For over 25 years, scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have been making a difference in the lives of heart disease patients and their families worldwide.
Meet some of the Faculty Members, Group Leaders, Clinical Faculty Members, and Senior Scientists leading the way in cardiovascular disease detection, prevention and treatment.
Professor Jason Kovacic
Executive Director
Head, Vascular Biology Laboratory
Professor Richard Harvey
Deputy Director
Head, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory
Professor Jamie Vandenberg
Deputy Director
Head, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory
Professor Sally Dunwoodie
Director, Innovation Centre
Head, Embryology Laboratory
Professor Bob Graham
Head
Molecular Cardiology Laboratory
Dr Nikki Bart
Clinical Faculty Member
Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Group
Dr Charles Cox
Group Leader
Mechanobiology Laboratory
Professor Diane Fatkin
Head
Inherited Heart Diseases Laboratory
Professor Michael Feneley
Head
Cardiac Mechanics Laboratory
Associate Professor Eleni Giannoulatou
Head
Computational Genomics Laboratory
Dr Renjing Liu
Head
Vascular Epigenetics Laboratory
Professor Chris Hayward
Head
Cardiac Mechanics Laboratory
Dr Adam Hill
Head
Computational Cardiology Laboratory
Professor Livia Hool
Head
Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Laboratory - Western Australia
Associate Professor Andrew Jabbour
Head
Cardiac Imaging Laboratory
Professor Peter Macdonald
Head
Cardiac Transplantation Laboratory
Professor Boris Martinac
Head
Mechanobiology Laboratory
Dr Mayooran Namasivayam
Head
Heart Valve Disease and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Dr Alastair Stewart
Head
Structural Biology Laboratory
Professor David Winlaw
Honorary Faculty
Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon
Dr Emily Wong
Head, Regulatory Systems Laboratory
Dr Audrey Adji
Senior Scientist
Cardiac Mechanics Laboratory
Dr Gavin Chapman
Senior Scientist
Embryology Laboratory
Dr Stewart Heitmann
Senior Scientist
Computational Cardiology Laboratory
Dr David Humphreys
Senior Scientist
Bioinformatics & Systems Medicine
Dr Siiri Iismaa
Senior Scientist
Cardio Biology Laboratory
Dr Renee Johnson
Senior Scientist
Inherited Heart Diseases Laboratory
Dr Chai-Ann Ng
Senior Scientist
Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory
Dr Matthew Perry
Senior Scientist
Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory
Dr Vikram Tallapragada
Senior Scientist
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory
Dr Jane Yu
Senior Scientist
Cardiac Mechanics Laboratory
See our Alumni - Past Scientists section to learn more about other senior scientists who have also contributed to the historic research here at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.
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