Dr Tamara Varcoe
- Manager, PIRL Preclinical, Imaging and Research Laboratories (PIRL)
Dr Tamara Varcoe is Manager of the Preclinical, Imaging and Research Laboratories at SAHMRI. She has over 20 years’ experience conducting preclinical research in a variety of small and large animal models.
After working as a laboratory and animal technician for many years, Tamara returned to undergraduate and graduate studies, completing her PhD in the School of Paediatric and Reproductive Health at the University of Adelaide in 2008. Her research focused on the role of circadian rhythms in regulating diverse physiological processes including reproduction, metabolism and the programming of adult health and disease.
Find out more about Tamara's research outputs, qualifications and affiliations on the
SAHMRI Researcher portal
SAHMRI is located on Kaurna Country. We pay respects to the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are committed to embracing knowledge and culture as we continue our working journey to incorporate Aboriginal health research across all of our themes and further reconciliation.
Read more"Tirki nguta tappa tangka marninithi"
(Learning and knowledge are the pathway to alter the mind)
- Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien, Kaurna Elder
