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Committee
Louise Ludlow
President
Louise manages the Children’s Cancer Centre Biobank at The Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne. Louise has been in this role since she was given the opportunity to establish the biobank in 2013. She strives to provide high quality, clinically annotated...
Beth Caruana
Vice President
Dr Beth Caruana is the Senior Research Scientist at the NSW Health Statewide Biobank (NSWHSB). With a PhD in cell biology and industry experience in antibody drug development, Beth oversees all laboratory operations at the NSWHSB, including method validation, equipment management, staff training...
Georget Reaiche-Miller
Past President
Dr. Georget Reaiche-Miller received her Bachelor of Science and Honours degree in 2003 in the area of Microbiology and Immunology at The University of Adelaide. In 2008 she completed her PhD in Virology at the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide. She was a full...
Carmel Quinn
Secretary
Carmel holds a BSc(Hons) in Biology and a DPhil in microbiology from the University of York, UK. She spent 5 years at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, before moving to Sydney. After spending several years as a molecular-cell biologist in cardiovascular research at the...
Jennie Hui
Co- treasurer
Jennie is a molecular geneticist whose primary training was in the field of Immunogenetics. She is the Director for the Busselton Population and Medical Research Institute (BPMRI) Laboratory and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western...
Catherine Kennedy
Co- treasurer
Catherine is the manager of the Gynaecological Oncology Biobank (GynBiobank) at Westmead Hospital and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, NSW. She has held this position since 2005. During this time, the GynBiobank has achieved significant growth with support provided, in part, by the ABN...
Ussha Pillai
Digital Media Officer
Ussha is a Technical Officer at UNSW Biospecimen Services, she is passionate about quality and safety in biobanking laboratory processes. She achieved certification status for Biospecimen Services through the NSW Health Pathology Biobank Certification Program by leading the update and review of...
Helen Tsimiklis
Digital Media Officer
After completing a Bachelor of Science (Hons), Helen commenced as a research assistant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital where she supported research in acute leukaemia and reprogramming of stem cells. In 2000, she moved to the University of Melbourne and joined a research group focussed on...
Emma Dalziell
Ordinary Member
Dr. Emma Dalziell is a Research Scientist specializing in seed biology and native plant conservation. With a PhD from the University of Western Australia, her work focuses on the ex-situ conservation and restoration of Australian native plants. Currently, she is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UWA...
Chris Gorman
Ordinary Member
Chris biobanks clinical samples from observational and interventional clinical trials in paediatric, adolescent and adult populations. And even the occasional non-human sample too. Chris coordinates the Biospecimen Service (BioSpecs) at Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children’s Hospital. He is...
Samantha Higgins
Ordinary Member
Samantha is currently the Quality Manager of the Victorian Cancer Biobank (VCB), a network of five Tissue Banks together with a Central Operations node located across Metropolitan Melbourne. Samantha uses her 14+ years of experience working as a Scientist in ISO-accredited forensic laboratories and...
Mayam Hor
Ordinary Member
Maryam Hor is a Research Projects Officer at the CSIRO Health and Biosecurity Program. She plays a key role in the Australian Health Biobank, overseeing participant consent and sample management, developing participant communications, and supporting quality and ethical standards. Maryam also...
Vivien Lau
Ordinary Member
Vivien is the Quality Manager of Biobanking Victoria at Monash University, where she played a pivotal role in guiding the facility through the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) audit process resulting in its recognition as Australia’s first accredited biobank in 2021. With over 30...
Kiki Li
Ordinary Member
Kiki is a research scientific officer at the NSW Health Statewide Biobank. With experience working in a high sample throughput ISO-accredited laboratory, she has a strong interest in method validation and automating laboratory processes to improve lab efficiency and sample reproducibility.
Ashley Rudge
Ordinary Member
Ashley is currently the Assistant Manager of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Biobank, one of five hospital-based biobanks within the Victorian Cancer Biobank (VCB) network. In this role, she has led key workflow advancements, including the implementation of electronic consent across the VCB and...
Leanne Wallace
Ordinary Member
Leanne Wallace is the laboratory manager in the Human Studies Unit (HSU) for the Program in Complex Trait Genomics (PCTG) at Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland. Leanne was a founding member of the HSU laboratory established in February 2016. Leanne drew from her 20 years...
2025 Conference Organising Committee
The Conference Organising Committee is responsible for planning all aspects of ABNA's annual conference. This committee comprises ABNA members from the conference city who volunteer for this role as well as members of the the current Management Committee. The Conference Organising Committee is...
2025 Sub-Committees
Conference Organising Committee (COC): Anusha Hettiaratchi, Carmel Quinn, Cassandra Griffin, Catherine Kennedy, Chris Gorman, Georget Reaiche, Helen Tsimiklis, Leanne Wallace, Louise Ludlow, Ussha Pillai
Seminar Series Organising Committee (SSOC): Beth Caruana, Chris Gorman, Georget Reaiche, Helen Tsimiklis, Jennie Hui, Louise Ludlow, Samantha Higgins
ABNA Exchange: Anusha Hettiaratchi, Carmel Quinn, Cassandra Griffin, Emma Dalziell, Georget Reaiche, Louise Ludlow
Website & Data Integration: Beth Caruana, Cassandra Griffin, Catherine Kennedy, Emma Dalziell, Georget Reaiche, Helen Tsimiklis, Louise Ludlow, Samantha Higgins, Ussha Pillai