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Research training facilitatorsOur course facilitators Brain health Xiaoying Chen Senior Research Fellow, Brain Health Program Brain health Dr Xia Wang Doctoral Research Fellow Brain health Dr Katie Harris Senior Research Fellow Brain health Dr Zien Zhou Research Fellow, Neurological Program MLTC (Multimorbidity) Dr Arpita Ghosh Head Biostatistics and Data Science Health systems science Dr. Niveditha Devasenapathy Program Head, Academic Clinical Trials Unit Critical care Professor John Myburgh AO Director, Professoriate Critical care Renal and metabolic Professor Simon Finfer AO Professorial Fellow AO Critical care Professor Bala Venkatesh Program Director, Critical Care Professor Maree Hackett Program Head, Students and Fellows Mental health Health systems science Respiratory health Brain health Professor Laurent Billot Director, Biostatistics and Data Science Qiang Li Senior Biostatistician Chris Gianacas Senior Biostatistician, Biostatistics and Data Science Division Health systems science Dr Anna Campain Senior Biostatistician Renal and metabolic Women's health Dr Sanne Peters Associate Professor Guunu-maana Health systems science Dr Kate Hunter Senior Research Fellow, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program Critical care Frances Bass Project Manager, Critical Care Program Sindhu Prasad Head of Data Management Brain health Dr Faraidoon Haghdoost Research fellow in headache disorders Injury Health systems science Dr Soumyadeep Bhaumik Head, Meta-research and Evidence Synthesis Unit, Health Systems Science Renal and metabolic Abhinav Bassi Senior Research Fellow and Head of Project Operations -George Institute India Joyce Lim Quality Assurance Manager Renal and metabolic Associate Professor Sradha Kotwal Program Head, Renal and Metabolic Division Cardiovascular health Dr. Mohammad Abdul Salam Program Head, Cardiovascular Research Health systems science Cardiovascular health Mental health Guunu-maana Professor David Peiris Chief Scientist Health systems science Renal and metabolic Dr Laura Downey Program Lead, global program for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Health systems science Dr Gill Schierhout Program Lead, Evaluation and system reform Health systems science Dr Devarsetty Praveen Global Strategic Priority Lead - Better Care & Director Primary Health Care Health systems science Dr Emily Atkins Senior Research Fellow Health systems science Dr. Blake Angell Program Lead, Health Workforce Economics Health systems science Professor Stephen Jan Head of Health Economics and Process Evaluation Program
Mental health Health systems science Respiratory health Brain health Professor Laurent Billot Director, Biostatistics and Data Science
Guunu-maana Health systems science Dr Kate Hunter Senior Research Fellow, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program
Injury Health systems science Dr Soumyadeep Bhaumik Head, Meta-research and Evidence Synthesis Unit, Health Systems Science
Renal and metabolic Abhinav Bassi Senior Research Fellow and Head of Project Operations -George Institute India
Health systems science Cardiovascular health Mental health Guunu-maana Professor David Peiris Chief Scientist
Health systems science Renal and metabolic Dr Laura Downey Program Lead, global program for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Health systems science Dr Devarsetty Praveen Global Strategic Priority Lead - Better Care & Director Primary Health Care
