Our research ethics committees review cancer research projects to ensure ethical standards are met and that the confidentiality of participants' information is protected.
(See our glossary of medical and professional acronyms for details of qualifications).
Membership of the Human Research and Ethics Committee
Professor Jeffrey Szer : BMedSc MB BS FRACP
Chair
Dr Fiona Bruinsma: BSc, Grad Dip App Psych, MA App Sc (Epidemiology), DPH
Deputy Chair
Dr Maia Sauren: BE, Electrical and Computing (biomedical major) PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Layperson
Mr David Coldrey: BCom, FREI
Layperson
Reverend Frank Lees:
Minister of Religion
Dr Rebecca Bergin: BA&Sc, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Hons), PhD (Department of General Practice)
Researcher, Cancer Epidemiology
Prof Marilyn Pittard: LLB (Hons), BEc (Hons), Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Lawyer
Tarishi Desai: BComm, BA(Hons), JD
Lawyer
Dr Jeffrey Tan: MBBS, MRCOG, FRANZCOG
Medical practitioner
Dr Sibel Saya: BS, MC-GENCOUN, PhD (Centre for Cancer Research & Department of General Practice)
Researcher