is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Kirsten is an experienced General Counsel and Company Secretary, with responsibility in her role for managing TRI’s legal requirements and providing legal advice to the Board and management across a range of areas. She also oversees institute human resources and compliance.

Kirsten has worked as General Counsel and Company Secretary for the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism, and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in both Australia and the United States. She has co-authored three publications on compliance with ASX and APRA corporate governance requirements.

Kirsten has degrees in Law (First Class Hons) and International Business Relations, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. She is In-House Counsel Certified by the Association of Corporate Counsel and is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

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Simon is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years of experience across multiple sectors in the United Kingdom and Australia.

He has worked in external auditing, including five years with international firm Ernst & Young; in commerce, as Head of Group Finance at Virgin Care, one of the largest private providers to the UK’s National Health Service; and in contract recruitment, as Director of Group Finance for Fircroft Group.

Simon relocated to Brisbane to take up the role of Finance Director of Fircroft’s Australasian operations, before returning to professional services as a Financial Management Consultant with BDO. During his time at BDO, Simon served as TRI’s Acting Director of Finance on two occasions.

He holds a Bachelor of Economics and Finance. Simon is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales.

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An accomplished biomedical research professional with over 20 years’ experience, Emily Duggan has a track record of developing innovative solutions. She joined TRI in 2022 after almost six years in the building as the University of Queensland’s Senior Gnotobiotic Facility Coordinator. In that time, she established the TRI Gnotobiotic Core Facility and her experience since has ranged from the laboratory bench through to senior management, logistics, advanced administration tasks and data analysis. Emily holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons – Class I) Physiology and Pharmacology and oversees TRI’s Core Facilities, Analytics, Scientific Services & Space, Building Services, Central Stores and Sterilisation.

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Raj is TRI’s inaugural Director of ICT, with responsibility for strategic leadership of technology across the institute. He initially joined TRI in a consulting capacity, with responsibility for reviewing our ICT systems and developing a new technology strategy and governance model.

Raj has previously consulted for TAFE Queensland as the Executive Director, Strategic Transformation, and been Director of IT Services at Bond University.

He is on the board of a not-for-profit organisation and has a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science as well as a Master of Business in IT Management.

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An experienced human resources business partner Rod Yeo has worked in a variety of sectors including Health, FMCG, Insurance, Financial Services, Mining Services and Technology. He also has a proven track record leading on Occupational Health and Safety, Quality Assurance and Change Management projects. Results driven and passionate about the importance of People, Safety and Culture in contributing to business performance, Rod holds a Master of Human Resources Management. Since joining TRI in 2017, Rod has developed a raft of HR initiatives to improve productivity, employee engagement, employee retention and leadership capability.

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The TRI Foundation seeks to support medical research at TRI through sponsorship programs, events and commercial partnerships.

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Craig Casagrande is a CFO Advisory Partner and the Brisbane Advisory Lead Partner of BDO, a leading audit, accounting and consulting firm. With a career spanning more than two decades, Craig’s expertise lies in advising boards, committees and executives, offering support and guidance in various facets of finance and corporate operations.

Craig’s portfolio encompasses a diverse range of industries across both the public and private sector and he has a specialisation in the establishment of corporate and finance functions for infrastructure and major projects.

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Dominic McGann is a Partner of McCullough Robertson, a leading Australian law firm with 53 partners plus staff located in offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle and Canberra. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Dominic held prominent positions with the Queensland Government for seven years and is one of only a few lawyers with a combination of significant senior government experience as well as private practice experience. Dominic’s extensive experience in communicating and negotiating with indigenous communities, positions him as one of Australia’s leading experts in this field.

Dominic is also a Director of McCullough Robertson Foundation, Chair of Climate-KIC Australia Limited, Co-Chair of Carumba Institute Advisory Board at QUT, Director of Queensland Music Festival Limited, Director of Frazer Family Foundation and a Member on the Council of QUT.

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Max Walters has a background in senior leadership in finance, media and sport – and has spent a total of 40 years on boards for charitable and not-for-profit organisations.

Max has been a senior manager at Touche Ross & Co (now KPMG), Finance Director and later CEO of the Seven Network, and CEO for Queensland Cricket.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been awarded an Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to the media, cricket and the community.

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TRI Partners

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The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions. UQ ranks among the world’s top universities, as measured by several key independent rankings.

UQ’s Frazer Institute has nearly 300 researchers, students and staff, working to improve detection and management of severe and chronic diseases, such as skin cancer and blood cancer, arthritis and diabetes.

UQ’s Faculty of Medicine has strengths spanning research, teaching, industry engagement and clinical practice in disciplines ranging from the basic sciences, biomedical research and development, to clinical trials and public health.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) ranks among the world’s top 200 universities and has a growing research output focused on healthcare, technology and innovation. QUT has invested in areas of research related to global, national and state priorities.

Key research strengths include:

Genomics and personalised health
Healthcare transformation
Cancer and palliative care outcomes
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Biomedical technologies
Immunology and infection control
Microbiome research
Vision and eye research

Mater Research is a recognised leader in medical research. Its bench to bedside philosophy is applied through work across Mater Health’s hospitals and health services, UQ and TRI. Mater Research is committed to working closely with Mater Health, Mater Education and our growing network of partners and collaborators to turn scientific discovery into the best possible treatment, care, and outcomes for patients and our broader community.

We encourage our programs to be interlinked, and many of our research groups perform ground-breaking research that spans across individual programs.

Mater Research’s five core programs are:

Cancer
Chronic and Integrated care
Healthcare Delivery and Innovation
Mother and Baby
Neurosciences

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Role and Membership

The SLC acts in an advisory capacity to the TRI CEO, as well as being a forum for planning collaborative activities and a decision-making body for some matters outside the responsibility of the ELT.

2025 members include Professor Allison Pettit for Mater Research, Professor Kirsten Spann for QUT, Associate Professor Salih Salih for Metro South Health, Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani for UQFI and Professor Maher Gandhi (SLC Chair).

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