Who is involved

Founding collaborators

The design and protocol for the 45 and Up Study involved the contribution of more than 100 of NSW’s leading health and medical researchers. A full list of the Study founding collaborators can be found below.

Many of these researchers remain actively engaged in the Study on an ongoing basis by ensuring sound governance of the Study (see study governance) or through the Research Network.

Australian National University
Dr Kaarin Anstey Centre for Mental Health Research
Dr Hilary Bambrick National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
A/Prof Mark Budge Medical School
Dr Mark Clements National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Dr Judith Healy Research School of the Social Sciences
Ms Rosemary Korda National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Prof Tony McMichael National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Dr Bryan Rodgers National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Dr Agnes Walker National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

 

University of Sydney
Prof Bruce Armstrong School of Public Health
Prof Adrian Bauman NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health
Prof John Beard Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health
Dr Heather Bowles NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health
Prof Phyllis Butow School of Psychology
Dr Magnolia Cardona School of Public Health
Dr Judith Clarke School of Public Health
Ms Christine Cowie School of Public Health
Prof Robert Cumming Centre for Education and Research for Ageing
A/Prof Lyn Fragar Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety
A/Prof Anthony Keech The NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
Prof Hal Kendig Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr Anne Kricker Cancer Genes, Environment and Behaviour Program
Dr Geoff Morgan Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health
Prof Don Nutbeam College of Health Sciences
A/Prof Susan Quine School of Public Health
Dr Glen Salkeld School of Public Health

The George Institute for International Health
Dr Alan Cass Renal Unit
Emeritus Prof John Chalmers Research Advisory Unit
Dr Marlene Fransen Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Division
Dr Rachel Huxley Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division
Dr Anushka Patel Heart and Vascular Division
Prof Mark Woodward Epidemiology

NSW Health
Dr Pam Albany Health Promotion
Dr Timothy Churches Centre for Epidemiology and Research
Dr Vicky Sheapperd Environmental Health Branch
Dr Michael Staff Environmental Health Branch
Mr Alan Willmore Centre for Epidemiology and Research

University of Wollongong
Mr Nicholas Marosszeky Centre for Health Service Development

University of Newcastle
Dr Megan Alle Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
Prof Julie Byles Centre for Research and Education in Ageing
A/Prof Catherine D'Este Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Prof Michael Hensley School of Medical Practice and Population Health
Prof Brian Kelly Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
Prof Dimity Pond Discipline of General Practice
Professor Wayne Smith Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

University of New South Wales
A/Prof Michael Bittman Social Policy Research Centre
Dr Deborah Black School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Dr Ilse Blignault Culture & Health, Centre for Public Health and Community Medicine
A/Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite The Centre for Clinical Governance Research in Health
Prof Terry Campbell St Vincent's Clinical School
Dr Elizabeth Comino Centre for Health Equity Training & Research Evaluation
A/Prof Diane Fatkin The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Prof Caroline Finch Injury Risk Management Centre
Dr Roberto Forero Simpson Centre for Health Services Research
Prof Andrew Grulich National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Prof Mark Harris School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Dr Maria (Tessa) Ho  School of Public Health and Community Medicine 
Prof Susan Kippax  National Centre in HIV Social Research 
Dr Guy Marks  South Western Sydney Clinical School 
Ms Rebecca Mitchell  NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre
A/Prof Kate Moore  School of Women's and Children's Health 
Dr Helen Moore  NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre
Dr Lisa Jackson Pulver School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Dr Garrett Prestage  National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research 
Prof Peter Saunders Social Policy Research Centre
Prof Derrick Silove  Centre for Population Mental Health Research
Dr Claire Vajdic  National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research 
A/Prof Johanna Westbrook Centre for Health Informatics
Dr Rosalie Woodruff  National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health 
Prof Anthony Zwi  School of Public Health and Community Medicine 

University of Technology, Sydney
Prof Christine Duffield Centre for Health Services Management
Dr Patricia Farrar Nursing, Midwifery and Health

Area Health Services
A/Prof Michael Barton Sydney South West Area Health Service
A/Prof Bin Jalaludin Sydney South West Area Health Service (Western Zone)
Dr Fiona Blyth Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service
Dr Robert Brooks Sydney South West Area Health Service
Dr Glenn Close Sydney West Area Health Service
Dr Stephen Corbett Sydney West Area Health Service
Dr Susan Furber South East Sydney and Illawara Area Health Service
Ms Elizabeth Harris Sydney South West Area Health Service
Ms Madeleine Mainey North Coast Area Health Service
A/Prof Peter Sainsbury Sydney South West Area Health Service
Prof Bernard Stewart South East Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service
Mr Alexander Voukelatos Sydney South West Area Health Service
Mr Li Ming Wen Sydney South West Area Health Service
Dr Lis Young Sydney South West Area Health Service

Other
Dr Michael Flynn Ambulance Service of NSW
Ms Margaret Thomas ARTD Management and Research Consultants
A/Prof Dianne O'Connell Cancer Council NSW
Dr Karen Canfell Cancer Council NSW
A/Prof Freddy Sitas Cancer Council NSW
Mr David Smith Cancer Council NSW
Dr Christine Paul Cancer Council NSW / University of Newcastle
Dr Angela Webster Children's Hospital at Westmead
Prof David Handelsman Concord Repatriation Hospital
Dr Christine O'Keefe CSIRO Australia
Ms Jeanie McKenzie National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division)
A/Prof Stephen Colagiuri Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals
Prof Henry Brodaty Prince of Wales Hospital
Prof Tony Broe Prince of Wales Hospital
Prof Margot Schofield Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
Dr Tamsin Waterhouse Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Prof Geoffrey Tofler Royal North Shore Hospital
Prof David Celermajer Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Prof Phillip Harris Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Prof Sally Redman The Sax Institute
Prof Louisa Jorm The Sax Institute
Mr John Welch Team & Associates International
Prof Valerie Beral University of Oxford, UK
Prof Maurice Eisenbruch Victoria University
Dr Shanti Sivaneswaran Westmead College of Dental Therapy
Dr Nehmat Houssami Westmead Hospital