Marjorie Walker FRCP, FRCPA, AGAF

Marjorie Walker is a Professor of Anatomical Pathology at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia where she holds a teaching and research post. She is also a staff specialist at John Hunter Hospital and has a commitment to diagnostics.

Professor Walker's previous appointment was in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College & St Mary’s Hospital, London UK. Since moving to Newcastle NSW, Marjorie has set up AGIRA - the Australian Gastro-Intestinal Research Alliance. AGIRA is a coalition of researchers in GI disease who have expertise in clinical medicine and gastroenterology, mucosal immunology, translational science, pathology, imaging, psychology, and epidemiology in GI disease in Australia. The aim of AGIRA is to pool expertise to raise grant monies for research projects, execute robust research projects in basic science and recruit sufficient numbers of patients for rigorous clinical research and clinical trials. A result of this coloration is the emergence of the Centre for Research Excellence in Digestive Health which is funded by the NHMRC. Researchers in the CRE include Distinguished Laureate Professor Nick Talley, Professors Simon Keely, Gerald Holtmann (Brisbane), and Mike Jones (McQuarrie University, Sydney)

Marjorie and the team also have international collaborations with other researchers in the USA, UK, and Sweden.