Role	Responsibilities
Principle investigator – Professor Helen Christensen	Chairing of Research Evaluation and Monitoring Committee meetings Provide annual ethics reports Report adverse events Formally report protocol amendments to the Research Evaluation and Monitoring Committee and to the Hunter New England HREC where modification will impact on the conduct of the study
Director of LifeSpan – Dr. Fiona Shand	Preparation of protocol and revisions Managing research team Provide annual progress report to funders Report adverse events Co-chair Research Evaluation and Monitoring Committee meetings Design and management of all LifeSpan research studies
Deputy Director of LifeSpan – Dr. Michelle Tye (Torok)	Preparation of protocol Managing research team Overseeing data management Design and management of all LifeSpan research studies
Research Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (see title page for members) In addition: Professor Gregory Carter Professor Myfanwy Maple Professor Anthony Shakeshaft	Study planning Provide expertise and advise on study design and progress Randomization Assist with data acquisition and management Suggest topics for papers and presentations and approve authorship; discuss at meetings
Data manager – Matthew Phillips	Responsible for data acquisition and maintenance of data platforms and data management
Publications Review Committee – Professor Helen Christensen Dr. Fiona Shand Dr. Michelle Tye (Torok) Professor Philip Batterham Ms. Nicole Cockayne	Receive recommendations for publications Review publications Managing publications/authorship, including settling authorship disputes