R&D Leadership Team

Guiding our research program and team members to help drive best-practice in Australia and internationally.​

Our leadership team ensure research outcomes inform decision making at Lifeblood, maintain our world-class practices, and monitor the external environment for emerging opportunities or threats in the blood sector.

Research leaders

Associate Professor Denese C Marks

A/Prof Denese C. Marks

National Research Program Leader - Product Development and Transfusion Studies

Product Development and transfusion studies   R&D Leadership Team

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Dr Alison Gould

National Research Lead, Strategy, Communication and Molecular Development

R&D Leadership Team   Strategy, communication and molecular development

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Dr Angus Henderson

Director of Strategy & Research

R&D Leadership Team

Researcher Profiles

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Dr Marijke Welvaert

National Research Lead Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Biostatistics and epidemiology   R&D Leadership Team

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Elizabeth Knight

National Research Lead- Population Health, Donor Research and Cellular Therapies

Population health, donor research and cellular therapies   R&D Leadership Team

Researcher Profiles

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Prof David O. Irving

Director

R&D Leadership Team

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Prof Robert Flower

National Research Lead- Transfusion Safety

R&D Leadership Team