People

Meet the team behind our research

Chief Investigators

Prof Yen Ying Lim
Director
Monash University

Prof Dana Kulić
Co-Director
Monash University

Dr Elahe Abdi
Monash University

A/Prof Darshini Ayton
Monash University

Prof Colette Browning
Federation University

A/Prof Natasha Brusco
Monash University

Prof Jianfei Cai
Monash University

Prof Michele Callisaya
University of Tasmania

Dr Pamela Carreno-Medrano
Monash University

Prof Daphne Flynn
Monash University

A/Prof Cameron Foale
Federation University

Prof John Grundy
Monash University

Prof Keith Hill
Monash University

A/Prof Melinda Jackson
Monash University

Dr Eleni Kavaliotis
Monash University

Prof Britt Klein
Federation University

A/Prof Roisin McNaney
The University of Melbourne

Prof Patrick Olivier 
Monash University

Prof Matthew Pase
Monash University

Prof Shanthakumar Wilson Rajaratnam
Monash University

Prof Velandai Srikanth 
Monash University

A/Prof Dewi Tojib 
Monash University

Dr George Van Doorn 
Federation University

Dr Prerna Varma 
Monash University

Partner Investigators

Alex Cook
Aunty Grace

Mark Foley 
Future Wellness Group

Dr Simon Harrison
CSIRO

Ken Liang 
Future Wellness Group

Alison Turner
Flagstaff

Prof Adam Vogel
Redenlab

Postdoctoral Researchers

Lirui Guo
Monash University

Dr Catherine Robb
Monash University

Dr Emily Rosenich
Monash University

PhD Students

Jayathma Chathurangani
Monash University

Shloka Dhareshwar
Monash University

Irushi Ediriweera
Federation University

Joshua Ee
Monash University

Basil George
Federation University

Mia Liang
The University of Melbourne

Ziyi Mak
Monash University

Shelci Martin
Federation University

Saleh Masum
Monash University

Deepangika Pillai
Monash University

Hanlu Shi
The University of Melbourne

Stephanie Simangunsong
Monash University

Rachel Sinanan
Federation University

Anna Sochiera
Monash University

Centre Management

Dr Karen Little
Monash University

Affiliates

Dr Lisa Bransby
Monash University

Dr Marianne Coleman
Monash University

Dr Hayley Scott
Federation University

Peter Beirouty
Monash University

Symon Braun Freck
The University of Melbourne

Ivana Chan
Monash University

Sahaya Jesto
Federation University

Phan Le
Monash University

Zeinab Moghaddasi
The University of Melbourne

Mahika Rai
Monash University

Evgeniy Smekhov
Federation University

Lochie Timms-McLean
Federation University

Wei Wang
Monash University

Yuqing Xiao
Monash University

Beliz Yegencik
Federation University

Fangxing Zhao
The University of Melbourne

We welcome enquiries about our research, collaborations, event, and training opportunities
Contact us at optimalageingcentre@monash.edu