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Burnet alumni recognised in Australia Day honours

  • 26 Jan 2024

 

Dr Tamara Kwarteng OAM looking at the camera, wearing a green outfit.
Dr Tamara Kwarteng OAM

Burnet Institute would like to offer its warmest congratulations to associates and collaborators who have been recognised in the 2024 Australia Day honours. 

We would like to acknowledge the following Burnet alumni:

  • Dr Brett Sutton AO, for distinguished service to the people of Victoria through public health administration and governance, and to medicine
  • Professor Joseph Albert Trapani AO, for distinguished service to medical research, particularly immunology and the development of immune-based cancer therapies, and to the community
  • Professor Michelle Giles OAM, who completed her PhD at Burnet, for service to medicine
  • Former Pacific Regional Director Dr Tamara Kwarteng OAM, for service to the Pacific islands through public health programs