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 Bente Talseth-Palmer
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Medical Genetics, Pancreatic, Colorectal & Rare Cancers
 
Project Grant
2009 Project Grant
Dr Meredith Tavener
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Stroke and Brain Injury, Women's Health
 
Dr Peta Tehan
Research Program :
  • Food and Nutrition Research Program
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Healthy Ageing
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Communicable Disease Risks, Effective Health Services, Using Health Data & Statistics
 
Dr Sarah Valkenborghs
Research Program :
  • Active Living and Learning Research Program
Research Topics :
Asthma, Respiratory Diseases & the Immune System, Clinical Cardiovascular, Healthy Lifestyles, Prostate Cancer, Stroke and Brain Injury
 
Project Grant
2022 Project Grant
Dr Anne Vertigan
Research Program :
  • Viruses, Infections / Immunity, Vaccines & Asthma
Research Topics :
Asthma, Respiratory Diseases & the Immune System
 
Project Grant
2004 Project Grant
Priscilla Viana Da Silva
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Global Health, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Using Health Data & Statistics
 
Dr Amy Waller
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Clinical Treatment & Palliative Care, Effective Health Services
 
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Effective Medicines, Healthy Lifestyles, Using Health Data & Statistics
 
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
HMRI Award for Early Career Research
2014 HMRI Award for Early Career Research
Dr Michelle Wong-Brown
Research Program :
  • Cancer
Research Topics :
Medical Genetics, Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Travel Grant
2014 Travel Grant
Project Grant
2011 Project Grant