Find contact details for staff in the College of Health & Biomedicine.
The College also includes Psychology and Social Work (formerly in the College of Arts).
College leadership
|
Professor Karen Dodd Vice President, Health, Sport & Active Living Dean, College of Health & Biomedicine |
+61 3 9919 2342 email: karen.dodd@vu.edu.au |
|
Associate Professor Alan Hayes Assistant Dean, Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE) |
+61 3 9919 4658 email: alan.hayes@vu.edu.au |
|
Associate Professor Patrick McLaughlin Director of Learning & Teaching |
+61 3 9919 1131 email: patrick.mclaughlin@vu.edu.au |
Office of the Dean
| Patrick Lambert College Manager |
+61 3 9919 4542 email: patrick.lambert@vu.edu.au |
| Su Brand Executive Assistant to the Dean |
+61 3 9919 2195 email: su.brand@vu.edu.au |
| Mirjana Drvoderic Senior Administrative Officer |
+61 3 9919 7568 email: mirjana.drvoderic@vu.edu.au |
| Patricia McQueen Senior Administrative Officer |
+61 3 9919 2004 email: patricia.mcqueen@vu.edu.au |
| Jo Xuereb Administrative Officer |
+61 3 9919 2226 email: jo.xuereb@vu.edu.au |
Course & unit administrators
| Chantal Boorman St Albans campus |
+61 3 9919 7724 email: cua.cohb@vu.edu.au |
| Dominic Angelone St Albans campus |
+61 3 9919 2011 email: cua.cohb@vu.edu.au |
| Natasha Dzuteska Footscray Park Campus |
+61 3 9919 5380 email: cua.cohb@vu.edu.au |
| Marina Osman City Flinders Lane/City Queen Campus |
+61 3 9919 2226 email: cua.cohb@vu.edu.au |
Clinical learning office
| Sarah Portelli Clinical Placement Manager |
+61 3 9919 2377 email: clinical.learning@vu.edu.au |
| Yesim Ali Accreditation |
+61 3 9919 9445 email: yesim.ali@vu.edu.au |
| Rosa Corrente Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2708 email: paramedic.placements@vu.edu.au |
| Simran Gill Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2708 email: paramedic.placements@vu.edu.au |
| Marie Fisicaro Administrator, Clinical Placements |
+61 3 9919 2306 email: marie.fisicaro@vu.edu.au |
| Gabriel Palacios Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2708 email: clinical.learning@vu.edu.au |
| Siobhan Warhurst Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2708 email: clinical.learning@vu.edu.au |
Clinics
| Nathan Pace Clinic Administrator |
+61 3 9919 1039 email: nathan.pace@vu.edu.au |
| Alex Radywonik Clinical Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 2516 email: alex.radywonik@vu.edu.au |
| Leanne Stocco Clinic Project Officer |
+61 3 9919 8257 email: leanne.stocco@vu.edu.au |
Allied health
Program Head
Dr Catherine Kamphuis | +61 3 9919 2616 | catherine.kamphuis@vu.edu.au
Paramedicine
|
David Dawson Course Chair, Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) |
+61 3 9919 2793 |
|
Dr Catherine Kamphuis Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2616 |
| Jacqueline LeBusque Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2251 email: jacqueline.lebusque@vu.edu.au |
| Lucinda Mayor Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2214 email: lucinda.mayor@vu.edu.au |
| Meagan McInnes Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2039 email: catherine.kamphuis@vu.edu.au |
| Adam Pilmore Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2616 email: adam.pilmore@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Gavin Smith | +61 3 9919 4718 email: gavin.smith@vu.edu.au |
| Natasha Walta Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2946 |
Public health
|
Dr Mimmie Ngum Chi Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2766 email: mimmie.ngumchi@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Craig Fry | +61 3 9919 5315 email: craig.fry@vu.edu.au |
| Irene Lemish Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2246 email: irene.lemish@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Andrew Mathieson Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5692 email: andrew.mathieson@vu.edu.au |
|
Dianne Stevens Course Chair & Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2929 email: dianne.stevens@vu.edu.au |
Social work
| Lesley Ervin Field Education Coordinator |
lesley.ervin@vu.edu.au |
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Dr John Fox Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 4419 email: john.fox@vu.edu.au |
| Haidee Hicks Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5780 email: haidee.hicks@vu.edu.au |
| Lisa Hodge Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5751 email: lisa.hodge@vu.edu.au |
| Jody Laughton Field Work Education Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 4970 email: jody.laughton@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Doris Testa Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5010 email: doris.testa@vu.edu.au |
Clinical services
Program HeadProfessor Jenny Sharples | +61 3 9919 4448 | jenny.sharples@vu.edu.au
Dermal science
|
Jennifer Byrne Lecturer |
+61 3 9602 4278 email: jennifer.byrne@vu.edu.au |
| Claire Coulstock Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 1368 email: claire.coulstock@vu.edu.au |
| Vera Koslova-Fu Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1836 email: vera.koslova-fu@vu.edu.au |
| Catherine Mallia Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1879 |
| Stephanie Permal Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 1870 email: stephanie.permal@vu.edu.au |
| Frank Perri Senior Lecturer Course Chair: Bachelor of Dermal Sciences |
+61 3 9919 7912 email: frank.perri@vu.edu.au |
| Claire Simpson Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1828 email: claire.simpson@vu.edu.au |
Osteopathic medicine
| Dr Kate Blackmore Clinical coordinator |
+61 3 9919 1276 email: kate.blackmore@vu.edu.au |
|
Tracy Denning Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1158 email: tracy.denning@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Kylie Fitzgerald Lecturer Course Chair Bachelor of Science (Osteopathy) |
+61 3 9919 1043 email: kylie.fitzgerald@vu.edu.au |
| Michael Fleischmann Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 1198 email: michael.fleischmann@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Gary Fryer | +61 3 9919 1065 email: gary.fryer@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Edwina Gotz Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1149 email: edwina.gotz@vu.edu.au |
| Navine Haworth Clinical Coordinator |
+61 9919 1329 email: navine.haworth@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Maja Husaric Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1590 |
| Dr Jim Kiatos Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1191 email: jim.kiatos@vu.edu.au |
|
Associate Professor Patrick McLaughlin Deputy Program Head, Clinical Services |
+61 3 9919 1131 email: patrick.mclaughlin@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Jane Mulcahy Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1140 email: jane.mulcahy@vu.edu.au |
|
Brett Vaughan Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1210 email: brett.vaughan@vu.edu.au |
|
Douglas Wong Lecturer and Course Chair, Master of Health Science |
+61 3 9919 1294 email: douglas.wong@vu.edu.au |
Psychology
|
Dr Michelle Ball Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2536 email: michelle.ball@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Laurie Chapin Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2355 email: laurie.chapin@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Carolyn Deans Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2334 email: carolyn.deans@vu.edu.au |
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Associate Professor Paul Duckett |
+61 3 9919 2384 |
| Dr Sally-Ann Free Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 4096 email: sally-ann.free@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Peter Gill Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5641 email: peter.gill@vu.edu.au |
|
Glen Hosking Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2266 email: glen.hosking@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Warwick Hosking Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2620 email: warwick.hosking@vu.edu.au |
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Associate Professor Gavin Ivey |
+61 3 9919 2138 email: gavin.ivey@vu.edu.au |
| Andrew Jago Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5225 email: andrew.jago@vu.edu.au |
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Associate Professor Wally Karnilowicz Lecturer Social Research Methods Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 4047 email: wally.karnilowicz@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Siân McLean Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5867 email: sian.mclean@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Romana Morda Lecturer Psychology Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 5223 |
| Dianne Niemczyk Clinic Reception |
+61 3 9919 2349 email: dianne.niemczyk@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Keis Ohtsuka Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5098 email: keis.ohtsuka@vu.edu.au |
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Sue Oliver Field Education Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 2221 email: sue.oliver@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Alexia Pavlis Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2559 |
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Professor Jenny Sharples Lecturer Program Head, Clinical Services |
+61 3 9919 4448 email: jenny.sharples@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Kim Shearson Lecturer Interpersonal & Organisational Psychology |
+61 3 9919 2784 email: kim.shearson@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Christopher Sonn | +61 3 9919 5226 email: christopher.sonn@vu.edu.au |
| Emra Suleyman Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2397 email: emra.suleyman@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Julie Van Den Eynde Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 5221 email: julie.vandeneynde@vu.edu.au |
| Rebecca Youl Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 9242 email: rebecca.youl@vu.edu.au |
Medical Sciences
Program HeadProfessor Andrew McAinch | +61 3 9919 2019 | andrew.mcainch@vu.edu.au
Biomedical science
|
Dr Craig A. Goodman Senior Lecturer |
+61 8395 8229 email: craig.goodman@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Samy Sakkal Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2641 email: samy.sakkal@vu.edu.au |
| Philip Seymour Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2579 email: phil.seymour@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Xiao Su Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2019 email: xiao.su@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Anthony Zulli Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2768 email: anthony.zulli@vu.edu.au |
Food, nutrition & dietetics
|
Osaana Donkor Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 8059 email: osaana.donkor@vu.edu.au |
|
Genevieve Johnston Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2044 email: genevieve.johnston@vu.edu.au |
| Jacqui Krassie Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2437 email: jacqui.krassie@vu.edu.au |
|
Professor Andrew McAinch Program Head, Medical Sciences & Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2019 email: andrew.mcainch@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Helen McCarthy Course Chair, Bachelor of Applied Science |
+61 3 9919 2390 email: helen.mccarthy1@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Vijay Mishra Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 8130 email: vijay.mishra@vu.edu.au |
|
Associate Professor Michael Mathai Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2211 email: michael.mathai@vu.edu.au |
| Judith Myers Lecturer (Nutrition and Food) |
+61 3 9919 2102 email: judith.myers@vu.edu.au |
|
Professor Todor Vasiljevic Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 8062 email: todor.vasiljevic@vu.edu.au |
Medical physiology
| Dr Ronnie Blazev Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 4594 |
| Paul Conroy Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 7024 email: paul.conroy@vu.edu.au |
| William Deasy Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2076 email: william.deasy@vu.edu.au |
|
Associate Professor Alan Hayes Assistant DeanWestern Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE) Course Chair Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Nutrition & Food Sciences) & Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Biomedical Sciences) |
+61 3 8395 8227 +61 3 9919 4658 email: alan.hayes@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Kulmira Nurgali Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 8395 8223 +61 457 212 886 email: kulmira.nurgali@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Emma Rybalka Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 4298 email: emma.rybalka@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Puspha Sinnayah Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2262 email: puspha.sinnayah@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Christos Stathis Course Chair, Bachelor of Biomedical & Exercise Science |
+61 3 9919 4293 +61 3 9919 2828 email: christos.stathis@vu.edu.au |
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Melanie Sullivan-Gunn Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 2992 email: melanie.sullivan@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Kathy Tangalakis Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2618 email: kathy.tangalakis@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Elizabeth Verghese Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2557 email: elizabeth.verghese@vu.edu.au |
Nursing & midwifery
Program Head
Professor Sharon Andrew | +61 3 9919 2090 | sharon.andrew@vu.edu.au
Midwifery & women's health
|
Professor Mary Carolan Professor |
+61 3 9919 2585 email: mary.carolan@vu.edu.au |
|
Karina Ireland Course Chair, Bachelor of Midwifery & Bachelor of Nursing Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2104 email: karina.ireland@vu.edu.au |
| Gina Kruger Senior Lecturer/Unit Convenor Undergraduate Midwifery |
+61 3 9919 2697 email: gina.kruger@vu.edu.au |
| Felicity Lawton Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2149 |
| Melissa Mazzarino Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2024 |
Nursing
|
Dr Gayelene Boardman Course Chair, Bachelor of Nursing Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2396 email: gayelene.boardman@vu.edu.au |
| Leah Bradley Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2100 email: leah.bradley@vu.edu.au |
|
Jo Finn Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2164 email: joanne.finn@vu.edu.au |
| Jillian Goullet Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2348 email: jillian.williams@vu.edu.au |
| Dorota Frankowska Lecturer Coordinator Year 2 |
+61 3 9919 2820 email: dorota.frankowska@vu.edu.au |
| Assoc Professor Liza Heslop | +61 3 9919 2252 +61 3 8395 8142 email: liza.heslop@vu.edu.au |
|
Karen Livesay Senior Lecturer (Acute Care) |
+61 3 9919 2123 email: karen.livesay@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Lucy Lu Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2495 email: l.lu@vu.edu.au |
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Professor Terence McCann Professor |
+61 3 9919 2325 email: terence.mccann@vu.edu.au |
|
Rebecca Millar Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2209 email: rebecca.millar@vu.edu.au |
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Dr Clive Miller Lecturer Coordinator Year 3 |
+61 3 9919 2387 email: clive.miller@vu.edu.au |
| Nicole Orwin Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2061 email: nichole.orwin@vu.edu.au |
| Susan Philip Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2201 email: susan.philip@vu.edu.au |
| Jo-Anne Rihs Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2541 email: jo-anne.rihs@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Ruby Walter Lecturer Coordinator Year 1 |
+61 3 9919 2150 email: ruby.walter@vu.edu.au |
Research
Centre for Chronic Disease
DirectorProfessor Maximilian de Courten | +61 3 8395 8141 | maximilian.decourten@vu.edu.au
| Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos |
+61 3 9919 2025 |
|
Dr Angela Fones Project Coordinator - Research |
+61 3 9919 9277 |
| Dr Monica Prakash Research Officer |
monica.prakash@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Sarah Fraser Research Officer |
sarah.fraser@vu.edu.au |
Postdoctoral appointments
|
Dr Giovanni Zurzolo Postdoctoral Research Officer |
giovanni.zurzolo@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Muditha Dissanayake Research Officer |
muditha.dissanayake@vu.edu.au |
Emeritus, honorary, adjunct & visiting appointments
|
Dr Jocelyn Angus Honorary Associate Professor |
jocelyn.angus@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor John Ashton Adjunct Professor |
john.ashton@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Gregory Blatch Honorary Professor |
gregory.blatch@vu.edu.au |
|
Professor Dorothy Bruck Emeritus Professor |
dorothy.bruck@vu.edu.au |
| Harry Bryce Adjunct Fellow |
harry.bryce@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Patricia Burton Honorary Fellow |
trish.burton@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Henry Butt Adjunct Associate Professor |
henry.butt@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Katharine Cantwell Adjunct Associate Professor |
katharine.cantwell@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Matt Cooke Honorary Fellow |
matt.cooke@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Crispin Dass Adjunct Professor |
crispin.dass@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Kerry Dickson Adjunct Associate Professor |
kerry.dickson@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Maria Duggan Adjunct Associate Professor |
maria.duggan1@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Ruth Dunkin Adjunct Professor |
ruth.dunkin@vu.edu.au |
| Caroline Fitzwarryne Adjunct Associate Professor |
caroline.fitzwarryne@vu.edu.au |
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Professor Adrian Fisher Emeritus Professor |
adrian.fisher@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Roger Gabb Emeritus Professor |
roger.gabb@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Sandra Grace Visiting Professor |
asprsandra.grace@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Anne Graham Honorary Fellow |
anne.graham@vu.edu.au |
| Heather Gridley Honorary Fellow |
|
| Dr Karen Hallam Honorary Fellow |
karen.hallam@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Thom Huppertz Adjunct Professor |
thom.huppertz@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Paul Jennings Adjunct Professor |
pa.jennings@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Debra Kerr Adjunct Associate Professor |
deb.kerr@vu.edu.au |
| Varsha Lal Honorary Fellow |
varsha.lal@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Ioannis Matsoukas Adjunct Professor |
ioannis.matsoukas@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Geoffrey Mccoll Adjunct Professor |
geoffrey.mccoll@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Lynne Millar Adjunct Fellow |
lynne.millar@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Keri Moore Visiting Fellow |
|
| Professor Carolyn Noble Emeritus Professor |
carolyn.noble@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Daniel Ooi Honorary Fellow |
+61 3 9919 2200daniel.ooi@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Geoff Pietersz Adjunct Professor |
geoff.pietersz@vu.edu.au |
|
Dr Ahmed Rahman Honorary Fellow |
ahmed.rahman@vu.edu.au |
|
Professor Linda Rosenman Adjunct Professor |
linda.rosenman@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Deanne Skelly Honorary Fellow |
deanne.skelly@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Lily Stojanovska Emeritus Professor |
lily.stojanovska@vu.edu.au |
| Wayne Street Adjunct Professor |
wayne.street@vu.edu.au |
| Philip Tehan Adjunct Associate Professor |
philip.tehan@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Oliver Thomson Visiting Fellow |
oliver.thomson@vu.edu.au |
| Steve Vogel Visiting Associate Professor |
steven.vogel@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Tony Walker Adjunct Associate Professor |
tony.walker@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Guoqin Xu Visiting Fellow |
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| Professor Paul Zimmet Adjunct Professor |
paul.zimmet@vu.edu.au |
| Maryam Zoghi Visiting Fellow |
maryam.zoghi@vu.edu.au |
Technical services
| Danijela Bonfiglio Technician |
+61 3 9919 2381 email: danijela.bonfiglio@vu.edu.au |
| Jing Cao Technician |
email: jing.cao@vu.edu.au |
| Jeanette Hirst Technical Manager |
+61 3 9919 2033 email: jeanette.hirst@vu.edu.au |
| Anthony La Terra Laboratory Technician |
+61 3 9919 9294 |
| Lillian Nobile Senior Technical Officer |
+61 3 9919 2488 email: lillian.nobile@vu.edu.au |
| Nikola Popovik Technical manager |
+61 3 9919 2215 email: nikola.popovik@vu.edu.au |
| Sal Salanitri Technical Officer |
+61 3 9919 2275 email: sal.salanitri@vu.edu.au |
| Zheng Tao Technician |
+61 3 9919 2281 email: zheng.tao@vu.edu.au |
| Viki Veljanovski Technical Manager |
+61 3 9919 1253 email: viki.veljanovski@vu.edu.au |
| Senani Weerasinghe Technician |
+61 3 9919 2281 email: senani.weerasinghe@vu.edu.au |
| Min Zhang Technician |
+61 3 9919 2598 email: min.zhang@vu.edu.au |
