Who is Who?
Growing up in Australia's Child Health CheckPoint is led by Professor Melissa Wake at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Professor Wake has played a key role in designing the health aspects of Growing Up in Australia since its inception in 2002. Alongside her is a large investigator team, comprising researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Deakin University, University of South Australia, University of Sydney, Australian National University, University of Tasmania, University of Western Australia, Adelaide University, the National University of Singapore, Oxford University, the Burnett Institute, the Children's Hospital Westmead, The George Institute for Global Health and the Singapore National Eye Centre. In addition, there is representation from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) and the Government Department of Social Services (DSS) - the government agencies who oversee Growing Up in Australia. Assisting the investigator team is the project team. The project team is led by Dr Susan Clifford and based at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. The project team manage the day-to-day running of the project.
Chief Investigator
Professor Melissa Wake
Investigator team members
Dr Peter Azzopardi | Burnett Institute Murdoch Children's Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital |
Prof Louise Baur | Children's Hospital Westmead |
Prof David Burgner | Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof John Carlin | Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Michael Cheung | Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof Jonathon Craig | The University of Sydney |
Prof Terry Dwyer | The George Institute for Global Health Oxford University |
A/Prof Ben Edwards | The Australian National University |
A/Prof Lisa Gold | Deakin University Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Dr Jessica Kerr | Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
Dr Fiona Mensah | Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
Prof Tim Olds | The University of South Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof Sarath Ranganathan | Royal Children's Hospital Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Dr Helen Rogers | Australian Government, Department of Social Services |
Prof Richard Saffery | Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
Prof Michael Sawyer | The University of Adelaide |
Prof James Sharman | The University of Tasmania |
Dr Peter Simm | Murdoch Children's Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital |
Mr Luke Stevens | Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof Tien Wong | Singapore National Eye Centre National University of Singapore The University of Melbourne |
Prof Stephen Zubrick | Telethon Kids Institute The University of Western Australia |