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Professor Kirk is a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellow conducting research into health threats from foods, waters and the environment. Professor Kirk previously ran the Master of Philosophy Applied Epidemiology (MAE) program — the Australian Field Epidemiology Training Program — and was instrumental in establishing the OzFoodNet foodborne disease surveillance program. During the last twenty five years, Prof Kirk has worked at State, National and international levels at the intersection between applied research and government policy.