Past Scientists
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is proud of our programs, our research, our discoveries, and the people that have made it possible. We're grateful to have been part of these scientists' research career milestones. Learn more about the senior scientists who have made an impact on heart disease research here at the Home of Heart Research.
Faculty Members and Group Leaders
Dr Kazu Kikuchi
Head- Honorary Faculty
Cardiac Regeneration Laboratory
From 2011 to 2019
Dr Nicola Smith
Group Leader
Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory
From 2007 to 2019
Associate Professor Kumud Dhital
Head
Cardiac Transplantation Laboratory
Dr Joshua Ho
Acting Head
Molecular Structural & Computational Division
From 2013 to 2018
Dr Tara Christie
Group Leader
Biochemistry Laboratory
From 2016 to 2019
A/Professor Cath Suter
Head
Epigenetics Laboratory
From 2004 to 2017
Dr Lawrence Lee
Group Leader
Molecular Motors Laboratory
From 2007 to 2015
Dr Daniela Stock
Head
Structural Biology Laboratory
From 2006 to 2016
Professor David Winlaw
Honorary Faculty
Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon
Senior Scientists
Dr Chris Stanley
Senior Scientist
Vascular Biology Laboratory
From 2014 to 2020
Dr Inken Martin
Senior Scientist
Inherited Heart Diseases Laboratory
From 2008 to 2020
Dr Anita Ayer
Senior Scientist
Vascular Biology Laboratory
From 2013 to 2020
Dr Helena Viola
Senior Scientist
Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
From 2005 to 2022
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Acknowledgement of Country
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Gadigal of the Eora nation, on which we meet, work, and discover.
Our Western Australian laboratories pay their respect to the Whadjuk Noongar who remain as the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land.
