Investigators
Our investigators include experts in diagnostics and health service research, epidemiology, social science, health economics, and modelling research.
Scientia Prof Rebecca Guy
Lead, RAPID
Program Chair, Public Health
Program Head, Surveillance & Evaluation Research Program
Program Head, Surveillance & Evaluation Research Program
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Assoc Prof Tanya Applegate
Co-lead, RAPID
Head of the Diagnostic Innovations Group
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Dr Susan Matthews
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Co-Director & Discipline Lead, Point-of-Care Testing
Flinders University International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing
Prof Jason Grebely
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Head, Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Dr Dawn Casey
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
Prof Andrew Vallely
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Head, Asia and Pacific Health Program
Head, Asia and Pacific Health Program
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
PNGIMR (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research)
Prof Asha Bowen
Chief Investigator – RAPID
The Kids Research Institute
Prof Virginia Wiseman
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Head, Health Economics and Health Systems Research Group
Head, Health Economics and Health Systems Research Group
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Prof Greg Fox
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Director, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre
Director, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre
The University of Sydney
Scientia A/Prof Angela Kelly-Hanku
Chief Investigator – RAPID
Deputy Head, the Asia and Pacific Health Program
Deputy Head, the Asia and Pacific Health Program
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
PNGIMR (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research)
Assoc Prof Louise Causer
Associate Investigator – RAPID
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Emily Phillips
Associate Investigator – RAPID
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Prof Jason Ong
Associate Investigator – RAPID
The School of Translational Medicine, Monash University
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Honorary)
Prof Ari Probandari
Associate Investigator – RAPID
Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia
Dr Lise Lafferty
Associate Investigator – RAPID
Kirby Institute and Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
Assoc Prof David Whiley
Associate Investigator – RAPID
UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland
Assoc Prof Richard Gray
Associate Investigator – RAPID
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Prof Natalie Taylor
Associate Investigator – RAPID
School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Adj Prof Andrew Milat
Associate Investigator – RAPID
NSW Ministry of Health
Ms Divya Jacob
Project Manager
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Previous Investigators
Prof Jane Hocking
Senior Research Fellow and Head of Sexual Health Unit
University of Melbourne
Prof Emily Lancsar
Head, Department of Health Services Research and Policy
ANU College of Health and Medicine
Assoc Prof David Regan
Biomathematician/Mathematical Modeller
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Advisors
Former RAPID 1.0 investigators (Karen Canfell, John Kaldor, Rosanna Peeling, Mark Shephard, Carla Treloar) are leaders in their fields and have taken on RAPID 2.0 advisory roles
Prof Karen Canfell
Professor of Public Health & NHMRC Leadership Fellow
The University of Sydney
Scientia Prof John Kaldor
Head, Global Health and NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Prof Rosanna Peeling
Scientia Associate Professor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Prof Mark Shephard
Director, International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing
Flinders University
Scientia Prof Carla Treloar
Director, Centre for Social Research in Health; Social Policy Research Centre
Member of RAPID Management Committee – Chief Investigator
UNSW Sydney