Melbourne Dental School Human Ethics Advisory Group (HEAG)
Function and Responsibility
The primary functions of a department Human Ethics Advisory Group are to provide preliminary assessment, on behalf of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and its Human Ethics Sub-Committees (HESC), of human research projects submitted by staff and students in a department, and to advise the HREC and its Sub-Committees on issues pertaining to human research ethics in the department.
For more detailed information on committee membership, function and responsibility, and method of operation, please refer to the Melbourne Research Office website: http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/humanethics/membersadmins
The Melbourne Dental School HEAG consists of the following members:
- Prof Eric Reynolds (Head of Department)
- Prof John Clement (Chair)
- Prof David Manton
- Prof Ivan Darby
- A/Prof Mina Borromeo
- A/Prof Joseph Palamara
- Dr Denise Bailey
- Dr Su-Yan Barrow
- Dr John Harcourt (external representative)
- Mr Rowan Story (external representative)
- Dr Hanny Calache (DHSV representative)
- Dr Liz Nelson (HEAG administrator – Job share Mon, Tues, Wed)
- Ms Diana Zeppieri (HEAG administrator – Job share Thurs, Fri)