RENAL CARE & DATA LINKAGE OF TASMANIAN KIDNEY DISEASE CASES
With
Professor Matthew Jose, Kidney Specialist
Head of Unit, Nephrology, Royal Hobart Hospital &
Professor of Medicine, University of Tasmania
Tasmania, Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | March 2026
Professor Matthew Jose is a Renal Physician & Head of the Renal Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital, and Professor of Medicine for the University of Tasmania.
Winner of the 2021 Rural Science Award from the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, he has worked in regional, rural and remote Australian locations for nearly 20 years as a Renal Physician, including the Northern Territory.
He is currently Chairperson of the Tasmanian Statewide Kidney Clinical Network and a member of national clinical guideline groups including Therapeutic Guidelines and CARI guidelines kidney stone working group, as well as a member of the KidGEN (Kidney Genetics) national steering committee.
He has established the first regional young adult transplant clinic for young Tasmanians with a kidney transplant transferring from paediatric to adult care.
Professor Jose’s research has been funded by Australia’s NHMRC and MRFF, as well as Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation in Tasmania.
Source: Supplied and adapted
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-0071
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Risk factors and prevention of respiratory infections and infectious diseases in children
A/Prof Hannah Moore OAM is an infectious disease epidemiologist; Co-Head of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology team within the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at The Kids Research Institute Australia and Associate Professor at the School of Population Health, Curtin University in Western Australia.
A/Prof Moore has been awarded more than $19M in competitive research grants, co-authored more than 140 papers, was TEDxPerth 2018 speaker, recipient of a WA Young Tall Poppy Award (2013) and the WA Premiers Science Early Career Scientist Award (2015). In 2024, she was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to epidemiology as a researcher.
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Lymphoma, Myeloma and Genomics
Professor Dipti Talaulikar is a clinical and laboratory haematologist with expertise in genomics, working at Canberra Health Services, and Professor at ANU. She has a clinical and research interest in lymphoma, myeloma and genomics, and has authored close to 100 peer reviewed papers, including several clinical guidelines that have had a significant impact on clinical practice.
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Access to dental care for priority populations
Professor Dileep Sharma is a distinguished dental educator and researcher who currently serves as Professor and Discipline Head of Oral Health at the University of Newcastle, Australia. With over two decades of experience spanning clinical practice, research leadership, and academic mentorship, Professor Sharma has established himself as a leading authority in oral health education and interdisciplinary research.
