Management Structure

The CRCAA has been established as a company limited by guarantee in accordance with the Commonwealth and Participants Agreements. The management structure of the CRCAA is shown in the diagram below:

The Board

The Board is composed of an independent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and seven members appointed by the partners.

Mr Philip Bert
Chief Executive Officer

Professor Mike Calford
University of Newcastle

Dr Ashley Dunn
Independent

Dr Arthur Emmett
Independent

Dr George Moore
Independent

Ms Julie Phillips
Independent

Professor Gail Risbridger
Monash University

Researchers

The CRCAA brings together one of the strongest teams of asthma researchers in the world. Their complementary skills range from molecular biology, immunology, genetics and pharmacology through to physiology, thoracic medicine and epidemiology. This team is ideally placed to deliver integrated research programs that will be able to take discoveries from in silico research via in vitro and in vivo experiments through to animal models and clinical proof of concept. All of the program leaders have established track records and have international reputations and are experienced at communicating their results. All are experienced in running long term, major research projects in industry-exposed settings. A number have dual roles as researchers and clinicians, and so the research is being conducted in the context of its application. All program leaders will be making significant time commitments to the CRCAA.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and is comprised of the senior scientists and the Business Manager. The role of the committee is to coordinate the Research, Education and Commercialisation Programs.

Mr Philip Bert
CEO, CRC for Asthma and Airways

Professor Norbert Berend
Director, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Sydney

Professor Judith Black
NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Sydney

Professor Paul Foster
Director, Asthma, Allergy and Inflammation Research Centre,
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle

Professor Peter Gibson
NH&MRC Clinical Research Fellow and Lead,
Discipline of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, University of Newcastle

Professor Christine Jenkins
Head, Airways Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Professor Charles Mackay
Director, Arthritis & Inflammation Research Program,
Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Professor Robyn O’Hehir
Director, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
Alfred Hospital
Professor, Faculty of Medicine,
Monash University

Professor Philip Thompson
Director, Lung Institute of Western Australia,
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine,
University of Western Australia

Professor D'Arcy Holman
Head of School, School of Population Health,
University of Western Australia

Senior Researchers

A/Professor Janette Burgess
The University of Sydney

Dr Angus Cook
University of Western Australia

A/Professor Jo Douglass
Alfred Hospital/Monash University

Dr Phil Hansbro
University of Newcastle

A/Professor Greg King
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Professor Guy Marks
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Professor Joerg Mattes
University of Newcastle

Dr Brian Oliver
University of Sydney

Prof Magda Plebanski
Monash University/Alfred Hospital

Professor Jennifer Rolland
Monash University/Alfred Hospital

Dr Cheryl Salome
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Dr David Zahra
Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Commercialisation Committee

The Commercialisation Committee is chaired by Dr Arthur Emmett and comprises of Mr Philip Bert and Ms Julie Phillips. The committee is responsible for providing strategic commercial advice and overseeing the negotiation of licences and other commercialisation arrangements.

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee is chaired by Dr Ashley Dunn and provides the Board with independent strategic scientific advice.

Education Committee

The Education Committee is chaired by Professor Christine Jenkins of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and oversees the education program.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is chaired by Ms Phillips and comprises of Dr Arthur Emmett and Mr Mervyn Michell. The Committee is responsible for probity, compliance and risk management.

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