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Our people at CCBDR

Research, training and outreach activities of the Centre are overseen by its Co-Directors, Professors Chris Sobey and Grant Drummond, and an Advisory Committee comprising national and international experts in clinical and experimental cardiovascular research, as well as consumer and industry representatives.

Academic staff

Name Position Telephone Email
Professor Grant Drummond Associate Dean, Partnerships 03 9479 5843 G.Drummond@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Garrie Arumugam Professor 03 9479 2771 G.Arumugam@latrobe.edu.au
Maral Baghaei Casual Academic M.Baghaei@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Amy Baxter Senior Research Fellow 03 9479 3576 A.Baxter@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. James Bell Senior Lecturer In Human Physiology 03 9479 5307 J.Bell@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Michael De Silva Senior Lecturer, Human Physiology 03 9479 6876 T.DeSilva@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Hericka Bruna Figueiredo Galvao Research Officer 03 9479 5816 H.FigueiredoGalvao@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Brooke Huuskes Senior Lecturer in Human Anatomy 03 9479 2035 B.Huuskes@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Maria Jelinic Lecturer 03 9479 3631 M.Jelinic@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Courtney Judkins Research Officer 03 9479 6286 C.Judkins@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Helena Kim Tracey Banivanua Mar Fellowship 03 9479 3975 H.Kim2@latrobe.edu.au
Tien Nguyen Research Officer Tien.Nguyen@latrobe.edu.au
Maeve O'Keeffe Casual Academic M.OKeeffe@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Steve Petrovski Head of Department Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology 03 9479 2397 steve.petrovski@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Alexander Pinto Associate Professor (Research) A.Pinto@latrobe.edu.au
Gemma Ryan Research Officer 03 9479 2271 gemma.ryan@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Narbada Saini Associate Lecturer Anatomy (TF) 03 9479 8728 N.Saini@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Chris Sobey La Trobe Uni Distinguished Professor 03 9479 1316 C.Sobey@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Antony Vinh Assoc Prof (Physiology & Pharmacology) 03 9479 5617 A.Vinh@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Richard Zhang Research Fellow 03 9479 6489 S.Zhang@latrobe.edu.au

Higher Degree Research and Honours students

Name Position Telephone Email
Jake Robertson Casual Academic Jake.Robertson@latrobe.edu.au
David Wong Zhang Casual Academic 03 9479 5265 D.WongZhang@latrobe.edu.au