Investigators
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
Key investigators
Investigator team members |
| Affiliations |
Dr Peter Azzopardi Adolescent Health |
| Burnett Institute Murdoch Children's Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital |
Prof Louise Baur Nutrition & Obesity |
| Children's Hospital Westmead |
Prof David Burgner Infection & Inflammation |
| Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof John Carlin Biostatistics |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Michael Cheung Cardiology |
| Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof Jonathon Craig Renal health |
| The University of Sydney |
Prof Terry Dwyer Epidemiology |
| The George Institute for Global Health Oxford University |
A/Prof Ben Edwards Family Studies, Child and Youth Development and Survey Methodology |
| The Australian National University |
A/Prof Lisa Gold Health Economics |
| Deakin University Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Dr Jessica Kerr Nutrition & Obesity |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
Dr Fiona Mensah Biostatistics |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
Prof Tim Olds Fitness & Time Use |
| The University of South Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof Sarath Ranganathan Respiratory Medicine |
| Royal Children's Hospital Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
Prof Markus Juonala Cardiovascular Health |
| University of Turku |
Prof Richard Saffery Epigenetics & Biobanking |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute The University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Justin O’Sullivan Genomics & Micronutrients |
