A foundation principle of the VCCC Alliance is that we are greater than the sum of our parts.
Expert steering groups play a key role in leading the implementation and delivering the objectives of the programs that form the VCCC Alliance Strategic Program Plan 2021-24, liaising and building synergies between the programs and working collaboratively with the VCCC Alliance program management team.
Link clinical, biological, genomic and patient outcomes data to enable discoveries
Co-Chairs |
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Prof Jon Emery |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Anna Collins |
St Vincent's Hospital |
Members |
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Prof Douglas Boyle |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Belinda Lee |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
A/Prof Ian Collins |
South West Health Care |
Dr Meredith Layton |
University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Niall Corcoran |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Maureen Turner |
BioGrid Australia |
Dr Belinda Yeo |
Austin Health |
Dr Dishan Herath |
Western Health |
Prof Sue Evans |
Cancer Council Victoria |
Karen Botting |
Department of Health |
Sheila Patel |
Consumer |
David Attwood |
Consumer |
Sophy Athan (Ex-officio CCAC Chair) |
Consumer |
Prof Maarten IJzerman (Ex-officio) |
University of Melbourne |
Drive the translation of cancer biology to 21st century personalised cancer care, prioritising new technologies and low survival cancers
Co-Chairs |
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Prof Sean Grimmond |
University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Paul Neeson |
Peter McCallum Cancer Centre |
Members |
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A/Prof Jeanne Tie |
Western Health |
Prof Stephen Fox |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Prof Geoff Lindeman |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
Dr Seong Lin Khaw |
Royal Children’s Hospital |
A/Prof Niall Corcoran |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Dr Damien Kee |
Austin Health |
Dr Javier Torres |
Goulburn Valley Health |
Dr Daniel Croagh |
Monash Health |
A/Prof Belinda Parker |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Dr Hang Quach |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
Dr Sophie Broughton |
Department of Health |
Les Leckie |
Consumer |
Kathy Minas |
Consumer |
Prof Melissa Southey (Ex-officio) |
Monash University |
A/Prof Jayesh Desai (Ex-officio) |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Accelerate the development of novel therapies
Co-Chairs |
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A/Prof Jayesh Desai |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
A/Prof Kara Britt |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Members |
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Dr Ben Tran |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
A/Prof Hui Gan |
Austin Health |
Dr Matthew Ku |
St Vincent's Hospital |
Dr Catherine Oakman |
Western Health |
Dr Jim Whittle |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
A/Prof Philip Campbell |
Barwon Health |
Dr Diane Hanna |
Royal Children’s Hospital |
Dr Sophia Frentzas |
Monash Health |
Dr Jacqui Waterkeyn |
Orygen |
Shaun O'Connor |
Department of Health |
Natalie Diepenhorst |
Consumer |
Lisa Keam |
Consumer |
Drive an innovative, high-performance clinical trial sector through capacity building
Co-Chairs |
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Prof Peter Gibbs |
Western Health |
Marian Lieschke |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Members |
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Sweet Ping Ng |
Austin Health |
Prof Bruce Mann |
Royal Women’s Hospital |
Prof Jennifer Phillip |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
Dr Lea-Anne Harrison |
Barwon Health |
Heike Raunow |
Western Health |
A/Prof Nik Zeps |
Epworth |
Amy Shelley |
Cancer Council Victoria |
Dr Sophie Broughton |
Department of Health |
Dr Jacqui Waterkeyn |
Orygen |
Anne Woollett |
Alfred Health |
Wendy Benson |
Consumer |
Kathleen Wilkins |
Consumer |
Implement data-driven value-based cancer services
Co-Chairs |
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Prof Maarten IJzerman |
University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Karla Gough |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Members |
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Prof Trish Livingston |
Deakin University |
Colin Hornby |
Department of Health |
Dr Richard Khor |
Austin Health |
Prof Wendy Chapman |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Dishan Herath |
Western Health |
Prof Christobel Saunders, AO |
University of Western Australia |
Prof Peter Gibbs |
Western Health |
Prof Alexander Heriot |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Bishma Jayathilaka |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Prof Jon Emery |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Craig Underhill |
Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre |
Prof Daniel Samson |
University of Melbourne |
Keith Donohoe |
Consumer |
Andrea Selleck |
Consumer |
Fast track innovations in regions with poorest cancer outcomes
Co-Chairs |
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Dr Craig Underhill |
Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre |
A/Prof Kate Burbury |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Members |
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A/Prof Ian Collins |
South West Health Care |
Dr Rob Blum |
Bendigo Health |
Dr Wasek Faisal |
Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre |
Dr Arvind Sahu |
Goulburn Valley Health |
Dr David Campbell |
Barwon Health |
Donna Long |
Regional Trials Network - Victoria |
Kylie Shackleton |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Dr Dayna Swiatek |
Department of Health |
Kahlia Fox |
Royal Children’s Hospital |
Prof David Wiesenfeld |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Prof Mark Shackleton |
Alfred Health |
Carolyn Rowan |
Consumer |
Sharan Ermel |
Consumer |
Build on initiatives to meet the needs of vulnerable groups
Co-Chairs |
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Prof Jennifer Philip |
St Vincent's Hospital |
Dr Kalinda Griffiths |
VCCC Alliance R & E Lead Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
Members |
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Geraldine McDonald |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Dr Dayna Swiatek |
Department of Health |
Kathy Quade |
Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service |
Dr Alice Bergin |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
A/Prof Gavin Wright |
St Vincent's Hospital |
Dr Leanne Super |
Royal Children's Hospital |
Dr Cuong Do |
Western Health |
Dr Craig Underhill |
Albury Wodonga Health |
Prof Linda Mileshkin |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Dr Stacey Panozzo |
St Vincent's Hospital |
Jo Cockwill |
Consumer |
Melissa Sheldon |
Consumer |
Develop leadership skills and empowerment of researchers, clinicians and consumers
Co-Chairs |
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Prof Mei Krishnasamy |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Keely Bumsted O'Brien |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
Members |
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Dr Elaine Sanij |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Dr Sarah Russell |
Swinburne University of Technology |
Amanda Piper |
Cancer Council Victoria |
Dr Stephanie Best |
Australian Institute of Health Innovation |
Dr Kristi Milley |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Simone Reeves |
Austin Health |
Dr Riccarda Peters |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Rob Blum |
Bendigo Health |
A/Prof David Gyorki |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Spiri Galetakis |
Department of Health |
Michelle O'Sullivan |
Consumer |
George Kiossoglou |
Consumer |
Dr Kylie Mason (Ex-officio CETAC Chair) |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Sophy Athan (Ex-officio CCAC Chair) |
Consumer |
Build a state-wide oncology learning hub leveraging Victoria’s content and knowledge translation expertise
Co-Chairs |
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Dr David Kok |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Jessica Balson |
Western Health |
Members |
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A/Prof Caroline Owen |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Chris Williams |
Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service |
Dawn Choo |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Dinesh Raghu |
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute |
Dr Femke Buisman-Pijlman |
University of Melbourne |
A/Prof Ian Collins |
South West Healthcare |
A/Prof Justin Tse |
University of Melbourne |
Dr Jye Gard |
Royal Children's Hospital |
Prof Linda Mileshkin |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Liz Simkiss |
Department of Health |
Jane Auchettl |
Cancer Council Victoria |
Paul Baden |
Consumer |
Rochelle Serry |
Consumer |
Dr Kylie Mason (Ex-officio CETAC Chair) |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Dr Sathana Dushyanthen (Ex-officio) |
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre |