Mike graduated from the University of Sheffield, UK, in 1989 with a first class honours in Biochemistry and in 1994 with a PhD in bone pharmacology.

David completed his undergraduate studies and PhD research at the University of Wollongong, followed by a post-doctoral position at the Garvan Institute, focusing on the functional characterisation

My work examines how dietary factors impact cognition, metabolism and the gut microbiota.

Rick is a Sexual Health & HIV Physician who has been specialising in the management of sexually transmitted infections and HIV for over 15 years.

Dr Fatima El-Assaad is the Senior Research Associate at UNSW Microbiome Research Centre (MRC) and a former UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015 - 201

I am a trained virologist and expert in

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Dr Ria Arnold is an NHRMC Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, UNSW.

Professor Jo-anne Brien holds the inaugural chair in Clinical Pharmacy (St Vincent’s Hospital) at the University of Sydney since 2000.

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Zinta Harrington is a respiratory and sleep physician and head of the department at Liverpool Hospital.

Research Interests:

My research interests cover neurodegeneration in metabolic disease, its pathogenesis, functional outcomes and protective avenues.

Dr Anthony Byrne is a thoracic physician and researcher with a strong interest in respiratory infections, asthma and structural lung disease.

Dr Jian Cheng Qi is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer at the St George and Sutherland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine.