Professor Philip O’Connell is Executive Director of the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. He has broad experience in clinical renal transplantation and transplantation immunology, with specific expertise in the use of genomics for biomarker development in transplantation. He is a past president of The Transplantation Society and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He co-directs the PrecisionGO project within WIMR. 

Dr. Xin Maggie Wang, Director of Scientific Operations at WIMR, oversees nine platforms, including cytometry, genomics, and bioinformatics. With 14 years research experience and 17 years of experience managing critical research infrastructure and advancing scientific pipelines for precision medicine, she is a leader in global scientific societies, serving as a Councilor for the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry (2024–28) and as President of the Australasian Cytometry Society (ACS) from 2023–2024.  

Dr. J. Paul Robinson is a Distinguished Professor of Cytometry and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. He earned his PhD from the University of New South Wales and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan. A pioneer in spectral flow cytometry, he directs the Purdue Cytometry Laboratories and has held leadership roles, including President of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry. He also founded Cytometry for Life, supporting low-cost CD4 screening in resource-limited settings.

Joanne Reed is Director of the Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research at WIMR and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and UNSW. With a focus on autoimmune disease, she investigates autoantibody origins and pathogenesis. After completing her PhD at Flinders University in 2009, she trained at NYU on an NHMRC Fellowship. She now leads the Autoimmunity and Amyloidosis Lab at WIMR, developing genomic approaches for precision therapies.

Professor David Brown is the Local Pathology Director for Western Sydney and Director of Immunopathology at NSW Health Pathology-ICPMR, Westmead. He also serves as Co-Director of the Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. His clinical and research interests focus on inflammation, particularly its effects on the central nervous system, vasculitides, and autoimmune diseases. Professor Brown is dedicated to translating research assays into routine immunopathology diagnostics, enhancing patient access to specialized immunological tests.

Professor Michelle Dickson is Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, a research flagship centre in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. Michelle has delivered clinical health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients in social and emotional wellbeing and alcohol and other drug use.  

Bob has 40 years of leadership in academia and biotechnology, specializing in immunology and flow cytometry. With 20 years in academic medicine and as VP of R&D, he has enhanced product development efficiency, overseeing thousands of flow cytometry reagents. He has delivered over 5,000 presentations, led key product launches at Pharmingen and BD, co-authored 110+ publications, and holds numerous patents, fostering critical collaborations in immunology research.

Kim-Anh Lê Cao is Professor of Statistical Genomics at the University of Melbourne. She has secured 3 consecutive NHMRC fellowships since 2014, and numerous awards for her contributions to statistics applied to molecular biology, including the Moran medal from the Australian Academy of Science. Her research focuses on `omics data and she leads the development of the R toolkit mixOmics.

Professor Alan Cass AO is the Director of the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. A trained nephrologist from the University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, he has achieved international recognition in nephrology and Indigenous health. His research focuses on chronic disease prevention and management, particularly within Indigenous communities, and he has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers. Professor Cass has also led national and international clinical trials and contributed to health policy development.

Dr. Nicole Scholes-Robertson, BAppSci (Physiotherapy), PhD, is a physiotherapist with lived experience of dialysis and transplantation. A post-doctoral researcher at The University of Sydney and Patient Partner at the Centre for Kidney Research, she focuses on rural access to kidney replacement therapy and patient involvement in research. She co-chairs the BEAT-CKD Consumer Advisory Board and serves on multiple advisory and guideline committees, including Cochrane Kidney and Transplant as Consumer Editor.