Committees
Organisational Structure
Scientific Advisory Committee
Dr Nicholas Zdenkowski
Chair
Medical Oncologist
Prof Bruce Mann
Deputy Chair
Surgical Oncologist/BCT Director of Research
Ms Karen Alexander*
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel
Mr Heath Badger
BCT Chief Operating Officer- Research
Dr Lisa Beatty
Psycho-Oncologist
Ms Melissa Bell†
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel
Prof Boon Chua
Radiation Oncologist
Dr Steven David
Radiation Oncologist
Prof Gelareh Farshid
Pathologist
Prof Prue Francis
Medical Oncologist
Ms Jenny Gilchrist
Nurse Practitioner
Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel
Dr Marion Kuper-Hommel
Medical Oncologist
Prof Elgene Lim
Medical Oncologist
Dr Jocelyn Lippey
Surgical Oncologist
Prof Sherene Loi
Medical Oncologist
Dr Amy McCart Reed
Basic Scientist
Dr Amelia McCartney
Medical Oncologist
A/Prof Christopher Oldmeadow
Biostatistician
Prof Andrew Spillane
Surgical Oncologist
A/Prof Lesley Stafford
Psycho-Oncologist
* Step down February 2024
† Started February 2024
Subgroups
Supportive Care Subgroup
Prof Fran Boyle
Chair
Patricia Ritchie Centre
A/Prof Lisa Beatty
Deputy Chair
Flinders University
Prof Meera Agar
Cancer Symptom Trials (CST)
Mr Heath Badger
BCT Chief Operating Officer – Research
Prof Raymond Chan
Flinders University; CST
Prof Prue Francis
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT CAP Chair
Dr Belinda Kiely
Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre
Prof Bogda Koczwara
Flinders Medical Centre
Prof Bruce Mann
BCT Director of Research
A/Prof Nick Murray
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Dr Antonia Pearson
Northern Beaches Hospital
Dr Michelle Peate
University of Melbourne
Prof Christobel Saunders
Royal Melbourne Hospital
A/Prof Joanne Shaw
PoCoG
A/Prof Lesley Stafford
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Prof Janette Vardy
Concord Hospital
Dr Michelle White
Monash Health
Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor
Translational Research Subgroup
Chair
BCT Director of Research
Dr Shom Goel
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Prof Sunil Lakhani
University of Queensland
Prof Elgene Lim
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Prof Geoff Lindeman
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Prof Sherene Loi
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Dr Stephen Luen
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
A/Prof Amy McCart Reed
University of Queensland
A/Prof Andrew Redfern
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor
Very Early Breast Cancer Subgroup
Prof Bruce Mann
Chair
BCT Director of Research
Mr Heath Badger
BCT Chief Operating Officer – Research
Prof Boon Chua
Prince of Wales Hospital
Dr Steven David
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Prof Gelareh Farshid
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel
Dr Jocelyn Lippey
St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
Prof Andrew Spillane
Mater Hospital, Sydney
A/Prof Lesley Stafford
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor
Independent Monitoring Data Committee – Local
Prof Chris Karapetis
Chair
Prof Daniel Roos
Prof Mark Smithers
Prof Matthew Law
Dr Rebecca Tay
Independent Monitoring Data Committee – Local
Prof Daniel Hayes
Chair
Prof Alastair Thompson
Ms Anne Meyn
A/ Prof James Dignam
Prof Mary Gospodarowicz
Prof Thomas Buchholz
Finance, Risk & Audit Committee
Mr Luke Bugden
Chair
Prof Andrew Spillane
Ms Judith Smith
Ms Michelle Cairns
Financial Controller
Dr Soozy Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Consumer Advisory Panel
Leslie Gilham
Chair
VIC
Karen Alexander
ACT
Rebecca Angus
NSW
Melissa Bell
NZ
Merryn Carter
VIC
Emma Crowley
NZ
Laura McCambridge
VIC
Naveena Nekkalapudi
VIC
Mieka Tabart*
TAS
* Started Dec 2023
Communications & Fundraising Committee
Mrs Lisa Allen
Mrs Suzanne Brown
Mrs Fiona McPhee
Ms Julie Callaghan
BCT Chief Operating Officer – Fundraising & Philanthropy
Ms Anna Fitzgerald
Communications Manager
Dr Soozy Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Prof Nicholas Wilcken
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