The JDRF Global Centre of Excellence is being driven by two of Australia’s leading diabetes researchers and clinicians, Professors Liz Davis and Tim Jones based at The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital.
The Centre is a world-leading initiative building on the excellent team, experience, and connections already in place at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the partner sites in Australia; Macquarie University, Monash University, Women’s and Children’s Health Network South Australia, Children’s Health Queensland, and internationally; Harvard University in Boston, USA.
An international scientific advisory group comprising of world-renowned leaders in T1D has also been assembled to ensure the global relevance and connectedness of the Centre.
Research partners
In collaboration with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Global Health & Population
Individual collaborators and stakeholders
University of Adelaide, Australia
Prof Jenny Couper (PI)
Barbara Davis Centre, University of Colorado, USA
Dr Laurel Messer
University of Basel, Switzerland
Dr Marie-Anne Burckhardt
University of Otago, New Zealand
Dr Martin de Bock
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Australia
Dr Gerry Fegan
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Prof Peter Adolfsson
Harvard University, USA
Prof David Bloom (PI)
Dr Jeffrey Cannon
Dr Maddalena Ferranna
Daniel Cadarette
Macquarie University, Australia
A/Prof Yvonne Zurynski (PI)
Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite (PI)
University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof David O'Neal
Monash University
Prof Sophia Zoungas (PI)
Dr Anthony Pease
Dr Ella Zomer
Dr Emily Callander
Monash Children's Hospital, Australia
A/Prof Phil Bergman
NHS Lothian, Scotland
Dr Tarini Chetty
North Adelaide Local Health Network, Australia
Dr Anthony Zimmermann
Queensland Health, Australia
Dr Tony Huynh
Dr Anthony Russell
Stanford University, USA
Prof David Maahs
Dr Dessi Zaharieva
The Kids Research Institute Australia, Australia
Prof Elizabeth Davis (Co-Director)
Prof Tim Jones (Co-Director)
Ms Anne McKenzie
Dr Mary Abraham
Dr Vinutha Shetty
Dr Aveni Haynes
Dr Amelia Harray
Dr Keely Bebbington
Dr Craif Taplin
Dr Rad Aniba
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia
Prof Ann Maguire
Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Australia
Dr Kristen Neville
Dr Helen Woodhead
University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Alicia Jenkins
University of Western Australia, Australia
Prof Paul Fournier
Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
Prof Jan Fairchild
York University, Canada
Prof Mike Riddelll