AITHM welcomes three new Board Directors
The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine at James Cook University has announced the appointment of three new Board Directors who have joined the Advisory Board.
AITHM Board Chairman, the Honourable Dr Michael Wooldridge officially welcomed Dr Peter Bristow, Professor Zee Upton and Mr Tony Wood to the Advisory Board at the AITHM Board Meeting in Cairns recently. Dr Peter Bristow replaces outgoing Board Member Ms Julia Squire from The Townsville Hospital and Health Service and Professor Upton and Mr Wood now completes the Board with two existing vacancies now filled.
Dr Wooldridge said that the three new Directors bring a wealth of experience in leadership, governance and expertise that will assist in driving the strategic direction of AITHM.
“As we enter our fourth year of operations, it is important to further cement AITHM’s reputation as an emerging leader in tropical health and medicine,” Mr Wooldridge said. “Our new Directors will join a group of talented people who have made, and continue to make a positive impact on the research and direction of AITHM.”
Dr Bristow is currently the Chief Executive of The Townsville Hospital and Health Service. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service. Dr Bristow is trained as an intensive care physician and has previously been employed at the Liverpool Hospital and Alfred Hospital in New South Wales.
Professor Upton joined the A*Star Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore as the Research Director in July 2015 to establish the Tissue Technologies Group. A biochemist by training, Zee is also a tissue engineer, an inventor and entrepreneur who is internationally renowned for her research in molecular, biochemical and cellular aspects related to growth factors, extracellular matrix proteins and tissue repair. Prior to relocating to Singapore she was a senior research leader and research manager at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, where she held various roles, including Assistant Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Health.
Mr Wood is currently the Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute. Prior to this he was Executive General Manager at Origin Energy. From 2009 to 2014 he was also Program Director of Clean Energy Projects at the Clinton Foundation, advising governments in the Asia-Pacific region on effective deployment of large-scale, low-emission energy technologies. In 2008, he was seconded to provide an industry perspective to the first Garnaut climate change review.
AITHM welcomes the new Directors, and congratulates them on their appointment.
