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
Prof Richard (Dick) Fox AM: BSc (Med), MBBS, FRACP, PhD
Chair
Ms Donna Benjamin: BA Hons (Theatre and Drama), Grad Dip Hum (English), Grad Dip Internet and Web Computing
Layperson
Mr David Coldrey: BCom, FREI
Layperson
Revd Tat Hean Lie: BAppSc, Grad Dip Applied Information Systems, BTh DipMin
Minister of religion
Dr Alice Owen: BSc (Hons), PhD
Researcher, epidemiologist
Professor Marilyn Pittard: LLB (Hons), BEc (Hons), Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Lawyer
Dr Jeffrey Tan: MBBS, MRCOG, FRANZCOG
Medical practitioner
Dr Jennifer Walker: BAppSci (AppBiol/Biotech), MPH, PhD
Researcher, behavioural scientist
Membership of the Institutional Research Review Committee
This committee reviews the scientific quality of projects conducted by internal research units via an external review process. It also ethically reviews low-risk research projects.
Prof James St John AM: MBBS (Melb), MD (Melb), FRCP (Lond), FRACP, AGAF
Chair
Dr Anna Boltong: PhD, APD, GAICD
Head, Strategy and Support Division
Prof Ron Borland: BSc, MSc, PhD
Nigel Gray Distinguished Fellow for Cancer Prevention
Dr Suzanne Dobbinson: BSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer
Mr Todd Harper: BEcon, GD Health Promotion, M Health Econ
Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Council Victoria
A/Prof Roger Milne: BCom, BSW, BA, Grad Dip Clinical Epi, MSc, PhD
Head, Cancer Epidemiology and Intelligence Division
Ms Clara Walker
Evaluation Coordinator, Achievement Program, Prevention Division