Past FHRI Fund Advisory Council members and nominees
Past members and nominees of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund
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FHRI Fund Advisory Council member: Professor Sandra Eades AO Professor Sandra Eades, a Noongar woman from Mount Barker in Western Australia, joined the University of Melbourne as Associate Dean (Indigenous) in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in 2022. Professor Eades has made outstanding contributions to the epidemiology of Indigenous child health in Australia, as well as national leadership in Indigenous health research. In 2003, Sandra was Australia's first Aboriginal medical doctor to be awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy, at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, in Perth.
Sandra is a recipient of the Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medical research, to Indigenous health, and to professional organisations. |
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FHRI Fund Advisory Council member: Ms Vicki O'Donnell OAM (Member from 2020 to 2022) Vicki is a Nyikina Mangala Aboriginal woman from Derby, who has worked as a Strategic Leader in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health for 15 years. |
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FHRI Fund Advisory Council member (non-voting): Dr James Williamson (Nominee from 2020 to 2022) Nominee of the Director General of the WA Department of Health At the time he was a nominee on the Advisory Council, James was Assistant Director General leading the Clinical Excellence Division. The Clinical Excellence Division provides direction and advice to the Department of Health on clinical policies, professional and regulatory affairs, clinical leadership, safety & quality and health research. After graduating in medicine and bacteriology from Edinburgh University Dr Williamson completed his PhD at the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne. He has served the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as Chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee in General Medicine and member of the Committee for Physician Training. He is currently on the NHMRC Council. |
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FHRI Fund Advisory Council member (non-voting): Professor Peter Klinken AC (Nominee from 2021 to 2022) Nominee of the Director General of the WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Professor Klinken is the Chief Scientist of WA, providing independent expert advice to the State Government. |