Our staff helping to further medical research via newly formed committee

Congratulations and thank you to Professor Asha Bowen, Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, and Professor Fiona Wood, who are all looking to cement WA as a global leader in health and medical research.

Professor Asha Bowen and Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg have recently been appointed as members of the Western Australian Government’s new expert committee, which will provide strategic advice on future pathways and priorities in the field of medical research.

Additionally, the committee will be bolstered by the membership of Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Advisory Council member, Professor Fiona Wood, who will aid collaboration between the fund and the committee.

The appointment of these three extraordinary individuals means that Child and Adolescent Health will be at the forefront, enabling us to put children and young people’s health on the table when it comes to research and innovation opportunities.

As always, healthcare is improved through collaboration and mutual respect, and we would like to congratulate and thank all members of the committee.

This new committee follows the successful establishment of an Aboriginal health expert committee and will soon be complemented by an innovation expert committee.

The three committees will combine forces, through expertise and innovation, to advise the State Government, the Department of Health and the FHRI Fund Advisory Council on how to achieve the best possible outcomes for health and medical research in WA.