People

Doctor Romesh Abeysuriya

SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER

Romesh joined Burnet at the start of 2018 to work on Optima TB and HCV modelling...

Sarah Amir Hamzah

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Sarah has completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree majoring in Immunology and...

Doctor Sarah Bar-Zeev

ACTING DEPUTY DISCIPLINE HEAD, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (MIDWIFERY)

Dr Sarah Bar-Zeev is a midwife, educator, a maternal and newborn health researcher and international...

Ryan Barwood

EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER, KNOW-C19

Ryan Barwood is an executive leader with extensive experience in strategic planning and program mana...

Doctor Sandra Chishimba

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER/RESEARCH OFFICER

Sandra is a postdoctoral researcher at Burnet Institute. She has a background in infection and immun...

Doctor Samantha Colledge-Frisby

HONORARY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW

Samantha completed her PhD at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre...

Samantha De Gail

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION MANAGER

Professor Sandra Eades AO

DIRECTOR, BURNET INSTITUTE

PhD, FTSE, FASSA, FAHMS. Director since 2020.

Sandra Esparon

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Sandra is a long-term member of the Immune Therapies group and has worked with...

Ruth Fidelis

LABORATORY SUPERVISOR

Ruth has a technical trade certificate in science technology (general lab procedures and...

Samara Griffin

PHD STUDENT/RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Doctor Rowan Martin-Hughes

SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER

Dr Rowan Martin-Hughes comes from a background in mathematics and computer science...

Sam McEwen

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE RESEARCH OFFICER

Sam is the epidemiology and surveillance officer for the STRIVE PNG project where...

Samantha Timms

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR & CEO, BRENDAN CRABB AC

Samantha works at Burnet as the Executive Assistant to Director & CEO...

Rudy Viriu

SENIOR DATA ENTRY OFFICER

Rudy Virui joined Burnet Institute in 2017 as the Data Entry Officer. In 2019 he was...