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    Alex Lloyd

    Alex Lloyd

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    Chief Executive Officer
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    Dr Mary Carr

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    Head of Collaboration (Research and Impact)
    Charlotte Ferrier

    Charlotte Ferrier

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    Chief Operating Officer
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    Dr Kelly Hill

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    Research Program Manager
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    Dr Lisa Kirkland

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    Education and Training Program Manager
    Rachael Nightingale

    Rachael Nightingale

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    Communications and Media Manager
    Rohan Wighton

    Rohan Wighton

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    Business Operations Manager
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    Mary Leonov

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    Research Operations Manager
    Jacinta Connell

    Jacinta Connell

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    Legal Counsel
    Karen Wang

    Karen Wang

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    Finance Manager
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    Sarah Sayers

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    Research Operations Officer
    Sai Kshiraj Gabbita

    Sai Kshiraj Gabbita

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    Operations and Process Analyst

    Research Team

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    Dr Sopheak Hem

    Research Team
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Barbara Drigo

    Associate Professor Barbara Drigo

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    Associate Professor and Enterprise Fellow, UniSA
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    Professor Jianhua Guo

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    Professor and UQ Amplify Fellow, Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology
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    Professor Allison Cowin

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    Professor of Regenerative Medicine, University of South Australia
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    Associate Professor Fran Lopez-Ruiz

    Research Team
    Associate Professor, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
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    Dr Mark Sosnowski

    Research Team
    Sub-Program Leader, Horticulture Pathology, South Australian Research and Development Institute
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    Dr Ismail Ismail

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    Senior Research Officer, South Australian Research and Development Institute
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    Dr Xanthe Venn

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    Senior Research Fellow in Regenerative Medicine, University of Australia Future Industries Institute
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    Dr Ainslie Derrick-Roberts

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    Research Fellow in Regenerative Medicine, University of Australia Future Industries Institute

    Advisor

    Ed Topp

    Distinguished Professor Ed Topp

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    International Expert Advisory Committee Chair
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    Dr Barry McGookin

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    Food Sector Lead and Research Advisory Committee Chair
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    Emi Schutz

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    Assistant Director, Permits Team, APVMA
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    Sam Hamilton

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    Deputy Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, DAFF
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    Robyn Dixon

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    Program Manager for Biosecurity, Pest, and Disease, Wine Australia
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    Christina Bareja

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    Director of the Antimicrobial Resistance Policy and Surveillance Section, Australian Centre for Disease Control
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    Wayne Hutchinson

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    Research Portfolio Manager, FRDC
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    Dr David Cunliffe

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    Principal Water Quality Adviser, SA Health
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    Professor Pat Buckley

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    Research Consultant