Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2026 Fellows are;
Jacqueline Center, St Vincent’s Hospital. Jacqueline Close, Prince of Wales Hospital. Kay Crossley, La Trobe University. Merlin Crossley, Uni NSW. Nigel Curtis, Uni Melbourne. Caroline Finch, Edith Cowan U. Josephine Forbes Mater Research. Gail Garvey, Uni Queensland. Lynette Griffiths, QUT. YuanTong Gu, QUT.
Marco Herold, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute. Mark Jenkins, Uni Melbourne. Tomas Kron, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Amanda Leach, Menzies School of Health Research. Julie-Anne Leask, Uni Sydney.
Guillaume Lessene, Walter and Eliza Hall IMR. Daniel MacArthur, Garvan IMR. Carol Maher, Adelaide U. Meg Morris, La Trobe U.
Kevin Pfleger, Uni WA. Phoebe Phillips, Uni NSW. Jane Pirkis, Uni Melbourne.
Joseph Powell, Garvan IMR. Peter Richmond, Uni WA. Jo Robinson, Orygen. Emmanuel Stamatakis, Monash U. Fiona Stapleton, Uni NSW. David Thomas, Uni NSW. Carla Treloar, Uni NSW.
Rebekah Russell-Bennett is now Dean of Adelaide U’s School of Marketing, relocating from University of Canberra, where she was Associate Dean, Research.
Madison Hunt is now La Trobe U’s Principal Lead, Innovation and Growth Programmes. It is an internal appointment.
Jarrod Ross is in-coming Research Director, Research Strategy and Policy at the Group of Eight, moving from Universities Australia.
Allison Howell Quinton becomes inaugural Chief Development Officer for the Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Institute. She moves from advancement for Uni Melbourne’s medicine, dentistry, health sciences faculty.
Erin Smith (LaTrobe U) is awarded a 2026 Tim Fischer Fellowship from the Country Education Foundation. It is to help her “turn bold ideas into reality.”
Erica Wilson becomes PVC Education and Student Success at Torrens U. She was DVC Academic Innovation at Southern Cross U.