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Lisa Higgins

Ms Lisa Higgins BPhysio(Hons) MPH
Executive Officer, ANZIC-RC
Email: lisa.higgins@med.monash.edu.au
Ph: +61 3 99030247
Mob: 0400658694

Lisa has a background in intensive care physiotherapy, and has previously worked as an intensive care research coordinator at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. More recently she has worked at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at the University of Sydney conducting systematic reviews and economic evaluations and teaching epidemiology and biostatistics to MPH students. Lisa has an MPH majoring in epidemiology and biostatistics and a Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics. Lisa will be on maternity leave for 12 months from October 2007.

Alistair Nichol

Dr Alistair Nichol MB BCh BAO BA FRCARCSI
Senior Research Fellow, ANZIC-RC
Email: alistair.nichol@med.monash.edu.au
Ph: +61 3 99030513
Mob: 0439069402

Alistair joined the ANZIC-RC in March 2007 as our second Senior Research Fellow.  He comes to us with an established background in intensive care medicine and research.  Following his undergraduate medical training at the University of Dublin, Trinity College, Alistair commenced postgraduate medical training in the Irish anaesthesia and intensive care medicine specialist registrar program.  During this time he developed an interest in Acute Lung injury and subsequently undertook a three year laboratory based PhD at University College Dublin.

Gillian Syres

Ms Gillian Syres RN BA Grad Dip (Adv Nsing)
Research Fellow, ANZIC-RC

Email:  Gillian.Syres@med.monash.edu.au
Tel: +61 3 9903 0247
Mobile: 0419 001 709

Gill is a nurse with six years experience as a Clinical Trial Coordinator in Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology.  She has taught Good Clinical Practice and Research Skills with the Eastern Clinical Research Unit and Nucleus Network. Gill has a BA in Professional Writing and a Grad Dip majoring in Clinical Education. She is currently completing her MPH in Clinical Epidemiology at Monash University.

Michael Bailey

Dr Michael Bailey BSc(Hons) MSc PhD
Senior Research Fellow - Statistician, ANZIC-RC
Email: michael.bailey@med.monash.edu.au

Michael joined the ANZIC-RC as a statistician in early 2007.  He has an extensive background in biostatistics, having worked as the consulting statistician to the Alfred Hospital for over a decade.  Michael has an honours degree, a Masters degree and a PhD in statistics.

Siouxzy Morrison

Ms Siouxzy Morrison RN
Senior Research Fellow, ANZIC-RC
Email: siouxzy.morrison@med.monash.edu.au

Ph: +61 3 9903 0280

Siouxzy commenced in the AuSPEN/ANZIC-R co-funded Nutrition Research Fellow position in 2007.  She has extensive nursing experience in the areas of emergency medicine and intensive care and has worked as an intensive care research coordinator for many years. In her role as an intensive care research coordinator, Siouxzy project manages the ANZICS CTG-endorsed ENTERIC study.

Ruwen Wijemunige

Dr Ruwan Wijemunige MBBS
PhD Scholar, ANZIC-RC
Email: ruwan79@gmail.com

Ruwan joined the ANZIC-RC in 2007 as its inaugural PhD scholar.  He is undertaking a PhD on "Improving the monitoring and protection of traumatically injured brain tissue" under the supervision of Professor Jamie Cooper and Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld. The research is being conducted at The Alfred Hospital in collaboration with ANZIC-RC and Monash University. Ruwan graduated with his medical degree from The University of Melbourne in 2002 and will complete neurosurgical training after completing his PhD.

Lucinda Gabriel

Ms Lucinda Gabriel BA BSc
Research Administrative Assistant, ANZIC-RC
Email: l.gabriel@alfred.org.au

Lucinda has a Bachelor of Arts and Science majoring in psychology, and has recently commenced postgraduate medicine at the University of Melbourne. She has experience in intensive care research, working as the Administrative Research Assistant to Professor Jamie Cooper at the National Trauma Research Institute.

 

Daryl Jones

Dr Daryl Jones BSc MBBS
Innaugural Senior Research Fellow
Email: daryl.jones@med.monash.edu.au
Ph: +61 3 99030513
Mob: 0439069402

Dr. Daryl Jones was the inaugural Senior Research Fellow for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC).  He has been a medical practitioner for 10 years, is an advanced trainee in Intensive Care Medicine.