Our people
Professor Alison Rodger
Head of Department
Alison Rodger moved to Macquarie in 2017 after over 20 years at the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on understanding the structure and function of biomacromolecules and their assemblies. At Macquarie she is establishing an open access biophysical spectroscopy laboratory for collaborators and commercial users. She is committed to supporting the career development of early career researchers and involved with Athena SWAN and the Science in Australia Gender Equity Initiative.
Academic staff
| Name | |
|---|---|
Senior Lecturer Synthetic and Structural Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8294 E8C 305 |
ARC Future Fellow Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | T: +61 (2) 9850 8285 F7B 338 |
Professor ’Omics and System Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 6258 F7B 331 |
Senior Lecturer Analytical Molecular Sciences | T: +61 (2) 9850 8293 F7B 236 |
Associate Professor Joanne Jamie Associate Professor Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | T: +61 (2) 9850 8283 F7B 231 |
Lecturer Synthetic and Structural Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8295 E8A 357 |
Professor of Chemistry Analytical Molecular Sciences | T: +61 (2) 9850 8290 F7B 232 |
Senior Lecturer Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | T: +61 (2) 9850 8312 F7B 330 |
Associate Professor Bridget Mabbutt MRes Director, Associate Professor Synthetic and Structural Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8282 E8C 306 |
Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | T: +61 (2) 9850 9101 E6A 242 |
Dr Abidali Mohamedali ’Omics and System Biology | E: abidali.mohamedali@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 8292 F7B 119 |
Professor Synthetic and Structural Biology | E: helena.nevalainen@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 8135 E8C 302 |
Professor ’Omics and System Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8176 E8C 307 |
Professor ’Omics and System Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8152 E8A 207 |
ARC Future Fellow Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | T: +61 (2) 9850 8251 F7B 334 |
Professor ’Omics and System Biology | E: shoba.ranganathan@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 6262 F7B 121 |
Professor, Head of Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences Analytical Molecular Sciences | T: +61 (2) 9850 8264 F7B 220 |
Associate Professor Anwar Sunna Associate Professor Synthetic and Structural Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 4220 E8C 207 |
Lecturer ’Omics and System Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8155 E8A 201 |
CINSW ECR ’Omics and System Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 7487 F7B 333 |
Associate Professor Koushik Venkatesan Associate Professor Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | E: koushik.venkatesan@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 8296 F7B 123 |
Senior Lecturer Analytical Molecular Sciences | T: +61 (2) 9850 6914 F7B 337 |
Professor Biomolecular and Synthetic Chemistry | T: +61 (2) 9850 8146 F7B 235 |
Senior Lecturer Analytical Molecular Sciences | T: +61 (2) 9850 8300 F7B 235 |
Research fellows
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Asher | Research Fellow | amy.asher@mq.edu.au |
| Emma Barnes | Research Fellow | emma.barnes@mq.edu.au |
| Amy Cain | Research Fellow | amy.cain@mq.edu.au |
| Andrew Care | Research Fellow | andrew.care@mq.edu.au |
| Natalie Curach | Dev Advisor | natalie.curach@mq.edu.au |
| Liam Elbourne | Research Fellow | liam.elbourne@mq.edu.au |
| Sophie Goodchild | Research Fellow | sophie.goodchild@mq.edu.au |
| Karl Hassan | Research Fellow | karl.hassan@mq.edu.au |
| Hasinika Hewawasam Gamage | Research Fellow | hasinika.hewawasam@mq.edu.au |
| Taotao Huang | Research Fellow | taotao.huang@mq.edu.au |
| Liisa Kautto | Research Fellow | liisa.kautto@mq.edu.au |
| Heinrich Kroukamp | Research Fellow | heinrich.kroukamp@mq.edu.au |
| Liping Li | Research Fellow | liping.li@mq.edu.au |
| Ian Loke | Research Fellow | ian.loke@mq.edu.au |
| Mehdi Mirzaei | Research Fellow | mehdi.mirzaei@mq.edu.au |
| Shi Xian (Edward) Moh | Research Fellow | edward.moh@mq.edu.au |
| Martin Ostrowski | Research Fellow | martin.ostrowski@mq.edu.au |
| Soo Jean Park | Research Fellow | soojean.park@mq.edu.au |
| Lindsay Parker | Research Fellow | lindsay.parker@mq.edu.au |
| Anahit Penesyan | Research Fellow | anahit.penesyan@mq.edu.au |
| Phani Rekha Potluri | Research Fellow | phani-rekha.potluri@mq.edu.au |
| Nima Sayyadi | Research Fellow | nima.sayyadi@mq.edu.au |
| Bhumika Shah | Research Fellow | bhumika.shah@mq.edu.au |
| Angela Sun | Research Fellow | angela.sun@mq.edu.au |
| Roy Walker | Research Fellow | roy.walker@mq.edu.au |
| Thomas Williams | Research Fellow | thomas.williams@mq.edu.au |
| Niel Van Wyk | Research Fellow | niel.vanwyk@mq.edu.au |
| Xiaoxue Xu | Research Fellow | xiaoxue.xu@mq.edu.au |
Honorary appointments
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaisarun Akter | Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow | kaisarun.akter@mq.edu.au |
| Malcolm Ball | Visiting Fellow | malcolm.ball@mq.edu.au |
| Barry Batts | Adjunct Professor | barry.batts@mq.edu.au |
| Peter Bergquist | Emeritus Professor | peter.bergquist@mq.edu.au |
| Daniel Bouzo | Visiting Scholar | daniel.bouzo@mq.edu.au |
| Amy Cain | Honorary Research Fellow | amy.cain@mq.edu.au |
| Alec Charlson | Honorary Senior Lecturer | alec.charlson@mq.edu.au |
| Hugh Goold | Honorary Fellow | hugh.goold@mq.edu.au |
| Brian Gray | Emeritus Professor | brian.gray@mq.edu.au |
| Anna Gryshyna | Honorary Postdoctoral Associate | anna.gryshyna@mq.edu.au |
| Hannes Hinneburg | Visiting Fellow | hannes.hinneburg@mq.edu.au |
| Paul Hostetler | Emeritus Professor | blair.hostetler@mq.edu.au |
| Rebeca Kawahara Sakuma | Visiting Fellow | rebeca.kawaharasakuma@mq.edu.au |
| Richard Kitney | Honorary Professor | dick.kitney@mq.edu.au |
| Christoph Krisp | Honorary Research Fellow | christoph.krisp@mq.edu.au |
| Ernest Lacey | Adjunct Fellow | ern.lacey@mq.edu.au |
| Federico Lauro | Adjunct Professor | frederico.lauro@mq.edu.au |
| Guozhen Liu | Honorary Senior Research Fellow | guozhen.liu@mq.edu.au |
| Mark Molloy | Honorary Professor | mark.molloy@mq.edu.au |
| David Newman | Honorary Professor | david.newman@mq.edu.au |
| Wayne O'Connor | Visiting Fellow | wayne.oconnor@mq.edu.au |
| Brian Orr | Emeritus Professor | brian.orr@mq.edu.au |
| Matthew Peterson | Visiting Scholar | matthew.peterson@mq.edu.au |
| Ghassem Salekdeh | Honorary Professor | hosseini.salekdeh@mq.edu.au |
| Artur Sawicki | Visiting Fellow | artur.sawicki@mq.edu.au |
| Peter Stiles | Honorary Associate Professor | peter.stiles@mq.edu.au |
| Dominik Suter | Visiting Scholar | dominik.suter@mq.edu.au |
| Valentino Te'o | Adjunct Fellow | junior.teo@mq.edu.au |
| Robert Vagg | Emeritus Professor | robert.vagg@mq.edu.au |
| Karoline Vieira Nogueira | Visiting Scholar | karol.vieiranogueira@mq.edu.au |
| Tobias von Arx | Visiting Scholar | tobias.vonarx@mq.edu.au |
| Bradley Walsh | Adjunct Fellow | brad.walsh@mq.edu.au |
Administration staff
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Farago | Department Manager | cheryl.farago@mq.edu.au | F7B 220 | 9850 8178 |
| Sarah Henry | Administrative Assistant | sarah.henry@mq.edu.au | F7B 223 | 9850 8221 |
| Michelle Kang | Administrator Academic | michelle.kang@mq.edu.au | F7B 223 | 9850 8291 |
| Nancy Li | Administrative Assistant | nancy.y.li@mq.edu.au | F7B 223 | 9850 5503 |
| Shin Yoong Lim | Administrative Assistant | shinyoong.lim@mq.edu.au | F7B 223 | 9850 8277 |
| Koko Numata | Administration and Outreach Coordinator | koko.numata@mq.edu.au | F7B 226 | 9850 8275 |
| Mark Rego | Administrator Finance | mark.rego@mq.edu.au | F7B 223 | 9850 8244 |
Technical staff
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Cordina | Senior Analytical Technician | nicole.cordina@mq.edu.au | F7B 228 | 9850 4219 |
| Anthony Gurlica | Laboratory Manager | anthony.gurlica@mq.edu.au | F7B 229 | 9850 6374 |
| Thi Huynh | Scientific Officer | thi.huynh@mq.edu.au | E8A 172 | 9850 8262 |
| Thulasy Jeyendra | Scientific Officer | thulasy.jeyendra@mq.edu.au | E7B 314 | 9850 8262 |
| Gurpreet Kaur | Scientific Officer | gurpreet.kaur@mq.edu.au | E8A 174 | 9850 8249 |
| Monika King | Technical Team manager | monika.king@mq.edu.au | E8A 104 | 9850 8208 |
| Elsa Mardones | Senior Scientific Officer | elsa.mardones@mq.edu.au | E8A 172 | 9850 8233 |
| Angela Moncrieff | Scientific Officer | angela.moncrieff@mq.edu.au | E8A 173 | 9850 8262 |
| Hong Nguyen | Scientific Officer | hong.nguyen@mq.edu.au | E7B 331 | 9850 8262 |
| Remi Rouquette | Senior Analytical Technician | remi.rouquette@mq.edu.au | F7B 228 | 9850 4219 |
| Mark Tran | Technical Team Manager | mark.tran@mq.edu.au | E7B 333 | 9850 4077 |
| Tony Wang | Scientific Officer | tony.wang@mq.edu.au | F7B 227 | 9850 8263 |