
School of
Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
Our researchers
Associate Lecturers
Mrs Kristie Sheridan
Associate Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Kristie.Sheridan@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40550928
Mr Matthew Kolasinski
Associate Lecturer/Casual Academic
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Matthew.Kolasinski@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 7562
Dr Ayesha Ayesha
Associate Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Ayesha.Ayesha@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420227
Dr Danielle Bond
Lecturer/Casual Academic
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Danielle.Bond@newcastle.edu.au
- 40420872
Dr Alexandra Brown
Post Doctorate Researcher
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- ALEXANDRA.BROWN@NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- (02) 4042 0201
Dr Sean Burnard
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist/Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
Dr Grace Burns
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- G.Burns@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0181
Dr Ryan Duchatel
Chadtough Defeat DIPG Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Ryan.Duchatel@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 49854489
Dr Camille Esneau
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Camille.Esneau@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0117
Dr Chantel Fitzsimmons
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- CHANTEL.FITZSIMMONS@NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- (02) 4921 5549
Dr Jason Girkin
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- JASON.GIRKIN@NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- (02) 40420847
Dr Henry Gomez
Senior Project Officer
School of Medicine and Public Health
- Henry.Gomez@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420832
Mr Matthew Kolasinski
Associate Lecturer/Casual Academic
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Matthew.Kolasinski@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 7562
Dr Dylan Kiltschewskij
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Casual Academic
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Dylan.Kiltschewskij@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8748
Dr Abdul Mannan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Abdul.Mannan@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 17954
Dr Saije Endacott
Research Academic
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Saije.Morosin@newcastle.edu.au
- 4042 0376
Dr Heather Murray
Lecturer / Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Heather.Murray@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6934
Dr Mitch Naughton
Associate Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Mitch.Naughton@newcastle.edu.au
- 0413288621
Dr Bojan Stojkovic
Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Bojan.Stojkovic@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0117
Dr Sarah Valkenborghs
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Sarah.Valkenborghs@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0819
Dr Rebecca Vanders
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Rebecca.Vanders@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0263
Dr Evan Williams
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Evan.J.Williams@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 404 20910
Dr Lily Williams
Research Associate
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Lily.Williams@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7227
Ms Xiajie Zhang
Conjoint Associate Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Xiajie.Zhang@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420235
Lecturers
Dr Kelly Asquith
Research Officer
School of Medicine and Public Health
- Kelly.Asquith@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420182
Dr Bronwyn Berthon
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Bronwyn.Berthon@newcastle.edu.au
- +61 2 4042 0116
Dr Kirsten Coupland
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Kirsten.Coupland@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40421611
Dr Emily Cox
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Emily.Cox10@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4515
Dr Sarah Delforce
Project Coordinator (Clinical Research)
School of Medicine and Public Health
- Sarah.Delforce@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0343
Dr Ryan Drew
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Ryan.Drew@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8709
Dr Lauren Harms
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Lauren.Harms@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5664
Dr Emily Hoedt
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Emily.Hoedt@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0384
Dr Jemma Mayall
Lecturer/Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Jemma.Mayall@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0221
Dr Karen Mickle
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Karen.Mickle@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 43484613
Dr Hannah Palliser
Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Hannah.Palliser@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0371
Dr Shu Ren
Clinical Trials Research Associate/Lecturer
School of Medicine and Public Health
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, CHMW
- Shu.Ren@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7708
Dr Severine Roselli Dayas
Honorary Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Severine.Roselli@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5915
Dr Saad Salem
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Saad.Salem@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4380
Dr Michael Schuliga
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Michael.Schuliga@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420845
Dr Hayley Scott
Lecturer Nutritional Biochemistry
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Hayley.Scott@newcastle.edu.au
- 02 4042 0113
Dr Josh Secomb
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Josh.Secomb@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7205
Dr Julia Shaw
Research Fellow/MBRP Lab Program Manager
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Julia.C.Shaw@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0485
Dr Alex Spencer
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Alex.Spencer@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0634
Dr Shafiq Syed
NHMRC Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Shafiq.Syed@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7280
Dr Zoe Yates
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Zoe.Yates@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4349 4560
Senior Lecturers
Associate Professor Katie Baines
Senior Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Katherine.Baines@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420090
Dr Daniel Beard
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Daniel.J.Beard@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 0790
Dr Hayley Croft
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Hayley.Croft@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4263
Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Sarah.DineenGriffin@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4299
Dr Chen Chen Jiang
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Chenchen.Jiang@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7233
Associate Professor Gerard Kaiko
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Gerard.Kaiko@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420184
Associate Professor Heather Lee
NHMRC Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Heather.Lee@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420680
Associate Professor Roger Liang
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Roger.Liang@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4959
Dr Lizzie Manning
Senior Lecturer Physiology
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Lizzie.Manning@newcastle.edu.au
- +61 2 4055 0154
Dr Dean Sculley
Senior Lecturer/Casual Academic - NUPrep (Teaching)
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Dean.Sculley@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4349 4596
Mrs Josephine Smith
Education Project Manager
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Josephine.Smith@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6310
Associate Professor Mitch Smith
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Mitch.Smith@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4033 9235
Dr Jessie Sutherland
ARC DECRA
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Jessie.Sutherland@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4913 8735
Dr Melissa Tadros
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Melissa.Tadros@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5609
Dr Jude Weidenhofer
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Judith.Weidenhofer@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8706
Associate Professors
Professor Mark Baker
Senior Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Mark.Baker@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7880
Associate Professor Ian Heslop
Associate Professor - Pharmacy
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Ian.Heslop@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 2663
Professor Matt Dun
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Matt.Dun@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5693
Associate Professor Susan Hua
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Susan.Hua@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 49854063
Associate Professor Phil Jobling
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Phillip.Jobling@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5126
Associate Professor Rebecca Lim
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Rebecca.Lim@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 49217811
Dr Karen Mate
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Karen.Mate@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5983
Associate Professor David Newby
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- David.Newby@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 2035
Associate Professor Kathryn Skelding
Associate Dean, Education
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Kathryn.Skelding@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5982
Associate Professor Doug Smith
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Douglas.Smith@newcastle.edu.au
- 0468473659
Associate Professor Paul Tooney
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Paul.Tooney@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8691
Professor Nikki Verrills
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Nikki.Verrills@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5619
Associate Professor Ming Yang
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Ming.Yang@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420183
Associate Professor Ian Heslop
Associate Professor - Pharmacy
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Ian.Heslop@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 2663
Professors
Professor Nathan Bartlett
Associate Dean, Industry and Engagement
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Nathan.Bartlett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0171
Professor Alan Brichta
Professor/Casual Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Alan.Brichta@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7026
Professor Murray Cairns
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Murray.Cairns@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8670
Professor Chris Dayas
Interim Head of School
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Christopher.Dayas@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5618
Professor Brett Graham
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Brett.Graham@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5397
Professor Jon Hirst
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Jon.Hirst@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40420360
Professor Hubert Hondermarck
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Hubert.Hondermarck@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8830
Professor Jay Horvat
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Jay.Horvat@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40 420220
Professor Simon Keely
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- SIMON.KEELY@NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- (02) 4042 0229 (HMRI)
Professor Kirsty Pringle
Associate Dean, Equity Diversity and Inclusion
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Kirsty.Pringle@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0372
Professor Doan Ngo
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Doan.Ngo@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 40339386
Professor Rodney Scott
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Rodney.Scott@newcastle.edu.au
- (02)4921 4974&4042 0712
Professor Neil Spratt
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Neil.Spratt@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6171
Professor Pradeep Tanwar
Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Pradeep.Tanwar@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5148
Professor Rohan Walker
Associate Dean Education, Innovation and Strategy
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
- Rohan.Walker@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5012
Professor Lisa Wood
Pro Vice Chancellor - College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Office PVC - Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
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