Distinguished Professor Melissa C. Southey, BSc (Hons, Pathology) PhD (Medicine), GradDip (Law), is a Molecular Geneticist (FHGSA) and a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Science, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FFSc, RCPA).

She is Chair of Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Director of Monash University’s new Biobanking Victoria initiative and Research Director of the Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium.

Vivien has over 30 years’ experience in health, medical research and university sectors. In 2018 she was integral in laying the foundations for Biobanking Victoria.

Subsequently, drawing upon her long-standing knowledge of medical testing accreditation, she established the quality management system using the newly released Australian Standard ISO 20387:2020. Then in 2021, together with the Biobanking Victoria team, she led the NATA accreditation process resulting in the facility becoming Australia’s first accredited Biobank.

Helen Tsimiklis, BSc (Hons, Microbiology) GradDip (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), is Biorepository Manager of Biobanking Victoria (Monash University) and Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, with over 20 years of biobanking experience.

Helen is a committee member of the Australasian Biospecimen Network Association (ABNA) and a member of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). She has recently been invited to become a NATA Technical Assessor.

Wayne is the General Manager for the Victorian Cancer Biobank consortium where he oversees the unique collaborative state-wide biobanking infrastructure that supports biomedical research and innovation.

Nationally, he provides leadership in the Australian Donation and Transplantation Biobank as a member of the Steering Committee as well as ABNA as a member of the management committee.  At the International level, he is the Indo-Pacific Rim Regional Ambassador for ISBER.