Our People

Former Governor of NSW and former Chancellor of the University of Sydney

Professor
Marie Bashir

Former Director of the Woolcock who was instrumental in establishing the Institute as it is today

Emeritus Professor
Norbert Berend

An international leader in respiratory research with a passion for career development of the next generation of research leaders

Professor
Judy Black

Established the Institute of Respiratory Medicine (now the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research) together with
Ann Woolcock

Professor
Ruthven Blackburn

A world-renowned specialist in Pulmonology and the editor-in-chief of the New England Medical Journal

Professor
Jeffrey Drazen

An international leader in respiratory research who has enriched research and scientific collaborations

Professor
Christine Jenkins

Committed to respiratory research, particularly in the causes and mechanisms of asthma

Professor
Cheryl Salome

Former Deputy Director of the Woolcock and leader of the Clinical Trials unit

Professor
Paul Seale

A dedicated allergy researcher with a key interest in investigating and inventing asthma and allergy devices

Associate Professor
Euan Tovey

A senior honorary physician in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, RPA Hospital, Sydney and former Head of Department

Clinical Professor
Iven Young

Management team

Dr Greg Kaplan

Director of Operations

Cansy Ittimani

Head of Finance

Dr Hera Dimitriadis

Clinic Director

Gosia Bronisz

Sleep Lab Manager

Jeremy Sparkes

Clinic Manager

Andrew Treptow

Clinic Practice Manager

Akshay Bhumkar

Research Infrastructure Manager

John Reynolds

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Respiratory, Sleep & Lung Cancer

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Lung Cancer Research

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

Centre for Lung Cancer Research

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

Insomnia

Insomnia can impact your attention, mood and daytime function.

Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections

Lung infections are the no 1 cause of death in the chronically ill.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

OSA can have serious impacts on health and daily life.

COPD & Emphysema

COPD affects more than 464,000 Australians aged 45 or over.

Lung Cancer Research Network

Advancing the field of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment as never before.

Sleep-Wake Cycles and Shifts

The average shift worker sleeps one hour a day less than non-shift workers.

Cystic Fibrosis

In Australia, there are approximately 3,000 patients with cystic fibrosis.

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

OHS has significant health and social impacts.

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide problem, including in Australia.

Sleep, Ageing & Dementia

Poor sleep is associated with brain-ageing related health problems.

Nasal, Sinus Allergy & Infection

Australia has one of the highest allergy prevalence rates in the world.

REM Behaviour Disorder

RBD can be a danger to both people with RBD and their bed partners.

LAM & Other Interstitial Lung Diseases

LAM is a rare cystic lung disease which is unique to women.

Narcolepsy

People with narcolepsy have sleep attacks during the daytime.

Sleep Loss and Performance

Poor sleep has substantial economic and social cost.

Asthma

Asthma affects over 2.5 million Australians, or 1 in 9 people.

Childhood Asthma

Asthma is more common in children than adults & more common in boys than girls.