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Project Staff

Project Staff are involved with the day to day running of projects.


Joanne AvraamResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Danielle BaxterResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Janet BondarenkoProject Co-ordinator
Lauren BookerResearch Assistant
Bruna Borges WageckResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Helen BoursinosResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Kelly BrownResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Allison CollinsIBAS Project Officer
Dr Jennifer CoriPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Eve DentonResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Cassandra FongHonorary Project Student
Lisa FuhrmeisterNurse (ICU)
Melissa GlosterNurse
Megan HawkinsPhysiotherapist - Research Assistant
Kim HopkinsonResearch Nurse
Ruth HoskingResearch Assistant
Dr Esha JoshiHonorary Research Fellow
Devaang KevatCRC Project Staff
Katerina KiburgResearch Assistant (Casual)
Dr Michelle MageePost Doctorate
Karen McCrohanNurse (ICU)
Niamh McDonaldResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Luke McDonaldPhysiotherapist - Research Assistant
Hailey MeaklimResearch Assistant
Aqsa NaqviResearch Assistant (Casual)
Rebecca NdongoResearch Assistant
Carmel NichollsResearch Assistant
Cristino OliveiraHonorary Research Assistant
Emily PattisonResearch Assistant
Tracy RooneyResearch Nurse
Jacqueline RossResearch Assistant
Nikki RotondoResearch Assistant (Honorary)
Denise SammutStudy Co-ordinator
Shamsi ShekariPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Biruktayt ShiferawPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Lucy SommersResearch Assistant
Tyler YodgeeResearch Assistant


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Institute for Breathing and Sleep

Level 5, Harold Stokes Building, Austin Hospital
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084

(03) 9496 5390

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