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 Meredith Tavener
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Stroke and Brain Injury, Women's Health
 
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Communicable Disease Risks, Effective Health Services, Using Health Data & Statistics
 
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
Professor Luke Wolfenden
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
 
HMRI Award for Mid Career Research
2019 HMRI Award for Mid Career Research
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2013 Project Grant
Dr Rachel Wong
Research Program :
  • Cardiovascular
Research Topics :
Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2014 Project Grant
Dr Serene Yoong
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Global Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
 
HMRI Award for Early Career Research
2018 HMRI Award for Early Career Research
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Travel Grant
2015 Travel Grant