Dr Yunjia (Carmen) Zhang is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Cardiometabolic Diseases Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of New South Wales. She obtained her PhD from University of Sydney in 2020. Her research interest is in the mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease and the development of future therapies, particular potential anti-inflammatory treatments. She is a member of the ECR committee in the Cardiac Vascular and Metabolic Medicine (CVMM) research community UNSW.