ANZORS Office Bearers
Prof
DAVID ACKLAND
President
Dr.
STUART CALLARY
Secretary
Dr.
DALE ROBINSON
Treasurer
A/Prof
NATHAN PAVLOS
Immediate
Past-President
Dr.
DAVID MUSSON
New Zealand Representative
TYRA LANGE
Student Representative
PROF
DAVID ACKLAND
PRESIDENT
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Victoria)
Tel: +61383448646
Email: dackland@unimelb.edu.au
Web: unimelb.edu.au/david-ackland
I am Professor and Head of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics research group at the University of Melbourne (UoM). I completed my PhD and postdoctoral training at the UoM, focusing on musculoskeletal biomechanics and shoulder arthroplasty. I am now Deputy Director for the ARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies, and an ARC Future Fellow in the Dept of Biomedical Engineering. My research program focuses on musculoskeletal modelling, human movement biomechanics, and AI/data analytics. I am a passionate advocate for musculoskeletal research, having served on the ANZORS Executive (Treasurer, 2018-2020) and as a current member of the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS) steering committee. These roles have given me a unique insight into the successful management and governance of research societies, and strategies to grow and promote orthopaedic research excellence across disciplines.
DR.
STUART CALLARY
SECRETARY
Research Fellow, Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research (COTR), University of Adelaide (Adelaide, SA)
Tel: +61 (08)70741997
Email: stuart.callary@adelaide.edu.au
Web: researchers.adelaide.edu.au/stuart.callary
I lead the Orthopaedic Safety Quality Assurance and Research (SQAR) unit across The University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital. My current Early-Mid Career Research Fellowship is funded by The Hospital Research Foundation Group (2022-2026). My research program has focused on improving the outcomes of patients undergoing hip replacement surgery. My projects monitor implant performance and patient outcomes through the development and application of medical imaging and digital technologies. In particular, I am a leader of Radiostereometric Analysis (RSA) methodology and applications. RSA is a 3D radiographic measurement technique, to accurately monitor implant movement, spinal fusion, tendon lengthening and fracture fixation. My motivation for joining the ANZORS committee is to provide a positive learning experience for researchers at various stages of their career.
DR.
DALE ROBINSON
TREASURER
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Victoria)
Email: d.robinson@unimelb.edu.au
Web: unimelb.edu.au/dale-robinson
I am a biomechanics researcher at The University of Melbourne and currently work in the ARC Centre for Medical Implant Technologies. I have a passion for developing experiments and models that advance knowledge in the musculoskeletal system and currently work with leading clinicians and medical device companies to automate the design of personalised devices in orthopaedics. I have been an active member of ANZORS since 2014, where I have received exceptional mentorship and networking opportunities and am a previous winner of the David Finlay ECR award. I am enthusiastic about seeing ANZORS thrive into the future, whilst maintaining its inclusive values that support a productive interdisciplinary research network across Australia and New Zealand. I am thrilled to nominate for the position of treasurer in the ANZORS executive, from which I will be committed to ensuring the sustained strength and growth of the society.
Dr.
DAVID MUSSON
NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
Senior Lecturer, The University of Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand)
Tel: +64 9 923 7514
Email: d.musson@auckland.ac.nz
Web: unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/d-musson
Dr Musson has a research love of all things tendon, and supervises biological, engineering and clinical students working towards improving tendon health.
TYRA LANGE
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
PHD Candidate, Flinders University (Adelaide, South Australia)
Email: tyra.lange@flinders.edu.au
Web: www.flinders.edu.au/people/tyra.lange
Tyra is currently completing a PhD in the College of Science and Engineering at Flinders University. Previously Tyra completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) with First Class Honours in 2019. Tyra also works as a casual Technician in the Surgical Skills Laboratory.
ANZORS Committee Members
A/PROF
David Ackland
Deputy Head,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The University of Melbourne
I-CORS representative
A/PROF
Dominic Thewlis
School of Medicine,
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
The University of Adelaide
A/PROF
John Costi
Medical Device Research Institute,
College of Science & Engineering
Flinders University
PROF
Hala Zreiqat
National Health and Medical Research Senior Research Fellow,
Head Tissue Engineering & Biomaterials Research Unit,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Sydney
PROF
Bogdan Solomon
Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma,
The University of Adelaide
A/PROF
Justin Fernandez
Auckland Bioengineering Institute,
The University of Auckland
A/PROF
Saulo Martelli
ARC Future Fellow,
Faculty of Engineering
Queensland University of Technology
Dr
Zufu Lu
NHMRC Early Career Fellow,
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
The University of Sydney
PROF
Gerald Atkins
Scientific Co-Director,
Head Bone Cell Biology
The University of Adelaide
PROF
Jiake Xu
Winthrop Professor/Head of Molecular Laboratory,
School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The University of Western Australia
PROF
Thor Besier
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
The University of Auckland
PROF
Cory Xian
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
University of South Australia
PROF
Peter Pivonka
Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Spinal Disorders,
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Queensland University of Technology
A/PROF
Tania Crotti
Leader of the Bone and Joint Osteoimmunology Laboratory,
Adelaide Medical School (AMS)/School of Biomedicine,
The University of Adelaide
Dr
Ramin Rohanizadeh
Senior Lecturer, Pharmaceutics
The University of Sydney
Dr
Pazit Levinger
Senior Lecturer,
Victoria University