Decorated medical research professor Anne Kelso AO has been appointed the new CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Kelso has previously worked as the director of the World Health Organisation’s Collaborating Centre on Influenza, worked as an adviser to health ministers in Australia and overseas and has research vaccine policy for pandemic conditions.
She has also directed the Co-operative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology and has a PhD from the University of Melbourne, where she is now a professor. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2007.
Professor Kelso was appointed CEO by the federal health minister, Sussan Ley.
“Professor Kelso’s distinguished career in medical research and her track record in internationally competitive research in immunology and influenza make her an ideal choice to head up the NMHRC,” Ley said.
“Professor Kelso’s experience and expertise will be a great asset to Australia’s leading expert body for health and medical research and help Australia build on its reputation as a world leader in medical innovation.”