New director for John Curtin School of Medical Research

Professor Simon Foote has been appointed the new Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) in The Australian National University's College of Medicine, Biology and Environment. Professor Foote, currently Dean of the Australian School of Advanced Medicine at Macquarie University, will take up the role in October. He will take over from Professor Chris Parish, who will spend more time in his research lab, having been in the role of Director since early 2013. "I'm delighted that Simon will take up the role of Director of the John Curtin School," said ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young AO. "With two Nobel Prizes to its credit the John Curtin School is without question one of the country's top Medical Research centres and Simon's record as an outstanding research leader makes him ideally suited to the role. "The ANU is making a significant investment in the health and medical sciences and is looking to expand its activities and impact in this area. "I would also like to pay tribute to Professor Parish for his leadership over the past 18 months." Professor Foote's research interests are in the genetic control of susceptibility to disease, with particular focus on infectious disease.