http://praderwilli.org.au/board daily 0.75 2018-11-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/560b93d1e4b03478116a45b2/1541551277181/person-placeholder.jpg Board - Kathlene Jones BOARD MEMBER AND FOUNDER Kathlene Jones is mother to a beautiful young girl with Prader-Willi Syndrome and is establishing PWRFA to develop breakthrough treatments that will enable people with Prader-Willi Syndrome to live independent lives. She has extensive experience in management and strategy, having previously worked as General Manager, Strategy at Australia Post and a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Prior to this she worked around the world (London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney) in marketing strategy and research, business development and as an economist. She has an MBA (Dean’s Honours List) from Melbourne Business School and Columbia Graduate School of Business and graduated first in class with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Economics) from the University of Queensland. She is now a freelance management consultant and has been working in the health technology area. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/56e3a1a9fd2119e5b49513cd/1457758542206/ Board - Dr Ian Watt AO CHAIR Dr Ian J Watt AO has had a long career as one of Australia's most distinguished public servants, with nearly 20 years at the highest levels of the public service. His most recent and most senior appointment was as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and head of the Australian Public Service, a position he held from 2011 until the end of 2014. Prior to that, he was Secretary of the Departments of Defence; Finance; and Communications, Information Technology and the Arts between 2001 and 2011. Before that, he was Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Dr Watt serves on the Boards of Citigroup Pty Ltd, Smartgroup Corporation, the Grattan Institute (University of Melbourne) and O'Connell Street Associates Pty Ltd, and is a Member of the Male Champions of Change. He is also Chair of the National Innovation and Science Agenda Implementation Committee and Chair of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/56e3a1cb55640b6bbb32bbdd/1457758448087/person-placeholder.jpg Board - Kathlene Jones CEO & FOUNDER Kathlene Jones is mother to a beautiful young girl with Prader-Willi Syndrome and is establishing PWRFA to develop breakthrough treatments that will enable people with Prader-Willi Syndrome to live independent lives. She has extensive experience in management and strategy, having previously worked as General Manager, Strategy at Australia Post and a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Prior to this she worked around the world (London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney) in marketing strategy and research, business development and as an economist. She has an MBA (Dean’s Honours List) from Melbourne Business School and Columbia Graduate School of Business and graduated first in class with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Economics) from the University of Queensland. She is now a freelance management consultant and has been working in the health technology area. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/56e3a1f1da5d42b2b62e5150/1457758638350/ Board - Dr Ian Watt AO CHAIR Dr Ian J Watt AO has had a long career as one of Australia's most distinguished public servants, with nearly 20 years at the highest levels of the public service. His most recent and most senior appointment was as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and head of the Australian Public Service, a position he held from 2011 until the end of 2014. Prior to that, he was Secretary of the Departments of Defence; Finance; and Communications, Information Technology and the Arts between 2001 and 2011. Before that, he was Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Dr Watt serves on the Boards of Citigroup Pty Ltd, Smartgroup Corporation, the Grattan Institute (University of Melbourne) and O'Connell Street Associates Pty Ltd, and is a Member of the Male Champions of Change. He is also Chair of the National Innovation and Science Agenda Implementation Committee and Chair of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/5737cb3327d4bd28d9878f00/1530512032711/Profile+photo+placeholder.png Board - Amy Brennan BOARD MEMBER Amy Brennan is a barrister and practices extensively in the criminal and employment law jurisdictions, including occupational health and safety work. She completed her articles and initially practiced as an employment lawyer at Maddocks. Amy then took up a position as Associate to Justice Teague at the Supreme Court of Victoria. Immediately prior to signing the Bar Roll, Amy worked at Victoria Legal Aid. In 2012, Amy was chosen by the Victorian Bar Council to represent the Victorian Bar at a nine week internship program in Paris called the Stage Internationale du Barreau de Paris. She is currently the secretary of the Equality & Diversity Committee at the Bar. Amy has a sister with cerebral palsy giving her a personal understanding of the challenges and needs of families living with disability.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/5737cb571bbee069b5e5ac1e/1541551249266/DSC_0323+%281%29.jpeg Board - Professor Ian Cooke ACTING CHAIR Prof Ian Cooke is CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health, a 19-party consortium that was established in 2011 under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program. The CRC for Mental Health aims to develop biomarker-based clinical decision tools for use in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, psychoses and mood disorders. Prof Cooke’s previous roles include appointments as a Professorial Fellow in the Asia Pacific Centre for Science and Wealth Creation at Monash University, CEO of Foursight Associates, a science and technology advisory company based in Melbourne, CEO of CNSBio, a clinical-stage venture capital-backed company spun out of Monash University to commercialise novel therapies for the treatment of severe pain and Associate Director (R&D) of the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. He has held academic and research appointments at Deakin University, Princeton University, Bell Laboratories and the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. Prof Cooke holds BSc (Hons), PhD and M IP Law degrees from the University of Melbourne and an MBA degree from Monash University. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/581709a9f7e0ab86f3cf6ca0/1530512598977/blank-profile-picture-973460_960_720.png Board - Rebecca Cross PSM BOARD MEMBER Rebecca Cross joined Bupa at the end of February 2016 to undertake a 12 month secondment as Head of Government, Policy and Regulatory Affairs. Her responsibilities include supporting Bupa's interactions with governments, industry stakeholders and regulators on private health insurance and aged care, as well as Bupa's other health and care services. Rebecca was previously a Deputy Secretary heading up Domestic Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C), where she was responsible for social policy (including health, education, social and health services), the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), regulatory reform, and the Office for Women. Prior to joining PM&C in 2009 Rebecca spent over 16 years in the education, training and employment portfolio in the Commonwealth government. During this time she worked on policy and programs in schools, vocational education and training, youth transitions, international education, and employment, including a period as Senior Advisor to the then Minister for Employment, Education and Training, the Hon. David Kemp MP.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/5b39c4d6f950b7743361ecba/1530512646121/blank-profile-picture-973460_960_720.png Board - EMMA DAWSON BOARD MEMBER Emma Dawson is the Executive Director of Per Capita, a progressive public policy think tank dedicated to building a new vision for Australia based on fairness, shared prosperity and social justice. Prior to joining Per Capita she was a senior advisor on Digital Inclusion at Telstra, where she managed programs and services for customers from vulnerable backgrounds. She was formerly the Executive Director of the Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society at the University of Melbourne, and for five years was a senior policy advisor in the Rudd and Gillard governments. Emma holds a BA with First Class Honours from LaTrobe University and an MA with Distinction from Monash. In addition to her positions as Company Secretary on the Prader-Willi Research Foundation of Australia board, Emma sits on the board of Arts Access Australia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/5b39c5400e2e72597398f23e/1530512764352/Jeff%2BCraig.jpg Board - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JEFF CRAIG BOARD MEMBER Associate Professor Craig works in the Environmental and Genetic Epidemiology Research Group at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and is an Honorary Associate Professor within the Department of Paediatrics, the University of Melbourne. He leads a team of researchers in the Early Life Epigenetics Group. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/5b39c693aa4a9988ca2879de/1531875938948/JP_pic.png Board - PROFESSOR JOE PROIETTO BOARD MEMBER Joseph Proietto is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Medicine Austin Health and an Endocrinologist specialising in Diabetes and Obesity. He established the first obesity clinic in Victoria at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is now Head of the Weight control clinic at Austin Health. Professor Proietto was the inaugural Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation, Professor of Medicine, and Head of the Metabolic Disorders Research Group in the Department of Medicine, Austin Health. He is currently on the executive of World Obesity and is Chair of the Clinical Care Committee. Professor Proietto has published over 200 articles and several book chapters on obesity and diabetes. He is the Author of “Body Weight Regulation: Essential Knowledge to lose weight and keep it off”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/56b7f322e707eb851f3d961c/1530529454116/ Board - Dr Ian Watt AO ADVISOR Dr Ian J Watt AO has had a long career as one of Australia's most distinguished public servants, with nearly 20 years at the highest levels of the public service. His most recent and most senior appointment was as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and head of the Australian Public Service, a position he held from 2011 until the end of 2014. Prior to that, he was Secretary of the Departments of Defence; Finance; and Communications, Information Technology and the Arts between 2001 and 2011. Before that, he was Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Dr Watt serves on the Boards of Citigroup Pty Ltd, Smartgroup Corporation, the Grattan Institute (University of Melbourne) and O'Connell Street Associates Pty Ltd, and is a Member of the Male Champions of Change. He is also Chair of the National Innovation and Science Agenda Implementation Committee and Chair of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b93c6e4b03478116a4578/5b39c65d575d1fcdb113c519/1530513022773/blank-profile-picture-973460_960_720.png Board - DUNCAN MCGAUCHIE BOARD MEMBER https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/5be234e8c2241ba7afaeb1b2/1541551277181/ Board - Kathlene Jones BOARD MEMBER AND FOUNDER Kathlene Jones is mother to a beautiful young girl with Prader-Willi Syndrome and is establishing PWRFA to develop breakthrough treatments that will enable people with Prader-Willi Syndrome to live independent lives. She has extensive experience in management and strategy, having previously worked as General Manager, Strategy at Australia Post and a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Prior to this she worked around the world (London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney) in marketing strategy and research, business development and as an economist. She has an MBA (Dean’s Honours List) from Melbourne Business School and Columbia Graduate School of Business and graduated first in class with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Economics) from the University of Queensland. 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Face 4 Hope: Sid http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/5/18/meet-the-board-member-professor-ian-cooke monthly 0.5 2016-05-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/573beed82b8dde172f044a16/1463545569210/ Blog - Meet the board member: Professor Ian Cooke http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/5/20/making-a-difference-adrian monthly 0.5 2016-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/573ece0d1d07c03d44393449/1463733850202/ Blog - Making a difference: Adrian http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/6/27/june-2016-newsletter monthly 0.5 2016-06-27 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/6/27/focus-on-cognition-and-prader-willi-syndrome monthly 0.5 2016-06-27 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/7/27/themighty monthly 0.5 2016-07-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/57997cbb03596ebe3f48438a/1469676800434/ Blog - "I want to share my experiences so people can understand" http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/8/8/australian-researcher-recognised-at-international-prader-willi-conference monthly 0.5 2016-08-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/57a8073103596e090b51465f/1470629696029/ Blog - Australian researcher recognised at International Prader-Willi conference http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/8/23/scientific-abstracts-from-2016-ipwso-conference monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/8/23/energy-expenditure-physical-activity-and-maximal-oxygen-uptake-in-adults-with-prader-willi-syndrome monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/57bc3903e58c629930561a5d/1471953165912/ Blog - Energy expenditure, physical activity and maximal oxygen uptake in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/8/23/videogame-in-development-to-assist-with-task-switching-in-kids-with-prader-willi monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/57bc3ab3d1758ec6f141d6c6/1471953591558/ Blog - Videogame in development to assist with task switching in kids with Prader-Willi http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/8/23/global-prader-willi-syndrome-registry-update monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/57bc3c0703596e36aed39e74/1471953936838/ Blog - Global Prader-Willi syndrome registry update http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/9/17/focus-on-exercise-and-prader-willi-information-for-gyms-and-trainers monthly 0.5 2016-09-18 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/9/26/volunteers-wanted-nsw-study-on-oxytocin-and-the-autonomic-nervous-system-in-prader-willi-syndrome monthly 0.5 2016-09-27 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/10/3/focus-on-sleep-apnea-and-prader-willi monthly 0.5 2016-10-03 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/10/9/ask-the-researcher-what-is-pitolisant monthly 0.5 2016-10-09 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/12/14/focus-on-obesity-and-prader-willi monthly 0.5 2016-12-14 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/12/14/key-recommendations-from-australian-prader-willi-syndrome-healthcare-workshop monthly 0.5 2016-12-14 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2016/12/14/help-us-develop-the-map-for-a-life-changing-genetic-treatment-for-prader-willi-syndrome monthly 0.5 2016-12-14 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2017/1/20/first-proof-of-principle-for-an-epigenetics-based-therapy-for-prader-willi-syndrome-published monthly 0.5 2017-01-21 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2017/1/20/oxytocin-may-improve-feeding-and-social-skills-in-infants-with-prader-willi monthly 0.5 2017-01-21 http://praderwilli.org.au/blog/2018/12/16/associate-professor-marnie-blewitt-explains-how-smchd1-is-regulating-gene-expression monthly 0.5 2018-12-16 http://praderwilli.org.au/scientific-advisory daily 0.75 2018-07-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b98ace4b03f680aabf04e/560b9943e4b0bc213aaa7764/1452481866935/Jeff+Craig.jpg Scientific Advisory Council - Associate Professor Jeff Craig SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, ENVIRONMENTAL & GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH, MCRI Associate Professor Craig works in the Environmental and Genetic Epidemiology Research Group at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and is an Honorary Associate Professor within the Department of Paediatrics, the University of Melbourne. He leads a team of researchers in the Early Life Epigenetics Group. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b98ace4b03f680aabf04e/560b9a0ae4b0bc213aaa79c3/1449650895999/Anthony+Hannan.jpg Scientific Advisory Council - Professor Anthony Hannan HEAD NEURAL PLASTICITY, THE FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH Professor Hannan currently holds an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship, and is Professorial Fellow at the Florey and the University of Melbourne. His Neural Plasticity Laboratory explores how genes and environment combine via experience-dependent plasticity in the healthy and diseased brain. This research includes models of specific neurological and psychiatric disorders which involve cognitive and affective dysfunction, investigated at behavioural, cellular and molecular levels so as to identify pathogenic mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b98ace4b03f680aabf04e/560b9b00e4b033e6a1002f17/1449651335326/person-placeholder.jpg Scientific Advisory Council - Dr Theresa Strong CHAIR, SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD, FOUNDATION FOR PRADER-WILLI RESEARCH Dr Strong received a B.S. from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Medical Genetics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She performed postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan in the laboratory of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., studying the molecular basis of the inherited diseases cystic fibrosis and Huntington disease. After completing her postdoctoral work, she returned to the faculty at UAB, where she is currently a Professor in the Department of Medicine. She is also a Scientist in UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, where her laboratory focuses primarily on gene therapy for cancer. She and her husband Jim have four children, including a son with PWS. Theresa is one of the founding members of FPWR and directs FPWR’s Grant Program. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b98ace4b03f680aabf04e/566e039d0e4c116bdc112e2c/1530512894207/Profile%2Bphoto%2Bplaceholder.png Scientific Advisory Council - Professor Stewart Einfeld CHAIR OF MENTAL HEALTH & SENIOR SCIENTIST AT BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Professor Stewart Einfeld is a child psychiatrist with a research interest in the gene-to-behaviour pathways in developmental disabilities. His research into Prader-Willi Syndrome has looked at the behavioural phenotype over the course of development, psychosis and depression, oxytocin, temper outbursts, aggression and brain dysfunction. He is the Chair of Mental Health and Senior Scientist at the Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Sydney. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b98ace4b03f680aabf04e/5b4e92b1352f53acb94a5de7/1531889967944/JP_pic.png Scientific Advisory Council - PROFESSOR JOE PROIETTO: SAC CHAIR - PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. HEAD, WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC, AUSTIN HEALTH. CHAIR, CLINICAL CARE COMMITTEE, WORLD OBESITY. Joseph Proietto is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Medicine Austin Health and an Endocrinologist specialising in Diabetes and Obesity. He established the first obesity clinic in Victoria at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is now Head of the Weight control clinic at Austin Health. Professor Proietto was the inaugural Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation, Professor of Medicine, and Head of the Metabolic Disorders Research Group in the Department of Medicine, Austin Health. He is currently on the executive of World Obesity and is Chair of the Clinical Care Committee. Professor Proietto has published over 200 articles and several book chapters on obesity and diabetes. He is the Author of “Body Weight Regulation: Essential Knowledge to lose weight and keep it off”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/560b98ace4b03f680aabf04e/560b9b49e4b0ebde01344736/1530512060743/person-placeholder.jpg Scientific Advisory Council - DR SARA HOWDEN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW MCRI After receiving a BSc from the University of Melbourne, Dr Howden completed her PhD in the Cell and Gene Therapy lab at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. In 2008, she joined the laboratory of Dr James Thomson (USA) for several years of postdoctoral training. She has recently returned to complete the Australian component of her Overseas Biomedical research fellowship where she will continue to develop and apply the reprogramming and gene targeting methodologies she acquired during her time in the Thomson lab. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/t/5b4ec92f575d1ff83c231896/1452481866935/ Scientific Advisory Council - Associate Professor Jeff Craig SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, ENVIRONMENTAL & GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH, MCRI Associate Professor Craig works in the Environmental and Genetic Epidemiology Research Group at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and is an Honorary Associate Professor within the Department of Paediatrics, the University of Melbourne. He leads a team of researchers in the Early Life Epigenetics Group. http://praderwilli.org.au/our-people daily 0.75 2018-07-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/5693266f25981daa98fd8079/57ca5146bebafb5698fc9bce/1472877417924/Diane+nov2015.jpg Our people - Dr Diane Webster RESEARCH DIRECTOR Dr Diane Webster is a highly skilled science professional, with experience in the management of projects, people and research. She has a detailed understanding of the Australian regulatory landscape and is adept at working within the scope, policies and procedures of academic and government organisations and committees. She holds a PhD in molecular virology and has been a Project Leader at the Burnet Institute and a Laboratory Head at Monash University. In addition to her role as Research Director at the Prader-Willi Research Foundation of Australia, she is the Chair of the Swinburne Biosafety Committee, a member of the Gene Technology Advisory Committee (until Jan 2017), and was the concluding National Convenor of the Women in Science Enquiry Network (which has now merged with Women in STEMM Australia). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b82a7e4b0bc213aaa29e2/5693266f25981daa98fd8079/58170c56f5e2319b5472871a/1477905696552/blank-profile-picture-973460_960_720.png Our people - Emma Dawson COMPANY SECRETARY Emma Dawson is the Executive Director of Per Capita, a progressive public policy think tank dedicated to building a new vision for Australia based on fairness, shared prosperity and social justice. Prior to joining Per Capita she was a senior advisor on Digital Inclusion at Telstra, where she managed programs and services for customers from vulnerable backgrounds. 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