A/Prof Jennifer Zenker, PhD

A/Prof Jennifer Zenker obtained her PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and now leads a research group at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI, Monash University). Her research aims to improve the safety and efficiency of stem cell therapies to repair or replace damaged or diseased tissues, and may benefit IVF and animal breeding technologies. Her work has earned major awards and funding, including a CIFAR Azrieli Scholarship, NHMRC and ARC grants, the Sylvia & Charles Viertel Fellowship, the ANZSCDB Emerging Leader Award and the Eduard Kellenberg Medal. Since 2021, A/Prof Zenker leads ARMI’s Diversity & Inclusion committee, a program portfolio on the institute’s Executive Committee. She also serves as a member of the Faculty for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences’ D&I committee. Until 2025, she was a member of the Franklin Women’s Victorian Peer Advisory Group and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research’s (CIFAR) D&I committee.