Our Researchers are dedicated and passionate about the work they do; they want to make a difference and help to transform people’s lives. Read their individual stories to understand why they choose to work at the Bionics Institute.
Prof Colette McKay (BSc Hons, PhD, PG Dip Audiology, MAud SA, CCAudSA) is our Prinicipal Scientist and Leader of our Translational Hearing Research program. Read more
Prof Hugh McDermott (BAppSc (Hons) (Electronics), PhD ) is our Chief Technology Officer. Read more
Dr Erol Harvey (BSc Hons, PhD) is our Head of Development and Research Translation. Read more
A/Prof James Fallon (BSc, BEng, PhD) is our Research Director. Read more
A/Prof Andrew Wise (BSc (Hons), PhD) is leading our Hearing Therapeutics Research team. Read more
A/Prof Rachael Richardson (BSc Hons, PhD) is a Senior Research Fellow working in our pre-clinical hearing team and leading our Optogenetics research. Read more
Prof Peter Seligman is a Senior Research Engineer/Mentor. Read more
Dr Julia Wunderlich (PhD, BSc (Honours), PGDip) is a Senior Audiologist at Monash Health and a Senior Clinical Research Fellow working with the Infant Hearing Team. Read more
Dr Sophie Payne (BSc Hons, PhD) is a Research Fellow in our Inflammatory Diseases research team. Read more
Dr Thushara Perera (BEng, MEng, PhD) is a Research Fellow working in our Parkinson's Disease research team. Read more
Dr David Nayagam (BSc/BE (Elec Eng Hons), PhD), is a Research Fellow working in our preclinical eye research team. Read more
Dr Darren Mao (BBio Med, MEng, PhD) is a Development Engineer in our Translational Hearing research team. Read more
Ms Emily Jeffreys (BBmed, MClinAudiology) is an Audiologist in our Infant Hearing research team. Read more