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Study investigators

Clinicians and scientists join forces to lead research which aims to improve outcomes of people living with kidney disease

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Chief Principal Investigator

Prof Philip O'Connell

  • Director of Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR)​

  • Director of the Centre for Transplant and Renal Research (CTRR)

  • WIMR Transplant Genomics - Group leader

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Principal Investigator

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Westmead Hospital

  • ​WIMR Transplant Genomics - co-lead

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Principal Investigator

Prof Germaine Wong

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Westmead Hospital (HoD)

  • Director of Western Renal Services

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Principal Investigator

Prof Natasha Rogers

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Westmead Hospital

  • ​WIMR Kidney Injury - Group leader

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Principal Investigator

Prof Steve Chadban

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

  • Director, Renal Medicine, RPA

  • Kidney node leader, CPC USYD

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Principal Investigator

Prof Kate Wyburn

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

  • Deputy director, Renal Medicine, RPA

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Principal Investigator

Dr Wai Lim

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

  • Head of department, SCGH

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Principal Investigator

Prof Stephen Alexander

  • Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Children's Hospital Westmead

  • ​Director CKR laboratory

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Principal Investigator

Professor Shane Grey

  • Garvan Institute Transplant Immunology - lab head

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Principal Investigator

A/Prof Ellis Patrick

  • Statistician and Bioinformatician

  • Cluster Lead of Bioinformatics in the Sydney Precision Data Science Centre.

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Associate Investigator

Dr Chandana Guha

  • Research Fellow at the Centre for Kidney Research (CKR)

  • Consumer representative

USYD website - Chandana Guha

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Associate Investigator

Dr Nicole Scholes-Robertson

  • Research fellow at School of Public Health

  • Consumer representative

USYD website - Nichole Scholes-Robertson

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Project Manager

Ms Elvira Jimenez-Vera

Project manager

Lab manager CTRR WIMR

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