Patrons

Professor David Morritz de Kretser AC (Chief patron) is the Governor of Victoria and a world renowned medical expert on reproduction. Currently working as the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University and Director of Andrology Australia, Professor de Kretser’s role in the scientific community is invaluable.

Dr Neal Blewett AC was President of ADCA for 5 years and a former federal Health Minister. Responsible for the introduction of the Medicare system and for raising awareness of HIV/AIDS in the mid '80s, Dr Blewett is still an active libertarian who has made huge contributions to public health in Australia.

Professor Peter Doherty AC is based in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Melbourne, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 for his discovery on how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells. Also awarded 'Australian of the Year' in 1997, Professor Doherty donates a lot of his time to promoting the cause of biomedical research and education.

Professor David Penington AC was Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and has been a chair and member of numerous boards and committees that have enhanced this nation’s understanding and response to a range of health and education issues.

Lady Primrose Potter AC is a philanthropist and community worker whose enormous contribution to the arts, sciences, education and social welfare have earned her a Companion of the Order of Australia. Lady Potter is Life Governor of the Ian Potter Foundation, one of the largest private philanthropic organisations in Australia.

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