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. 

Simone Perry
Research Program :
  • Healthcare Transformation​ Research Program
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Global Health, Healthy Ageing, Psychology
 
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
Research Program :
  • Public Health
Research Topics :
Effective Health Services, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Psychology, Women's Health
 
Research Program :
  • Brain & Mental Health
Research Topics :
Clinical Mental Health, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2014 Project Grant
Project Grant
2013 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
Project Grant
1998 Project Grant
HMRI Award for Early Career Research
1998 HMRI Award for Early Career Research
Dr Julia Shaw
Research Program :
  • Pregnancy & Reproduction
Research Topics :
Neuroscience, Pregnancy & Babies, Stress and Addictive Disorders
 
Research Program :
  • Brain & Mental Health
Research Topics :
Neuroscience
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Research Program :
  • Brain & Mental Health
Research Topics :
Neuroscience
 
Project Grant
2017 Project Grant
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Dr Jennifer StGeorge
Research Program :
  • Brain & Mental Health
Research Topics :
Neuroscience, Psychology
 
Dr Jessie Sutherland
Research Program :
  • Pregnancy & Reproduction
Research Topics :
Medical Genetics, Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer, Reproduction & Infertility, Women's Health
 
Project Grant
2016 Project Grant
Project Grant
2015 Project Grant