HMRI Affiliated Researchers

HMRI affiliated researchers include all health and medical researchers, students and support staff working across the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Local Health District. There are more than 1600 researchers in the Hunter, aligned with HMRI's 19 research programs.

Many Hunter researchers are national and international leaders in their field. They work and collaborate across the research spectrum - from basic laboratory science, to developing new drugs and treatments, implementing clinical trials, improving clinical care, health behaviour and prevention, population health, as well as improving health service policy and planning. Together, Hunter researchers continue to improve the health of our community, locally and across the world. 

Dr Joel Petit
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Clinical Treatment & Palliative Care, Melanoma, Pancreatic, Colorectal & Rare Cancers
 
Professor Kirsty Pringle
Research Program :
  • Pregnancy & Reproduction
Research Topics :
Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer, Pregnancy & Babies
 
Equipment Grant
2017 Equipment Grant
Project Grant
2015 Project Grant
Project Grant
2013 Project Grant
Associate Professor Kym Rae
Research Program :
  • Pregnancy & Reproduction
Research Topics :
Global Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Pregnancy & Babies, Reproduction & Infertility, Women's Health
 
Project Grant
2018 Project Grant
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Professor Christopher Scarlett
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Pancreatic, Colorectal & Rare Cancers
 
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Project Grant
2014 Project Grant
Jenny Schneider
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Clinical Treatment & Palliative Care, Pancreatic, Colorectal & Rare Cancers
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Professor Darren Shafren
Research Program :
  • Cancer
  • Viruses, Infections / Immunity, Vaccines & Asthma
Research Topics :
Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer, Pancreatic, Colorectal & Rare Cancers, Viruses & Vaccines
 
Project Grant
2000 Project Grant
HMRI Award for Early Career Research
1998 HMRI Award for Early Career Research
Scholarship
1998 Scholarship
Dr Julia Shaw
Research Program :
  • Pregnancy & Reproduction
Research Topics :
Neuroscience, Pregnancy & Babies, Stress and Addictive Disorders
 
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Leukaemia, Prostate Cancer
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Project Grant
2015 Project Grant
Dr Carmel Smart
Research Program :
  • Pregnancy & Reproduction
Research Topics :
Pregnancy & Babies
 
Project Grant
2019 Project Grant
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Dr Bente Talseth-Palmer
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Medical Genetics, Pancreatic, Colorectal & Rare Cancers
 
Project Grant
2009 Project Grant