People

Associate Professor Michelle Boyle

HEAD, CELLULAR RESPONSES TO DISEASE AND VACCINATION GROUP; SNOW MEDICAL FELLOW

Michelle completed her PhD in at the University of Melbourne in 2012, and received the Victorian Pre...

Mellissa Bryant

SENIOR RESEARCHER

Mellissa has a clinical nursing background as a senior research coordinator in infectious diseases, ...

Doctor Michael Curtis

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH OFFICER

Michael completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) at Monash...

Mia Flynn

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Mia is a Research Assistant in the Infectious Diseases Implementation Science working group. Her wor...

Melanie Hede

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO PROFESSOR BRENDAN CRABB AC, CEO AND DIRECTOR

Doctor Maureen Makama

RESEARCH OFFICER

Maureen is a public health professional with research experience in maternal health, nutrition and l...

Mary Malek

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, GLOBAL WOMEN’S AND NEWBORN’S HEALTH GROUP

Mary is a final year postgraduate medical student at Monash University with a keen interest in publi...

Mary-Ann Nicholas

CO-HEAD, STRATEGY INSIGHTS AND IMPACT; HEAD, DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS

Mary-Ann joined Burnet in 2009 with a proven track record in international program...

Mary Padbury

CHAIR, BURNET INSTITUTE

BA, LLB(Hons). Chair since 2019. Director since 2011.

Merryn Roe

HONORARY STAFF

Merryn completed a Bachelors of Medical Science at the Australian National University in 2016 and we...

Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DISEASE ELIMINATION; HEAD, YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH

Megan is Deputy Program Director (Behaviours and Health Risks) at Burnet Institute...

Megan Sechtig

MASTERS STUDENT

Megan completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) in 2017, co-majoring in Criminology at Deakin Uni...

Professor Michael Toole AM

HONORARY STAFF

After a stellar career spanning decades in infectious disease research and international health at B...

Doctor Michael Traeger

RESEARCH OFFICER

Michael has worked at the Burnet Institute since 2017, and is an epidemiologist and...

Michael Ziegelaar

DIRECTOR, BURNET INSTITUTE

LLB(Hons), BEc, LLM. Director since 2015.