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About the artwork
The Parkville Biomedical Precinct is home to some of the world’s leading medical researchers, clinicians and academics.
Through 30 Precinct Partners, it delivers outstanding clinical care and education, and produces world-class biomedical research.
This photo essay is to acknowledge and show the human faces who work in the precinct and who play a role in keeping Victoria safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In these images you will see people who:
- have conducted tens of thousands of tests for COVID-19
- nurse and tend to patients with the virus
- safely deliver babies during the time of pandemic
- conduct COVID-19 modelling that’s supporting Australia’s preparedness and response strategy
- have established clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy for potential COVID-19 treatments
- research the impacts of COVID-19 on children in Australia and our Pacific neighbours
- have quickly implemented measures to keep patients safe so they can continue essential medical treatment
- identify clusters and transmission networks to help limit the virus’s spread in Victoria
- continue to provide lifesaving care to patients with other critical diagnoses
- maintain ventilators for patients with the virus
- ensure the hospitals and labs are cleaned and sterilised.
It is thanks to these people that Melbourne remains globally recognised for its innovation in health care.
For this, and for helping keep all Victorians safe and well, all of us at the Metro Tunnel Project would like to say thank you.
Photographs
![Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Jo-Anne-Manski-Nankervis.jpg)
Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
General Practitioner and Researcher
The University of Melbourne
![Nick Bridge](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Nick-Bridge.jpg)
Nick Bridge
Emergency Nursing Education
The University of Melbourne
![Jo-Anne Martin](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Jo-Anne-Martin.jpg)
Jo-Anne Martin
Lecturer
Master of Nursing Science
The University of Melbourne
![Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Zerina-Lokmic-Tomkins.jpg)
Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins
Course Coordinator
Master of Nursing Science
The University of Melbourne
![David Story](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-David-Storey.jpg)
David Story
Anaesthesia and Critical Care
The University of Melbourne
![Rebecca Jarden](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Rebecca-Jarden.jpg)
Rebecca Jarden
Critical Care Nurse Academic
The University of Melbourne
![Jennifer Jones](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Jennifer-Jones.jpg)
Jennifer Jones
Physiotherapist
Intensive Care Researcher
The University of Melbourne
![Andrew Scanlon](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Andrew-Scanlon.jpg)
Andrew Scanlon
Senior Lecturer and Nurse Practitioner
The University of Melbourne
![Prue Cambridge](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Prue-Cambridge.jpg)
Prue Cambridge
Nursing Lecturer
The University of Melbourne
![Anthony Woodward](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Anthony-Woodward.jpg)
Anthony Woodward
Medical Director Birth Centre
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Patrick Tan](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Patrick-Tan.jpg)
Patrick Tan
Specialist Anaesthetist
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Sophie Cameron](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Sophie-Cameron.jpg)
Sophie Cameron
Unit Manager Birth Centre
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Mary Connolly](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Mary-Connolly.jpg)
Mary Connolly
Associate Unit Manager Birth Centre
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Carmen Barry](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Carmen-Barry.jpg)
Carmen Barry
Nurse Unit Manager Operating Suite
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Matilda Rudd](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Matilda-Rudd.jpg)
Matilda Rudd
Nurse Midwife
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Emma](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Emma.jpg)
Emma
Clinical Nurse Consultant NICU
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Jennifer Richards](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Jennifer-Richards.jpg)
Jennifer Richards
Nurse Midwife
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Cathy Jamieson](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Cathy-Jamieson.jpg)
Cathy Jamieson
Associate Unit Manager Birth Centre
The Royal Women's Hospital
![Sharon Goldfeld](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Sharon-Goldfeld.jpg)
Sharon Goldfeld
Paediatrician and Director
Community Child Health
Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Royal Children's Hospital
![Nigel Curtis](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Nigel-Curtis.jpg)
Nigel Curtis
Infectious Diseases Physician and Researcher
The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and The Royal Children's Hospital
![Fiona Russell](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Fiona-Russell.jpg)
Fiona Russell
Senior Principal Research Fellow
The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute
![Leon Worth](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Leon-Worth.jpg)
Leon Worth
Director Infection Prevention Department
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
![Kate Burbury](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Kate-Burbury.jpg)
Kate Burbury
Consultant Haematologist and Telehealth Clinical Lead
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
![Irani Thevarajan](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Irani-Thevarajan.jpg)
Irani Thevarajan
Infectious Diseases Clinician Researcher
The Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute
![Jodie McVernon](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Jodie-McVernon.jpg)
Jodie McVernon
Director of Epidemiology
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Julie McAuley](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Julie-McAuley.jpg)
Julie McAuley
Senior Researcher Vaccine, Antivirals & Antiseptics Development
The University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Julian Druce](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Julian-Druce.jpg)
Julian Druce
Head of Virus Identification Laboratory
The Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute
![Kanta Subbarao](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Kanta-Subbarao.jpg)
Kanta Subbarao
Virologist
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Mason Littlejohn](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Mason-Littlejohn.jpg)
Mason Littlejohn
COVID-19 Project Officer
The Doherty Institute
![Nikki King](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Nikki-King.jpg)
Nikki King
Specimen Reception Laboratory Technician
The Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute
![Oanh Nguyen](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Oanh-Nguyen.jpg)
Oanh Nguyen
Immunology Researcher
The University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Sebastian Duchene](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Sebastian-Duchene.jpg)
Sebastian Duchene
Immunology and Microbiology Researcher
The University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Steven Tong](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Steven-Tong.jpg)
Steven Tong
Infectious Diseases Clinician Researcher
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Thomas Tran](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Thomas-Tran.jpg)
Thomas Tran
Senior Medical Scientist in Virus Identification Laboratory
The Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute
![Deborah Williamson](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Deborah-Williamson.jpg)
Deborah Williamson
Director of Microbiology
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the the University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute
![Eloise Williams](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Eloise-Williams.jpg)
Eloise Williams
Registrar Microbiology
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Frank Liparto](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Frank-Liparto.jpg)
Frank Liparto
Employee Services People and Culture Department
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Grace Carroll](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Grace-Carroll.jpg)
Grace Carroll
Infectious Disease Nurse (COVID Ward)
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Kirsty Buising](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Kirsty-Buising.jpg)
Kirsty Buising
Infectious Diseases Specialist
The Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute
![Lauren Eddy](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Lauren-Eddy.jpg)
Lauren Eddy
Recruitment Advisor People and Culture Department
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Liz Orr](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Liz-Orr.jpg)
Liz Orr
Manager Infection Prevention Surveillance Service
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Michelle Spence](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Michelle-Spence.jpg)
Michelle Spence
Nurse Unit Manager Intensive Care Unit
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Nicola Walsham](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Nicola-Walsham.jpg)
Nicola Walsham
Emergency Medicine Specialist
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Rania Love](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Rania-Love.jpg)
Rania Love
Cleaner
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Santo Cavaleri](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Santo-Cavaleri.jpg)
Santo Cavaleri
General Manager Supply and Logistics
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Stephanie Russell](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Stephanie-Russell.jpg)
Stephanie Russell
Cleaner
COVID Ward
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Ben Cowie](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Ben-Cowie.jpg)
Ben Cowie
Infectious Diseases Specialist
The Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute
![Ben Smith](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Ben-Smith.jpg)
Ben Smith
Senior Emergency Nurse
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Cheryl Mann](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Cheryl-Mann.jpg)
Cheryl Mann
Switchboard Operator
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Chris MacIsaac](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Chris-MacIsaac.jpg)
Chris MacIsaac
Director Intensive Care Unit
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
![Phillip Pymm](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Phillip-Pymm.jpg)
Phillip Pymm
Postdoctoral Scientist
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
![Rima Darwiche](https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/_media/images/metro-tunnel-project/images/project-images/creative-program-imagery/images/TY2020-Rima-Darwiche.jpg)
Rima Darwiche
Clinical Research Manager
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
About photographer Phoebe Powell
After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Photography at RMIT, Phoebe has gone on to a successful career in photography with clients ranging from boutique wineries to large aviation companies.
@phoebepowellphoto
phoebepowellphotography.com
Artist statement
“As a photographer, I use portraiture to speak to an audience. I am asking the viewer to take a moment and connect with the subject. This connection can be an opportunity for insight into the normally unknown or unnoticed. With these images, we are introduced to some of the dedicated individuals working to manage the pandemic and secure a safe future for us.
“At a time that can feel ambiguous and uncertain, our frontline healthcare workers and our clinicians and medical researchers can inspire confidence, and this series is a work of appreciation and acknowledgement.”