Leanne Rowe is a rural GP and medical author. She has recently published the 2nd edition of ‘Every Doctor: healthier doctors = healthier patients’ with Professor Michael Kidd and Dr Vihangi Abeygunawardana. Every Doctor advocates for a transformational change in the way GPs protect their mental health, look out for their
colleagues, co-create a kinder, more humane practice culture and co-lead health system reform.

Leanne is also a past Deputy Chancellor of Monash University and past Chairman of the RACGP.

Mr McIntosh is an active researcher in breast cancer, and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer within the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology in Queen’s University Belfast. His interests are in: * the pre-surgical treatment of breast cancer, to try and reduce the amount of surgery necessary for women with a diagnosis of breast cancer * the use of drugs to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in women with a high genetic risk * decision making and the provision of information for women making decisions about breast reconstruction following a mastectomy for breast cancer * the outcomes of breast reconstruction surgery, and the use of novel technology such as three dimensional photography to assess the outcomes of surgery He has published research papers in medical journals on these topics, and in 2014 was granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Ulster for research in the field of surgical techniques in breast cancer. As Deputy Clinical Director of the Northern Ireland Cancer Trials Network, Mr McIntosh supports many research studies running across the United Kingdom and globally. He is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute Breast Clinical Studies Group, which is the body responsible for developing and promoting clinical trials in breast cancer to ensure that patients have access to the best possible standard of evidence-based treatment.

As an academic breast cancer surgeon Professor Cutress works both within the University of Southampton, and the Breast Unit at University Hospital Southampton, in clinics and the operating theatre. Surgery is a key treatment for early stage breast cancer, and the focus of his research is to develop improvements in treatments and outcomes for our patients.

Cutress is also Consultant Surgeon at Southampton University Hospitals Trust. He completed his medical degree at Oxford University and during clinical surgical training he won a National Breast Reconstructive and Oncoplastic Fellowship. He wrote his Ph.D on the significance of BAG-1 isoform expression in breast cancer funded by a Robertson Trust fellowship from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the ninth Guernsey Research Fellowship from Hope.

Ramsey divides his time between the clinic and research. Clinical research interests include investigation of patient and host determinants of breast cancer outcomes including genetic predisposition, immunological and lifestyle factors. Ramsey is involved in various national research studies, clinical trials and translational projects and is Chair of the Academic and Research Committee of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) and led on the ABS Research Gap analysis. In the NHS he is the Southampton breast

Dr Michael Head is a Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, based in the Clinical Informatics Research Unit at the University of Southampton, UK. He has a background in public health research and infectious disease epidemiology, with research links in Ghana, Togo, Ethiopia and Brazil. His main research interests are pneumonia and also Neglected Tropical Diseases, including scabies and onchocerciasis. Michael also analyses portfolios of research, to review levels of funding for different diseases and to provide insight into research strength, knowledge gaps, and future priorities. He has communicated extensively with the written and TV media throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

David is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity at Griffith University’s School of Information & Communication Technology in Brisbane/Gold Coast.

David is a high-profile academic who appears regularly on local, national and international media (newspaper, radio and TV) commenting on the social impact of technology. Since 2005, his global audience reach will be in excess of a hundred million. David’s articles published in The Conversation and republished in newspapers like the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune have reached over 2.25 million readers. His work has been translated into German, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese.

Among several other high-profile events, David was a guest panelist in the 2017 World Science Festival, and guest speaker at the 2019 Festival (see Ockham’s Razor link below).

David spends a month each year since 2016 at Humboldt University in Berlin, the high technology capital of eastern Europe, and San Jose/San Francisco where he studies innovation culture.

David’s formal qualifications include a PhD (Software Engineering), M Phil (Information Systems), Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Griffith University), Bachelor of Arts (Psychology, English Literature, Anthropology) (Queensland).

David writes on a broad range of topics; from Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Psychology, Ancient and Modern History, Linguistics, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Architectural History, Environments and Ecosystems.

With over 60 titles in print and eBook and millions of verified downloads, David is a non-fiction author of international significance. Beyond the English-speaking world, his work has been translated into Chinese, German and Japanese.

David is Director and Founder of Altiora Publications. Established in 1994, Altiora is one of the oldest book-sellers on the Web, pre-dating Amazon. Altiora’s Software Engineering project management titles have been selling continuously since 1994. Altiora offers its titles at reasonable rates for both print and eBook versions to make them accessible to low-income readers for whom the high price of books is a barrier.
See http://www.altiorapublications.com/

See author Bio at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/davidtuffley

At the University of Sydney I am based at the Charles Perkins Centre, a collaborative approach to the treatment of obesity and metabolic disease. Working with a broad client portfolio, my work focuses on the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity and associated mental and physical health disorders. I have worked in both industry and academic appointments across a diverse range of areas, including dietary and exercise treatments, conventional and complementary medicines, commercial weight loss programmes, medical devices, bariatric surgery and appetite regulators. I am particularly passionate about translating science to the broader population and implementing a holistic approach for the treatment of overweight and obesity. More information on my translational work can be found at intervalweightloss.com

Gideon is an epidemiologist working in chronic disease in western Sydney. He is currently finishing his PhD at the University of Wollongong, after finishing his Bachelors and Masters of Public Health at the University of Sydney. He is also a science communicator, with a regular blog, podcast, and writes for the Guardian and other publications as a columnist.

Dr Emma Beckett is a food and nutrition scientist with multifaceted experience and qualifications including PhD (Food Science), Masters of Science Management, Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology, Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition and Bachelor in Biomedical Science with honours in Immunology and Microbiology. She is a sought after science communicator who appears regularly on national TV and radio and in print for the likes of the ABC and BBC.

My specialist interests are in infectious diseases and sexual health. I have been involved with a number of research trials for testing new HIV drugs and treatments for sexually transmitted diseases. I also have a keen interest in clinical research design and methods to improve recruitment to research trials. I am currently studying for a PhD on Loneliness amongst women with a HIV diagnosis.

Jan is currently carrying out research on intergenerational living and the impact on health, wellbeing and levels of loneliness among older people and young adults. Her areas of expertise is student well-being, intergenerational living and loneliness.

Andrea is a leading researcher on loneliness and social isolation, specialising in the wider social determinants and implications through research, programme evaluation, and evidence based policy and practice. The key principles which guide her work are academic rigor and evidence based research which is policy driven and leads to impact and change. Many aspects of her research focus on co-production involving all key partners in the research process, including ‘experts by experience’. As Director of the Policy Evaluation Group (2002-11), Deputy and then Co-Director of CIRCLE (20112016,) Director of Care-Connect (2014-2017) and currently Director of Centre for Loneliness Studies (2017+) she has spearheaded interdisciplinary research collaboration and established strong networks in both academia and with external stakeholders in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Andrea has been awarded research funding of almost £3 million and has published over 50 books, chapters, articles, and reports, and worked on approximately 90 externally funded research projects.

The research program of the University Division of Anaesthesia has aimed to understand regional cerebral pathophysiology to advance the care of critically ill patients after brain injury, from initial ictus, through recovery from coma and rehabilitation, to final outcome. These aims have been realized through a series of MRC Program and Cooperative Group Grants, based in the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, which have formed a focus for productive collaboration with other departments in the Clinical School, and the broader neuroscience community in Cambridge. Substantial academic leadership for this research program has come from the Division of Anaesthesia, but key collaborations have included NHS colleagues in the Neurocritical Care Unit, the University Departments of Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology, and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.