Lucas Litewka was the Clinical Trials Business Development Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, within the research directorate where he provided centralised expertise to over a dozen decentralised clinical trial units within the hospital.
As a Senior Medical Scientist, Lucas worked on a broad portfolio of clinical neurological research, including: co-registration of MRI/PET/CT/SPECT for epilepsy surgery; and volumetric analysis of MRI to track progression of various neurological conditions.
Lucas is a Director and Board Member of ARCS Australia Ltd, a professional development association for people working in the development of therapeutic goods. Lucas is a member of various internal/external advisory committees focusing on strategy development, ICT Health initiatives, finance and risk management and fundraising.
Lucas joined the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in 2015 as the inaugural Director of the UniSC Clinical Trials Centre.
Professional memberships
- Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
- ARCS Ltd
Awards
- ARCS Original Research Scholarship 2013
Research areas
- Clinical trials research (drug and device)
Publications
Many of Lucas Litewka's publications are available from the UniSC Research Bank.
Director of the University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials Centre, facilitator of sponsored clinical drug and device trials across a number of sites within the Sunshine Coast region.