MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA

Erica Wood is a Transfusion Medicine Specialist, and Director of the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University. Prof Wood is a Consultant Haematologist at Monash Health, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and current President of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. She has expertise in haemovigilance, haematologic malignancies, aplastic anaemia and massive transfusion, and leads an internationally-recognised clinical research program of trials and registries. She is a member of WHO expert panel on blood safety, and has >15 years’ experience in senior blood service roles in Australia and the US.

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MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Zoe McQuilten is a Consultant Haematologist, Monash Health, and Deputy Director of the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University. She is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow with a research focus on interventions to improve blood product use in critical care, trauma and haematology. Prof McQuilten has an international profile as a leader in transfusion supportive care, and expertise in immunoglobulin use for infection prevention in haematologic malignancies.

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MBBS(Hons), BSc(Med)(Hons), DMedSc, MPH, DPhil, DMCC, DIMCRCSEd, AFRACMA, FHEA, FCCM, FANZCA, FCICM

Michael Reade is the Australian Defence Force Professor of Military Medicine and Surgery, University of Queensland and ADF Joint Health Command. He is a practising specialist intensive care physician / anaesthetist and clinician scientist in the Australian Defence Force, where he leads a program of research that focuses on blood transfusion and coagulopathy in trauma and critical illness, acute cognitive dysfunction, and the design of trauma systems.

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MA, FRCP (Paeds, UK), PhD, FRCPath

Simon Stanworth is a Consultant Haematologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust) and University of Oxford. He trained in paediatrics and has over 20 years of clinical research experience since gaining his DPhil at the University of Oxford. His research is centred on clinical indications of blood transfusion components or alternatives, through systematic reviews and clinical studies/trials, including the use of platelet transfusions or alternatives (tranexamic acid), the management of anaemia, and the management of critical bleeding.

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BHB, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA, PostGrad Cert Clin Res (Oncol)

Judith Trotman is a senior haematologist, Head of Haematology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Clinical Professor, University of Sydney, As the Founding Director (2004 – 2019) of the Haematology Clinical Research Unit, Prof Trotman is a highly experienced clinician researcher in haematologic malignancies, with particular expertise in lymphoma, providing leadership in several international lymphoma trial collaborations. She is also co-inventor of ClinTrial Refer, the App facilitating cross-referral of patients to clinical trials.

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MBBS, FANZCA, FCICM

Craig French is Director of Intensive Care, Western Health, and Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne. He is an internationally recognised clinician researcher in critical care, including transfusion support. A/Prof French’s research focuses on the effects of blood transfusion in critical illness, fluid management in critical illness; trauma, guideline development and translation of research, and the design and conduct of large clinical trials in the critically ill.

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BPharm, MStat, PhD

Thao Le is a Senior Research Fellow and Biostatistician in the Transfusion Research Unit at Monash University. Thao is an experienced clinical trial statistician, with research interests in statistical methodology and applications in survival analysis, and prognostic modelling.

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MBBS, MD, FACEM, FCEM (Hon)

Peter Cameron is the Academic Director of The Alfred Emergency and Trauma Centre, and Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Alfred Precinct lead at Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. He is international expert in emergency medicine and emergency systems, Clinical Lead of Emergency Medicine Safer Care Victoria, and a Chief Investigator on the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Pre-hospital, Emergency Care (CRE-PEC).

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PhD

Dennis is a Professor in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, where he leads a large number of economic evaluations of healthcare interventions. Alongside his contribution to the Blood Synergy, he is a chief investigator on the OPTIMAL Centre of Research Excellence (optimising immunoglobulin management in Australia) and leads the VALUE-Ig study, which aims to improve the evidence base to inform the cost-effective use of immunoglobulin.

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MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA

James is the Medical Director Pathology Services at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, where his role includes pathology oversight of donor testing, reference and transplantation and immunogenetics laboratories, and the national transfusion genomics project. He is also a clinical and laboratory haematologist with QML Pathology and Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Science.

BPhysio (Hons), MPH, GradDipBiostats, PhD

Lisa Higgins is a Senior Research Fellow, and Head of the Health Economics Program, ANZ Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University. Her research focuses on clinical trial methodology, long-term outcomes, evaluating the costs of care in critical illness and conducting economic evaluations alongside clinical trials in critical care. She has published in the area of cost-effectiveness analyses for Australian ICUs and is a leader in her field in this area.

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BMBS, MD, FRACP, FCICM, FAHMS

Jamie Cooper is a senior specialist in intensive care, and director of the ANZ Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University. He is an internationally recognised leader in clinical research and trials in intensive care medicine, particularly in the field of traumatic brain injury. Prof Cooper is an NHMRC Clinical Practitioner Fellow, and was Director of the NHMRC CRE for Patient Blood Management in Critical Illness and Trauma.

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Dip AppSc, BN, Grad Cert Health Counselling, Grad Cert Transfusion Practice, MHA

Linley Bielby was the Manager of the Blood Matters Program (to 2024); a clinical transfusion practice improvement program in Victoria. She has worked as a Transfusion Nurse within the hospital setting, and at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood in Melbourne.

MBBS, MHSM, PhD, FACEM

Dev Mitra is Head of Clinical Research at the National Trauma Research Institute, and Director of Emergency Medicine Research, Alfred Health, as well as Professor, Critical Care Division, Monash University. He has extensive experience in clinical research projects, with a focus on acute trauma resuscitation using blood and blood products. Prof Mitra leads multicentre, international collaborative research projects such as Pre-hospital Anti-fibrinolytics for Traumatic Coagulopathy and Haemorrhage (PATCH-Trauma) Study.

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BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP, FCICM

James Winearls is Senior Staff Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at the Gold Coast University Hospital, and Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash University. He has special interests in cardiothoracic intensive care, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and the coagulopathy associated with critical bleeding. His research focuses on transfusion support in trauma and point-of-care testing, and he is leading a national research program on fibrinogen replacement for traumatic haemorrhage.

BMedSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA

Allison Mo is a PhD candidate in the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University, and a consultant haematologist at Monash Health and Austin Health. Her research investigates anaemia in the elderly, with a particular focus on optimising transfusion practices in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and transfusion-related quality of life and functional outcomes.

BEconSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Adam Irving is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University. He has 10 years’ experience in the field of health economics, including evaluations for health technology assessment, and economic analysis of clinical trials. His current research focus is on the demand and supply of blood products and outcomes of transfusion, particularly those related to major haemorrhage and critical illness.

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Kate has experience as a consumer as a parent of a child with aplastic anaemia who was ultimately diagnosed with dyskeratosis congenita before his death at 4 years of age. Kate has a Master of Public Health and has experience in clinical research in the development and conduct of oncology, surgical and Covid clinical trials and as a chief investigator on NHMRC, MRFF and NIHR clinical trial grants. Kate is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney.

BEng (Hons), BEcon (Hons), MBBS

Andrew Flint is a PhD candidate at Monash University researching transfusion practice in critical illness. His research examines both the clinical and health economics aspects of platelet transfusions, with the goal of improving platelet transfusion practice. Andrew has completed general practice training (awaiting fellowship) and is now doing specialty training in intensive care medicine. He is also a medical officer in the Royal Australian Navy.

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PhD

Liz is a Senior Research Fellow in biostatistics in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. Her interests include adaptive designs, platform trials and Bayesian statistics.

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MD, FRCPC

Jeannie is a haematologist with an interest in tranfusion medicine, including blood utilisation and the management of coagulopathy associated with traumatic injury.

BSc, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FCICM, FACEM

Shane is a paediatric critical care physician with Gold Coast University Hospital, and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and Griffith University. His research interests include improving the safety of airway procedures in critical care, and haemostatic resuscitation techniques to reduce blood product requirements in haemorrhage.

MA (Economics), MSc

Anthony Harris is Director of the Centre of Health Economics, Monash University. His research interests lie in the economics of health and health care, particularly the evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of health care and prevention programs using experimental or observational data, econometric and decision analytic modelling. He has published widely on health services decision making and modelling the economics of the Australian healthcare system.

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BSc (Med Sci), MBBS (Hons), FANZCA

Brenton Sanderson is a specialist anaesthetist and PhD candidate at Macquarie University investigating computerised decision support for massive transfusion. Brenton's research focuses on the application of information technology systems to improve quality of care and support evidence-based practice. His research is expected to lead to improvements in the efficiency and efficacy of massive blood transfusion.

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BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

John Reynolds is the Scientific Director of the Biostatistics Platform, Monash University and Alfred Health. He is a biostatistician with expertise in the design, conduct and statistical analysis of trials, with a particular focus on haemato-oncology trials. Adj A/Prof Reynolds collaborates widely with researchers in haematology, immunology and addiction science, and is a foundation member of the Management Committee of the Australian Myeloma Research Consortium.

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MA (Cantab), MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP, FRCP

Robert Weinkove is Clinical Director at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, New Zealand, and works as a clinical haematologist at Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals. Robert’s clinical and research interests are B-cell malignancies, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, and haemato-oncology supportive care.

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BSc (Hons), PhD

Rosemary Sparrow is an experienced research scientist, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University. Her expertise is in transfusion science, blood cell biology, and immunology. Prior to joining the Transfusion Research Unit, Dr Sparrow was for 20 years the scientist-manager of the Melbourne R&D laboratory of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, where she led research focused on improving blood component quality, safety and efficacy.

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MBBS, PhD, FACMI, FACHI

Enrico Coiera is Director of the Centre for Health Informatics, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University. Trained in medicine with a computer science PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Professor Coiera is Foundation Professor in Medical Informatics at Macquarie University. He is internationally recognised for his work on evidence-based decision support and communication processes in biomedicine, and leads research on digital health, patient safety informatics, and translational bioinformatics.

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BMedSci, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, PhD

Jake Shortt is the Head of Haematology Research at the School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, and Clinical Lead at Monash Haematology for leukaemia and myelodysplasia, Monash Health. He heads the Blood Cancer Therapeutics laboratory within the Monash Health Translation Precinct, facilitating bench-to-bedside research, and leading a range of clinical trials in multiple myeloma and lymphoma.

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BSc, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, PhD

Tina Noutsos is a haematologist at Royal Darwin Hospital, and a Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research. Tina has clinical research interests in critical bleeding, blood transfusion, thrombotic microangiopathies, and global and Indigenous health. Her current research focus is in blood transfusion outcomes in First Nations people admitted to intensive care, and women and babies during childbirth across the Northern Territory, together with Northern Territory patients referred to South Australia for heart surgery.

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MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Philip Crispin is a clinical haematologist, Clinical Director of the Blood Counts Program at Canberra Hospital, Clinical Lead for Oncology in Southern NSW Local Health District and Clinical Associate Professor at the Australian National University Medical School. Philip’s clinical research interests include blood and blood product transfusion, patient blood management, platelets and haemostasis.

BAppSc(MLS), MAppSc(MedSc), PhD

Catriona is an Early Career Research Fellow with the Transfusion Research Unit at Monash University. She is a qualitative and mixed-methods researcher with research interests in patient lived experiences, outcomes and survivorship.

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MBBS (Hons), MPH, FAFPHM

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BSc (Hons), MScPH

Sara Carrillo de Albornoz undertook her PhD with the Blood Synergy program at Monash University, examining the treatment pathway of patients with blood cancers, the associated risk of infections, and the use of immunoglobulin therapy to improve clinical management and outcomes. Sara has extensive experience in health technology assessments, and has previously worked as a research fellow, health economics consultant and medical writer/editor.

MBBS

Aleece is an infectious diseases physician at Monash Health and PhD candidate at Monash University. Her interests include infections in immunocompromised hosts and use of registry and quality data.

MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA

Briony is a clinical and laboratory haematologist at Monash Health with an interest in managing elderly patients with haematological malignancy. She is also a PhD candidate at Monash University, undertaking a project that focuses on identifying novel approaches for improving the quality of life and supportive care practices for patients with blood cancers.

MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA

Khai Li Chai is a haematologist and PhD candidate at Monash University, undertaking studies in the Transfusion Research Unit. Her clinical interests include transfusion medicine, haemostasis and thrombosis, and her PhD studies investigate the management of infection in patients with haematologic malignancies, with a particular focus on evaluating the efficacy, standard of practice and clinical outcomes of immunoglobulin therapy.

BSc (Hons), PhD

Karina Brady (nèe Needham) is the Blood Synergy Program Manager in the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University. Karina's background is in biomedical science, and she has experience leading, managing, and coordinating a range of scientific and clinical research studies.

BExSc, MPH

Kirsten Caithness is a Senior Project Officer with the Blood Synergy and National Transfusion Dataset. She has a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science and a Master of Public Health from Deakin University.

BSc, GradDip Bus, GradDip Comp.

Neil Waters is the Deputy Director of Operations of the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University, and a member of the Blood Synergy Operations Committee. He has over thirty five years’ blood sector experience, including senior roles in project management, laboratories, manufacturing, quality assurance and transfusion medicine at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Neil previously led the Australian Red Cross International Blood Program, and has consulted on regulatory matters to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and international manufacturers of cellular therapeutics.

BAppSc, GradCert Transfusion Prac, Dip Leadership & Mgmt

Helen Haysom is a Project Coordinator in the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University. She is an experienced transfusion medicine scientist, having previously held roles in a number of major teaching hospitals in Melbourne as well as the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Helen administers the Australian and New Zealand Massive Transfusion Registry, and provides consultancy expertise for the National Transfusion Dataset.

BSc (Hons), PhD

Cameron Wellard is the Data Manager in the Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University, where he is responsible for the management of clinical registries and trial databases. He advises and supports project staff and steering committees in safeguarding data quality. Cameron has experience in a range of research fields, including physics, mathematical biology and cancer epidemiology.

BSc (Hons), PhD

Elham Ashrafi is a Senior Research Officer with the Blood Synergy and Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University. Elham holds a PhD in epidemiology from Tehran University of Medical Science (Iran) and has experience in clinical epidemiology, clinical trial coordination, and research analytics. Elham has previously worked in the fields of ophthalmology, eye health, and prevention of blindness and non-communicable diseases.

MD, FRCP, FRCPath, FFPath

Mike is Professor of Transfusion Medicine at the University of Oxford, and Consultant Haematologist for NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)/Oxford University Hospitals. He founded the NHSBT Clinical Studies Unit, Systematic Reviews Initiative, and National Comparative Audit programme, and has expertise in electronic processes for improved transfusion safety and efficiency. Professor Murphy's role as Chair of the Blood Synergy Advisory Committee commenced mid-2022.

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MBBS (Hons), MPH, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Sant-Rayn is a haematologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital, and Joint Division Head of Population Health and Immunity at WEHI, where he leads the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Anaemia Detection and Control.

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MBBS, BMedSc, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Mark is Professor of Medicine at the Australian National University College of Health and Medicine, where he leads the ANU Clinical Hub for Interventional Research (CHOIR), and is Group Leader in Cancer and Genome Science at the John Curtin School of Medical Research. He is also Senior Staff Haematologist at The Canberra Region Cancer Centre, Canberra Hospital.

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MBBS, MD, DPhil, PhD, FRCPA, FRCPath, FAHMS

Wendy is a haematologist and Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The University of Western Australia. She is Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) Research Committee.

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Jo Cameron is the director of the Research and Product Review Section at the National Blood Authority. She has over 30 years’ experience in the Australian Blood Sector, ranging from hospital scientific laboratory management to developing and implementing national policy through the NBA, and was previously a council member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion.

MBChB, MPraxMed, FRACGP, FRCPA

Kobie is a haematologist and transfusion medicine specialist with the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.