Michael Swarbrick, PhD is an Assistant Director in the Clinical Policy Section of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Aging. Michael is currently collaborating with state/territory governments and government agencies to develop quality standards and an accreditation scheme for Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) and their Host Institutions. This project is one of the key upcoming reforms to Australia’s health and medical research sector.

Prior to joining the department, Michael was a biomedical researcher for 20 years, working in the field of aging-related diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis, in humans and animal models. He conducted research at the University of Western Australia, University of California (San Francisco and Davis), and the Garvan, Westmead and ANZAC Institutes in Sydney, Australia.

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I’m looking forward to meeting you and taking part on the panel!