QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute is under the control and management of The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. The Governor-in-Council appoints all members of the Council.
Our Patron
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland is the patron of QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Dr Young has been a strong supporter of QIMR Berghofer, serving as a Council Member from 2005 until 2019. Her Excellency was sworn-in as the 27th Governor of Queensland on 1 November 2021. Prior to […]
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QIMR Berghofer Council Chair
Arun Sharma
Professor Arun Sharma is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) at QUT. He has played a leadership role in developing Australian research capability in information and communication technology. Is the co-founder of National Information and Communications Technology Australia Ltd (NICTA) – Australia’s national centre of excellence and inaugural Director of NICTA’s largest research laboratory. Prior to establishing […]
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QIMR Berghofer Council Deputy Chair
Michael Sargent
Mr Sargent has been a member of the QIMR Berghofer Council since 27 November 2014. He has more than 45 years’ experience working with some of the world’s leading financial groups. His experience includes stockbroking, merchant banking, financial planning and money market operations. He was a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountants and a Fellow […]
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QIMR Berghofer - Council Member
Sonya Bennett
Dr Sonya Bennett, MBBS FRACGP MPHTM FAFPHM GAICD Dr Bennett graduated from the University of Queensland with MBBS in 1991 and has Fellowships with both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. She has worked in Queensland Health, the Australian Defence Force, and in the academic research […]
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QIMR Berghofer - Council Member
Celeste Neander
Ms Celeste Neander, Council Member B.Comm, Dip. FP GAICD A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Ms Neander is a senior finance professional with extensive experience in financial and investment markets spanning 38 years. She was Senior Portfolio Manager for BT Managed Accounts with responsibility for the discretionary management of bespoke investment portfolios […]
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QIMR Berghofer - Council Member
Mitchell Petrie
Mr Petrie is a former Partner, KPMG Australia and an experienced director. He was a Partner with KPMG Australia for 16 years and retired from the KPMG Partnership in December 2015. He has significant experience in corporate governance and enterprise risk management, board advisory, internal controls, statutory financial reporting and governance, risk and controls for […]
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QIMR Berghofer - Council Member
Donna Callaghan
Dr Callaghan was called to the Bar in 2009. Her interest and expertise lies in personal injuries and health law – an area in which she has been engaged for over 25 years. Dr Callaghan obtained her medical degree from University of Queensland and practised clinical medicine for over ten years, obtaining Diplomas in both […]
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QIMR Berghofer - Council Member
Janet Verbyla
Professor Emeritus Janet Verbyla is currently Honorary Professor at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) where she was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor heading the Academic Division from 2012 to early 2018. Commencing as an active teaching and research academic in software and information engineering, Professor Verbyla has progressed through a wide range of university academic executive […]
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Professor, PhD, FAHMS, Director and CEO
Fabienne Mackay
CAREER HISTORY Professor Fabienne Mackay studied Medicine and Biomedical Engineering before she obtained her PhD in Molecular Biology and Immunology from Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France. She is the 8th Director and CEO of QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland. Prior to that, in 1994, she started her research career in the biotech […]
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Fellows
QIMR Berghofer fellowships are awarded to outstanding individuals, external to the Institute, who have made a significant contribution to QIMR Berghofer by giving of their time or expertise.
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