Dean, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland John Fraser has been Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland since 2012. He is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington (BSc Hons ‘80) and University of Auckland (PhD ’83), and conducted fundamental immunology research at Harvard before returning to New Zealand. He was the inaugural Wellcome Trust (UK) Senior Fellow in Medical Science (1992) John holds a Personal Chair in Molecular Medicine and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. John has a long-standing interest in immunity, infectious disease and particularly the mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity of microbes. His current research focuses on the development of a staphylococcal vaccine. John has published over 170 peer reviewed publications and books and has supervised 35 postgraduate and doctoral students. He serves on a number of national and international scientific bodies, boards and committees and is a foundation principal scientist of the national Maurice Wilkins Centre of Research Excellence. John was President of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology (2018-20) John is a strong advocate for the role of science in society and the importance of research led teaching in medical education.
Research Fellow in Physics, University of Cambridge Junior Research Fellow in Physics at Trinity College and postdoctoral researcher at Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School Jamie Cross completed his PhD at the Australian National University (ANU) in 2017 and has since held positions at the ANU, BI Norwegian Business School, and The University of Queensland (UQ). He is currently a Research Associate in the Commodities and the Macroeconomy program Commodities and the Macroeconomy program at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), and a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomics and Commodity Prices (CAMP). Jamie’s research primarily focuses on the application and development of econometric models to understand and predict macroeconomic phenomena such as business cycles, inflation, and policy effectiveness. He has also worked on various topics at the intersection of energy economics and macroeconomics. This research has been published in leading journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, and Energy Economics, among other outlets. Jamie has taught courses in econometrics, macroeconomics, and mathematics at all levels – from undergraduate to PhD level. At MBS he currently teaches Predictive Analytics in the Master of Business Analytics. Outside of academia, Jamie has worked as a research analyst for Economic Connections Pty Ltd. During this role, he worked on studies examining the benefits of reducing the age of Australia’s light vehicle fleet, and the cost of road trauma in Australia. These projects were used by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) in important policy discussions that lead to the establishment of a National Office for Road Safety in July 2019.
Lecturer of Games Art, Staffordshire University My name is Jennifer Challenor and I am a lecturer of Games Art at Staffordshire University. Currently I am studying a PhD in the impact of Augmented Reality on Memory Retention for History and Heritage education, specifically regarding how the technology can be used to potentially improve education on the Holocaust.
Visiting Fellow at the Center for Public Policy, Drexel University Jannet van der Veen is a graduate student at Aarhus University in the department of Educational Anthropology.
Master's Degree Student in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology I’m a third-year student pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MS in Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Honors College of Rochester Institute of Technology. I’m a curious learner eager to try each and every new opportunity that comes my way! 📚Interdisciplinary background and applications, ranging from R&D labs to engineering services to the manufacturing floor ⚙️ Technical engineering skills such as print reading, CAD, Microsoft Suite, and MATLAB 🔬 Laboratory skills such as aseptic technique, mammalian cell culture (CHO), 📝 Communication skills and critical thinking, proven by multiple university writing awards (Kearse Award, Mary C. Sullivan Award) and research experience 📜 Contextualized knowledge of medical device regulatory landscape and public policy
