International Project Advisory Group (IPAG)

A key part of oversight for the LINEAGE Project is our International Project Advisory Group. This group will provide strategic advice and direction to help ensure effective management and successful completion of the project, including alignment with other activities globally.

Below, you will find the current membership of this group, which meets bi-annually. Members participate in global genomic data governance in a variety of ways and are acknowledged experts in their field.

Membership of this group is dynamic and we expect some changes throughout the project, reflecting its timeline and complexity. Expressions of Interest to join this group can be emailed to lineage.study@sydney.edu.au, attaching a 2-page CV and 300 word statement of intent. We particularly welcome applications from scholars who are from groups traditionally underserved in genomics research and clinical practice.

Ainsley Newson

Prof Ainsley Newson is Professor of Bioethics at the University of Sydney and leads the LINEAGE Project. Trained in bioethics, law and science...

  • University of Sydney
Edward Dove

Edward (Ted) Dove is Reader in Health Law and Regulation at Edinburgh Law School and a Deputy Director of the J Kenyon Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and Law.

Frank Lim

Dr Frank Lin is a medical oncologist and informatician specializing in evidence-based precision medicine and digital health in oncology.

Jessica Bell

Dr Jessica Bell works at the intersection of law, technology, and health.

Joe Milton

Dr Joe Milton is a Senior Media Officer at the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC).

Louise Healy

Louise Healy is Education and Manager at Rare Voices Australia (RVA).

Marie-Jo Brion

Dr Marie-Jo Brion is Data Manager for Australian Genomics, and project lead for the National Approach to Genomic Information Management (NAGIM) Implementation Recommendations.

  • Australian Genomics
Monica Ferrie

Possibilities and potential bring together the threads of Monica’s career. Working with and for individuals, families, communities, organisations and sectors, committed to equity and fairness, for many years Monica has worked across the community, health, education, business and government sectors.

Robert Cook-Deegan

Prof Robert Cook-Deegan is a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society (College of Global Futures), and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University.

Rosalind Croucher

Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon) has an extensive career in law, leading government agencies and law schools.

Sara Chandros

Dr Sara Chandros Hull, PhD, is Deputy Scientific Director of the National Human Genome Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA.

Sarion Bowers

Sarion Bowers is the Head of Policy at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.