About TOGA

Scientific Committee

The primary purpose of the Scientific Committee is to determine the scientific portfolio of the group through endorsement of submitted clinical trial concepts and research proposals, and oversighting activities of the working groups and research panels.

The Scientific Committee is open to all TOGA members and meets approximately 4 times per year.

If you would like to submit a research concept for TOGA endorsements by our Scientific Committee, we have resources and applications awaiting you. 

Nominate yourself to a working group to review developing concepts and support upcoming research and trials. 

Scientific Committee

Board Director

Prof.

Nick Pavlakis

BSc MBBS MMEd (Clin Epi) PhD FRACP
Scientific Committee Chair

A/Prof.

Thomas John

MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Board Member

Prof.

Ben Solomon

MBBS FRACP PhD
Board Director

Lillian Leigh

BSc LLB LLM GCHP GAICD
Advanced NSCLC co-chair

Prof.

Ken O’Byrne

MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, MD
Advanced NSCLC co-chair

Dr.

Malinda Itchins

BMedSci, MBBS (Hons1), FRACP, PhD
Early NSCLC Co-chair

Dr.

Tracy Leong

MBBS (Hons) FRACP MPH PhD CCPU
Early NSCLC co-chair

A/Prof.

Gavin Wright

MBBS FRACS PhD
Translational Research co-chair

Dr.

Venessa Chin

Translational Research Co-Chair

Prof.

Kate Sutherland

BSc PhD
Radiation Oncology representative

Prof.

Shankar Siva

Early Career Researcher representative

Dr.

Sarah Heynemann

MBBS/BMedSci, MBioeth, FRACP
Early Career Researcher representative

Dr.

Rachael Dodd

SCLC/Mesothelioma Co-Chair

Dr.

Rebecca Tay

MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Supportive & Palliative co-chair

A/Prof.

Haryana Dhillon

Supportive & Palliative co-chair

A/Prof.

Michael Franco

MBBS, FRACP, FAChPM, CHIA
Consumer representative / Scientific Committee

Teresa Faé

Consumer Panel / Scientific Committee

Alison Bolton

New Zealand representative

Dr .

Laird Cameron

MBChB, FRACP
SCLC/mesothelioma Co-chair

A/Prof.

Surein Arulananda

MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP
Clinical Lung Cancer Nurse representative

Amy O’Donnell

Clinical Lung Cancer Nurse representative

Helen Westman

Scientific representative

Dr.

Joe Wei

Consumer Panel

Lisa Briggs

Consumer representative / Scientific Committee

Jon Graftdyk

Scientific Committee member

Dr.

Vanessa Brunelli

PhD, RN, BN(Hons1A), DAppSci
Lung Lead, NHMRC CTC

A/Prof.

Chee Lee

Biostatistician NHMRC CTC

Chris Brown

You can read more about this committee in the Scientific Committee Terms of Reference.