Linda Truong (B.Sc., Hons, M.Phil. (Medicine. Pharmacology)) is a pharmacologist, founder of the Refractory Epilepsy Program and Neurology Clinical Trials consultant for the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle.

She is Chair of the Australian Epilepsy Clinical Trials Innovations Hub and is a long-standing member of the Human Research Ethics Committee at the University of New South Wales and a member of independent Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs).

Linda is internationally recognised for her expertise in clinical trial management and education across the Asia Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand. She has 20 years of research and clinical trial experience in industry, academic and public health hospital settings.

She is the recipient of several prestigious research awards, including the 2008 Reg Wait Award and the 2013 Industry ICON Clinical Plc employee award. She was a finalist in the 2022 Western Sydney Women Award – Women in STEM category.

She is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Professor Jennifer Martin and Dr John Lawson to develop patient-centric approaches to epilepsy clinical trials in Australia. Increasing patient access to clinical trials is important to Linda and motivates her work ethic and vision for building a better future for patients.