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 | |
|---|---|
Associate Professor Louise Brown Associate Professor Structural and Synthetic Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8294 6WW 305 |
ARC Future Fellow Functional Materials | T: +61 (2) 9850 8285 4WW 337 |
Professor Molecular Omics | T: +61 (2) 9850 6258 6WW 309 |
Senior Lecturer Group Leader, Chemical ecology and atmospheric chemistry Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8293 4WW 236 |
Associate Professor Joanne Jamie Associate Professor Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8283 4WW 231 |
Lecturer Structural and Synthetic Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8295 14EAR 357 |
Professor of Chemistry Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8290 4WW 232 |
Senior Lecturer Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8312 4WW 330 |
Associate Professor Bridget Mabbutt MRes Director, Associate Professor Structural and Synthetic Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8282 6WW 306 |
Dr Abidali Mohamedali Molecular Omics | E: abidali.mohamedali@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 8292 4WW 119 |
Distinguished Professor Molecular Omics | T: +61 (2) 9850 8176 6WW 307 |
Distinguished Professor Structural and Synthetic Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 8152 14EAR 207 |
Senior Lecturer Group Leader, Microbial Discovery Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8251 4WW 334 |
Professor Group Leader, Bioinformatics Research Molecular Omics | E: shoba.ranganathan@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 6262 4WW 121 |
Professor, Head of Molecular Sciences Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8264 6WW 310 |
Associate Professor Anwar Sunna Associate Professor Structural and Synthetic Biology | T: +61 (2) 9850 4220 6WW 207 |
Senior Lecturer Molecular Omics | T: +61 (2) 9850 8155 14EAR 201 |
Senior Research Fellow Group Leader, Analytical Glycoimmunology Molecular Omics | T: +61 (2) 9850 7487 4WW 333 |
Associate Professor Koushik Venkatesan Associate Professor Functional Materials | E: koushik.venkatesan@mq.edu.au T: +61 (2) 9850 8296 4WW 123 |
Senior Lecturer Functional Materials | T: +61 (2) 9850 6914 4WW 229 |
Professor Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8146 14EAR 203 |
Senior Lecturer Analytical Molecular Science | T: +61 (2) 9850 8300 4WW 235 |
Research fellows
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Cain | Research Fellow | amy.cain@mq.edu.au |
| Andrew Care | Research Fellow | andrew.care@mq.edu.au |
| Liam Elbourne | Research Fellow | liam.elbourne@mq.edu.au |
| Sophie Goodchild | Research Fellow | sophie.goodchild@mq.edu.au |
| Gene Hart-Smith | Research Fellow | gene.hart-smith@mq.edu.au |
| Hasinika Hewawasam Gamage | Research Fellow | hasinika.hewawasam@mq.edu.au |
| Sameera Iqbal | Research Associate | sameera.iqbal@mq.edu.au |
| Lianmei Jiang | Research Fellow | lianmei.jiang@mq.edu.au |
| John Kalaitzis | Research Fellow | john.kalaitzis@mq.edu.au |
| Liisa Kautto | Research Fellow | liisa.kautto@mq.edu.au |
| Rebeca Kawahara Sakuma | Research Fellow | rebeca.kawaharasakuma@mq.edu.au |
| Sinead Keaveney | Research Fellow | sinead.keaveney@mq.edu.au |
| Zahra Khabir | Research Associate | zahra.khabir@mq.edu.au |
| Heinrich Kroukamp | Research Fellow | heinrich.kroukamp@mq.edu.au |
| Liping Li | Research Fellow | liping.li@mq.edu.au |
| Briardo Llorente | Research Fellow | briardo.llorente@mq.edu.au |
| Ram Maharjan | Research Fellow | ram.maharjan@mq.edu.au |
| Paul Malek Mirzayans | Research Fellow | paul.malekmirzayans@mq.edu.au |
| Edward Moh | Research Fellow | edward.moh@mq.edu.au |
| Lisa Moore | Research Fellow | lisa.moore@mq.edu.au |
| Krishnatej Nishtala | Research Associate | krishnatej.nishtala@mq.edu.au |
| Soo Jean Park | Research Fellow | soojean.park@mq.edu.au |
| Lindsay Parker | Research Fellow | lindsay.parker@mq.edu.au |
| Kerstin Petroll | Research Fellow | kerstin.petroll@mq.edu.au |
| Phani Rekha Potluri | Associate Lecturer | phani-rekha.potluri@mq.edu.au |
| Nima Sayyadi | Research Fellow | nima.sayyadi@mq.edu.au |
| Lucie Semenec | Research Fellow | lucie.semenec@mq.edu.au |
| Bhumika Shah | Research Fellow | bhumika.shah@mq.edu.au |
| Francesca Short | Research Fellow | francesca.short@mq.edu.au |
| Angela Sun | Associate Lecturer | angela.sun@mq.edu.au |
| Niel van Wyk | Research Fellow | niel.vanwyk@mq.edu.au |
| Deepa Varkey | Research Fellow | deepa.varkey@mq.edu.au |
| Roy Walker | Research Fellow | roy.walker@mq.edu.au |
| Thomas Williams | Research Fellow | thomas.williams@mq.edu.au |
| Sofie Winderickx | Research Associate | sofie.winderickx@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 |
| Peter Bergquist | Emeritus Professor | peter.bergquist@mq.edu.au |
| Hugh Goold | Honorary Fellow | hugh.goold@mq.edu.au |
| Brian Gray | Emeritus Professor | brian.gray@mq.edu.au |
| Karl Hassan | Honorary Senior Lecturer | karl.hassan@mq.edu.au |
| Richard Kitney | Honorary Professor | dick.kitney@mq.edu.au |
| Christoph Krisp | Honorary Research Fellow | christoph.krisp@mq.edu.au |
| Guozhen Liu | Honorary Senior Research Fellow | guozhen.liu@mq.edu.au |
| Mark Molloy | Honorary Professor | mark.molloy@mq.edu.au |
| Kausala Mylvaganam | Visiting Associate Professor | kausala.mylvaganam@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 |
| Martin Ostrowski | Visiting Fellow | martin.ostrowski@mq.edu.au |
| Anahit Penesyan | Honorary Lecturer | anahit.penesyan@mq.edu.au |
| Artur Sawicki | Visiting Fellow | artur.sawicki@mq.edu.au |
| Peter Stiles | Honorary Associate Professor | peter.stiles@mq.edu.au |
| Junior Te'o | Adjunct Fellow | junior.teo@mq.edu.au |
| Robert Vagg | Emeritus Professor | robert.vagg@mq.edu.au |
| Emma Wilson | Visiting Scholar | emma.wilson@mq.edu.au |
| Paul Wormell | Visiting Professor | paul.wormer@mq.edu.au |
Administration staff
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Cooper | Administrator and Outreach Coordinator | grace.cooper@mq.edu.au | 4WW 221 | 9850 8275 |
| Cheryl Farago | Department Manager | cheryl.farago@mq.edu.au | 4WW 220 | 9850 8178 |
| Michelle Kang | Administrator Academic | michelle.kang@mq.edu.au | 4WW 223 | 9850 8291 |
| Nancy Li | Administrative Assistant | nancy.y.li@mq.edu.au | 4WW 223 | 9850 6260 |
| Shin Yoong Lim | Administrative Assistant | shinyoong.lim@mq.edu.au | 4WW 223 | 9850 8277 |
| Mark Rego | Administrator Finance | mark.rego@mq.edu.au | 4WW 221 | 9850 8244 |
Technical staff
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Cordina | Senior Analytical Technician | nicole.cordina@mq.edu.au | 4WW 221 | 9850 6916 |
| Christie Foster | Research Officer | christie.foster@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 301 | 9850 8181 |
| Iniga George | Senior Research Officer | iniga.george@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 358 | 9850 8140 |
| Anthony Gurlica | Laboratory Manager | anthony.gurlica@mq.edu.au | 4WW 226 | 9850 6374 |
| Thi Huynh | Scientific Officer | thi.huynh@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 172 | 9850 8122 |
| Thulasy Jeyendra | Scientific Officer | thulasy.jeyendra@mq.edu.au | 14SCO 314 | 9850 8262 |
| Gurpreet Kaur | Scientific Officer | gurpreet.kaur@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 174 | 9850 8249 |
| Monika King | Technical Team manager | monika.king@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 104 | 9850 8208 |
| Amanda Mackie | Biocurator | amanda.mackie@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 358 | 9850 8119 |
| Elsa Mardones | Senior Scientific Officer | elsa.mardones@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 172 | 9850 8233 |
| Angela Moncrieff | Scientific Officer | angela.moncrieff@mq.edu.au | 14EAR 173 | 9850 4078 |
| Hong Nguyen | Scientific Officer | hong.nguyen@mq.edu.au | 14SCO 331 | 9850 8262 |
| Robyn Peterson | Senior Research Officer | robyn.peterson@mq.edu.au | 6WW304 | 9850 9257 |
| Kavita Ragini | Scientific Officer | kavita.ragini@mq.edu.au | 4WW328 | |
| Remi Rouquette | Senior Analytical Technician | remi.rouquette@mq.edu.au | 4WW 221 | 9850 4219 |
| Mark Tran | Technical Team Manager | mark.tran@mq.edu.au | 14SCO 333 | 9850 4077 |
| Tony Wang | Scientific Officer | tony.wang@mq.edu.au | 4WW 227 | 9850 8263 |