Scientific Advisory Committee
Cure Brain Cancer Foundation’s internationally-renowned Scientific Advisory Committee is an expert group of brain cancer researchers and clinicians with the important role of ensuring the organisation only funds the highest quality research that will deliver the greatest impact for people with brain cancer.
Ensuring Research Excellence
We are committed to ensuring our Scientific Advisory Committee is of the highest calibre. Each member must be able to make decisions about research in an international context and provide a transparent, impartial platform for decision-making. This ensures good governance and safeguards best practice in research funding.
The strength and competence of our Committee is testament to our commitment to responsibly and impartially funding the best research with the best chance of success.
A/Prof Hao-Wen Sim
Medical Oncologist
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
Prof Jordan R. Hansford
Lead in Paediatric Neuro-Oncology
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Lead of the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Group
South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute
Prof Lenka Munoz
Head of the Glioblastoma Drug Discovery
Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
A/Prof Mastura Monif
Head of Neuroimmunology, Neuroinflammation and Neuro Oncology
Monash University Department of Neuroscience
Prof Stuart Pitson
NRF Professor of Brain Tumour Research and Head of the Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory
Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia
A/Prof Theo Mantamadiotis
Head of the Brain Cancer Biology & Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory
The University of Melbourne and Doherty Institute
Dr Alan Olivero, PhD
President
Olivero Consulting Inc. San Francisco
Former Head of Research Operations
Genentech
Dr Helen Wheeler
Head of Medical Oncology
Royal North Shore and Head of the Medical Oncology clinical trials unit
Prof Hui Gan, Ph.D
Clinical Research Lead
Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute Executive Team
Clinician Scientist
Tumour Targeting Laboratory
A/Prof. Hao-Wen Sim
Medical Oncologist
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
Prof. Jordan R. Hansford
Lead in Paediatric Neuro-Oncology
Women’s and Children’s Hospital and
Lead of the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Group
South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute
Prof. Lenka Munoz
Head of the Glioblastoma Drug Discovery
Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
A/Prof. Mastura Monif
Head of Neuroimmunology, Neuroinflammation and Neuro Oncology
Monash University Department of Neuroscience
Prof. Stuart Pitson
NRF Professor of Brain Tumour Research and Head of the Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory
Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia
A/Prof. Theo Mantamadiotis
Head of the Brain Cancer Biology & Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory
The University of Melbourne and Doherty Institute
Dr. Alan Olivero, PhD
President
Olivero Consulting Inc. San Francisco
Former Head of Research Operations
Genentech
Dr. Helen Wheeler
Head of Medical Oncology
Royal North Shore and Head of the Medical Oncology clinical trials unit
Prof. Hui Gan, PhD
Clinical Research Lead
Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute Executive Team
Clinician Scientist
Tumour Targeting Laboratory