Advisory Committee
The Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee is a non-statutory body which provides technical and policy advice to the Minister responsible for the Australian Biological Resources Study. Advice includes assessing and recommending funding for research Grants and Contracts, and Training Schemes, and the development of strategic and operational priorities and directions for the program. Committee membership includes up to seven technical members, four community stakeholder members plus observers.
Advisory Committee Membership — from January 2009
Chair
Dr Merilyn Sleigh
InAvanti Life Sciences Consulting
Research Sub-Committee
Associate Professor Jennifer Davis (Chair)
School of Biological Sciences
Monash University
(Aquatic Ecosystems)
Professor Chris Austin
Head of Science and Primary Industries School
Charles Darwin University
(Molecular Systematist)
Professor Darren Crayn
Australian Tropical Herbarium
James Cook University
(Botanist)
Dr Marco Duretto
Tasmanian Herbarium
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
(Senior Curator/Botanist)
Dr Brett Summerell
Botanic Gardens Trust
(Mycologist/Plant Pathologist)
Dr Robin Wilson
Museum Victoria
(Marine Invertebrate Taxonomist)
Dr David Yeates
CSIRO Entomology
(Entomologist)
Stakeholder Members
Dr Terry Cutler
Cutler and Company
(Communication and information technology)
Mr Andrew Inglis
Plant Health Australia
(Agricultural Representative)
Dr Stephen van Leeuwen
Partnership Manager and Principal Research Scientist
Western Australian Department Environment and Conservation
Invited Observers
Dr Penny Berents
Chair, Council of Heads of Australian Faunal Collections (CHAFC)
Australian Museum
Professor David Cantrill
Council of Heads of Australian Herbarium (CHAH)
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
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