Collaborators and staff

The following people contributed to the design and running of the 1999/2000 baseline and 2004/2005 five year follow-up studies.

Principal investigators
Professor Robert Atkins AM Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Associate Professor Jonathan Shaw Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Professor Timothy Welborn AO Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia
Professor Paul Zimmet AO Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Associate investigators
Stan Bennett Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Stephen Colagiuri Department of Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital
Max De Courten Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,
Monash University
David Dunstan International Diabetes Institute
Terry Dwyer AM Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Damien Jolley Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash University
Kerin O’Dea Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne
Pat Phillips Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Collaborators
Liz Bingham Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
Steve Chadban Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney
Terry Coyne School of Population Health, University of Queensland
Michael D’Embden Royal Brisbane Hospital
Ian Kemp Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care Services
Adam Meehan Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
John Matthews National Centre for Disease Control
Paul Magnus Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Dan McCarty Centre for Eye Research Australia
John McNeil Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Neville Owen School of Population Health, University of Queensland
Kevan Polkinghorne Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre
Phil Popplewell Flinders Medical Centre
Robyn Tapp Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Hugh Taylor Centre for Eye Research Australia
Andrew Tonkin Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Tien Wong Centre for Eye Research Australia
Baker Institute staff
Elizabeth Barr Epidemiologist
Annaliese Bonney Field co-ordinator (04/05)
Adrian Cameron Epidemiologist
Marita Dalton Field co-ordinator (99/00)
David Dunstan Exercise Physiologist
Sue Fournel Administrative assistant
Hasan Jahangir Data manager (04/05)
Dianna Magliano Epidemiologist
Nicole Meinig Field assistant (04/05)
Shirley Murray Project manager
Richard Sicree Epidemiologist
Ray Spark Pathology testing & liaison
Alison Stewart Field Assistant Nurse (99/00)
Theresa Whalen Field co-ordinator (04/05)
Fay Wilson Field co-ordinator (99/00)
Travis Clarke, Gay Filby, Larna Prout, Carol Robinson, Marc Seifman, Debbie Shaw, Lisa Southgate, Kajen Vivekananthan, Jonathan Zimmerman Casual data entry/administrative staff
AusDiab 04/05 Field Staff
Brian Adams, Nicole Andrews, Margaret Austen, Margaret Baldock, Tim Barling, Rachel Baudistel, Julie Baxter, Emma Bennett, Sue Bradford, Nicole Brancato, Adele De Bondi, Samanta Bowden, Emma Boyce, Karen Bucholz, Michele Dalwood, Alexandra Eckert, Laura Edwards, Hugh Byron Faulkner, Travis Figg, Lorraine Forgie, Johanne Freeman, Tamara Gallasch, John Gillespie, Jessica Goodwin, Jeanette Gormley, Tessa Groenewold, Natalie Hargreaves, Michelle Hesse, Sue Hosking, Sally Hudson, Anssi Kainulainen, Elizabeth Kariuki, Sally Kingsland, Lillian Leong, Tonya Littlejohn, Morgan Lucey, Dana Luscher, Dianne Lyons, Sam McArthur, Duncan McCabe, Dianne McCarthy, Jennifer McGrath, Deborah Matheson, Zoe Marston, Edmond Marzan, Suzanna Milosavljevic, Elena Morhova, Claire Mowry, Virginia Murphy, Jane Neyland, Craig Nunn, Kelly Nunn, Sandra O’Rouke, Shaylen Padayachey, Bridget Pepper, Nicole Petrass, Kay Robins, Miriam Rodriguez, Maree Rolfe, Nikolina Romanic, Sarah Sinclair-Ross, Diane Sachs, Kylie Scattergood, Jenny Smith, Sandra Smyth, Toni Stubing, MaryAnn Street, Jon Sumby, Chor Kim Tan, Julie Wallis, Amy Waters, Natasha Watson, Debbie Willmott-Tyler, Marion Wells, Elissa Wood
Gribbles Pathology staff
Rainee Baldoneado, Jon Bloomfield , Katherine Blyth, Graeme Carter, Greg Colt, Adrian Copie, Maria Graeme, Sue Howlett, Maxine Jones, Colleen Maslen, Leanne Perrins, Linda Sharwood, Kim Wallemeyer
Other contributors
Centre for Eye Research Australia – Theresa Dolphin, Irene Tam, Gabriella Tikellis; University of Queensland – Genevieve Healy
The George Institute & Central Clinical School, University of Sydney – Sarah White
Ms. Annie Allman (Hitech pathology, 99/00), Ms. Clare Reid (Hitech Pathology 99/00)

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