Governance
ARIA is governed by a steering committee with members from Australia's leading immunisation research institutions. The steering committee provides strategic leadership and is responsible for ensuring ARIA’s guiding principles underpin its work and that ARIA achieves its goals.
| Professor John Kaldor Chairperson of ARIA Steering Committee Kirby Institute, the University of New South Wales Senior Principal Research Fellow |
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| Professor Margie Danchin Deputy Chair of ARIA Steering Committee Murdoch Children's Research Institute Group Leader, Vaccine Uptake, Infection and Immunity |
| Professor Joshua Francis Member of ARIA Steering Committee Menzies School of Health Research Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Clinical Fellow |
| Professor Kristine Macartney Founding Chair - Member of ARIA Steering Committee Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) |
| Associate Professor Meru Sheel Member of ARIA Steering Committee University of Sydney Infectious Disease Epidemiologist |
| Dr Kerrie Wiley Member of ARIA Steering Committee Senior Research Fellow University of Sydney |
| Ms Milena Dalton Member of ARIA Steering Committee Burnet Institute Senior Research Fellow - Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening |
| Professor Christopher Blyth Member of ARIA Steering Committee Telethon Kids Institute Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Research Fellow |
Funding
The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) provided financial support for the establishment of ARIA, with ARIA members and their organisations providing in-kind contributions. Ongoing costs for the ARIA secretariat are contributed to in various ways, including funding from NCIRS, in-kind contributions from ARIA member organisations and donor funding. To ensure sustainability of ARIA, additional funding will be sourced from donors and potentially from philanthropic sources.
ARIA also receives multi-year funding support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through its Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security.
