Our people About us Main navigation Our vision, purpose and values Funding and governance Our history Our collaborators Our people Executive Management Team Affiliates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook Business and Research Operations Clinical Research Clinical Services Coverage, Evaluation and Surveillance Education and Training Marketing and Communications Paediatric Enhance Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) Population Health Regional and Global Collaborations Research to Inform Policy Social Sciences Vaccine Safety (including AusVaxSafety) Join our team NCIRS 25 Year Anniversary Showcase live stream NCIRS staff include experts and postgraduate students in public health, preventive medicine, paediatrics, internal medicine, infectious diseases, epidemiology, social sciences and laboratory science, providing NCIRS with a broad base of expertise. In addition, NCIRS fosters an active academic environment with many staff holding conjoint academic appointments at various institutions. Profiles on the following pages provide an overview of each team member's background and current focus. Executive Management Team Affiliates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook Business and Research Operations Clinical Research Clinical Services Coverage, Evaluation and Surveillance Education and Training Marketing and Communications Paediatric Enhance Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) Population Health Regional and global collaborations Research to Inform Policy Social Sciences Vaccine Safety (including AusVaxSafety) About us Main navigation Our vision, purpose and values Funding and governance Our history Our collaborators Our people Executive Management Team Affiliates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook Business and Research Operations Clinical Research Clinical Services Coverage, Evaluation and Surveillance Education and Training Marketing and Communications Paediatric Enhance Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) Population Health Regional and Global Collaborations Research to Inform Policy Social Sciences Vaccine Safety (including AusVaxSafety) Join our team NCIRS 25 Year Anniversary Showcase live stream News & events News | 17 April 2026 New study finds changes to herpes zoster vaccination in Australia have contributed to a decline in cases News | 07 April 2026 Why are more Australian parents taking childhood influenza vaccination off the priority list? News | 01 April 2026 ‘Tens of thousands of young children unprotected’ as immunisation coverage hits five-year low in Australia News | 26 March 2026 One year on: hundreds of thousands of babies protected against RSV thanks to prevention product funding 17122 views