Mr Desmond Gul Chief Operations Officer Phone: +61 (3) 9902 9187 Fax: +61 (3) 9902 9222 Email: Desmond.Gul@med.monash.edu.au
		Centre role The Chief Operations Officer provides support to the Centre Director and the Scientific Committee with the Centre’s research activities, particularly with funds management, funding bodies reporting requirements, marketing and communications and the identification of the Centre’s research and business development opportunities.
		Originally from Singapore, Desmond moved to Auckland and completed his MSc in Medical Science, specialising in developmental genetics. Before moving to Melbourne, he worked for the Health Research Council of New Zealand as the Research Coordinator, managing over 100 research projects in their funding round. Prior to his role at the Centre, he was working in the International Public Health Unit at Monash and was also the Executive Officer of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, managing a network of over 60 Public Health Institutions in the Asia Pacific region.