Joe Vincini BAppSc (MLS), MSc (Medical Diagnostics)
Deputy Post Market Monitoring Team Leader
+61 3 9418 1104
joe@nrl.gov.au
Joe graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) whilst working in Serology at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory. During his 6 years at VIDRL, he developed a sound knowledge of reference and diagnostic serology (particularly HIV and hepatitis B), eventually leaving in 1999 to embark on that favourite of Australian experiences – the one year working holiday in the UK – with his wife. This one year would stretch to 10 years!
During these 10 years, Joe worked for a short time at the National Blood Service, Colindale helping implement an immunofluorescence antibody confirmatory test for malarial antibodies, as well as a few short stays at other private health related establishments. It was, however, 9 years at the Health Protection Agency – Centre for Infections (formerly Central Public Health Laboratory and Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre) that established Joe as a leading figure in laboratory quality assurance for virology/serology. Joe initially worked in the Virus Reference Department, and in 2002 moved to the Department for Evaluations, Standards and Training as Head of the Quality Control Reagents Unit. In addition, Joe was a member of the London Region Virology Discussion Group for 4 years and its convenor in 2008/2009, a member of the UK Clinical Virology Network committee, and a regular presenter at symposia and conferences throughout the UK, Europe and beyond. Along the way, Joe managed to raise two daughters with his wife and completed an MSc in Medical Diagnostics.
Joe returned to Australia late 2009 and joined the NRL early 2010 as Deputy Post Market Monitoring Team Leader where he is responsible for the External Quality Assessment Schemes and Quality Control programmes.
Outside work, Joe enjoys skiing, travel, cooking for family and friends, and is passionate '…Bulldogs through and through'.