42nd NRL Workshop on Infectious Disease Testing
Be part of Australia's leading infectious disease workshop
The NRL Workshop brings together the brightest minds in infectious disease diagnostics — from leading researchers to frontline laboratory professionals. Three days of expert sessions, networking, and discovery.
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Gain insights from world-class speakers across infectious diseases, sexual health, blood screening and more.
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World-Class Experts at the 2026 NRL Workshop
Ms Atifa Mohammed
Head of Section of Serology Laboratory — Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Fiji
Dr. Cynthia Bing-Eng Chee
Visiting Consultant - Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Dept of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Marion Lanteri, Ph.D.
VP of Scientific Affairs, CTS
Ms Bernadette Portelli
Scientist - NRL EQAS Services Lead
Prof. Catriona Bradshaw
Clinician Scientist, NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Head of Research Translation and Mentorship
Dr Courtney Lane
Lead Epidemiologist and Early Career Researcher, WHO Collaborating Centre for AMR — Peter Doherty Institute
Darren Jardine
Principal Scientist — Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Mr Dheeraj Nurani Venkatachalam
PhD Student
Prof. Eric Chow
Professor (Research), Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Dr Heather Machin
Head of the Lions Eye Donation Service
Jessica Bordessa
Senior Medical Scientist — PathWest
Karen Luna-Ramirez
TGA
Kathy Vuhu
Medical Laboratory Officer
Marco Ho Ting Keung
Molecular Supervisor — Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Ms Megan Gooey
Medical Scientist — VIDRL
Dr Michael Watson
Medical Microbiologist, Lifeblood
Mr Nasir Khan
Molecular Scientist — Pathology QLD MDU
Mrs Rachelle Austin
Medical Laboratory Scientist and Clinical Change Support Specialist — NZ Blood Service
Shraddha Swami
Director, Medical Devices Authorisation (IVDs) — TGA
Sivly Ha
Scientist — Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Dr Susie Braniff
IVD Assessment — WHO Prequalification Unit
Dr Suzanne English
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician
Dr Todd Pryce
Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Medical Scientist In-Charge at PathWest Laboratory Medicine
Vesna De Petra
Section Leader of the MSHC laboratory in the MDU Public Health Laboratory
Ms Atifa Mohammed
Head of Section of Serology Laboratory — Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Fiji
Dr. Cynthia Bing-Eng Chee
Visiting Consultant - Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Dept of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Marion Lanteri, Ph.D.
VP of Scientific Affairs, CTS
Ms Bernadette Portelli
Scientist - NRL EQAS Services Lead
Prof. Catriona Bradshaw
Clinician Scientist, NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Head of Research Translation and Mentorship
Dr Courtney Lane
Lead Epidemiologist and Early Career Researcher, WHO Collaborating Centre for AMR — Peter Doherty Institute
Darren Jardine
Principal Scientist — Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Mr Dheeraj Nurani Venkatachalam
PhD Student
Prof. Eric Chow
Professor (Research), Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Dr Heather Machin
Head of the Lions Eye Donation Service
Jessica Bordessa
Senior Medical Scientist — PathWest
Karen Luna-Ramirez
TGA
Kathy Vuhu
Medical Laboratory Officer
Marco Ho Ting Keung
Molecular Supervisor — Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Ms Megan Gooey
Medical Scientist — VIDRL
Dr Michael Watson
Medical Microbiologist, Lifeblood
Mr Nasir Khan
Molecular Scientist — Pathology QLD MDU
Mrs Rachelle Austin
Medical Laboratory Scientist and Clinical Change Support Specialist — NZ Blood Service
Shraddha Swami
Director, Medical Devices Authorisation (IVDs) — TGA
Sivly Ha
Scientist — Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Dr Susie Braniff
IVD Assessment — WHO Prequalification Unit
Dr Suzanne English
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician
Dr Todd Pryce
Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Medical Scientist In-Charge at PathWest Laboratory Medicine
Vesna De Petra
Section Leader of the MSHC laboratory in the MDU Public Health Laboratory
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