Professor Ute Roessner
The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Initiatives and Infrastructure) supports cross-university research initiatives and university-scale research infrastructure. In particular, the team provides strategic support and advice to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s NCRIS (National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy) investments and coordinates a portfolio of strategic initiatives, each working to address society's most challenging issues.
The scope of the team extends to oversight of ANU Collections strategy and advice, and the Statistical Support Network.
Professor Roessner has a PhD in Plant Biochemistry from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of Potsdam and the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology. She established a metabolomics platform as part of the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and was involved in the setup of Metabolomics Australia and led the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of Melbourne node.
Prior to joining the ANU in 2022, Professor Roessner was the Head of School of BioSciences, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of Melbourne. She is a Lifetime Honorary Fellow of the International Metabolomics Society, has been elected to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, been appointed as Member of the Order of Australia, and in 2022 was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
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