Dr Manal Mohammed is a Senior Lecturer of Medical Microbiology at University of Westminster. Manal’s research and teaching focus on infectious diseases, their diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

Dr Mohammed obtained her PhD in Medical Microbiology from University of Liverpool, UK. Manal’s research interests include application of next generation sequencing technologies and associated bioinformatics analyses tools in investigating the molecular basis of virulence of non typhoidal salmonellosis in humans and understanding the complex dynamics of bacteria-phage interaction.

Manal is very passionate about science and science communication. She has been interviewed by BBC Radio London, Daily Mail and BBC News podcast ‘Victoria Derbyshire’. Manal also had the opportunity to present her research work at UK Parliament: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news-and-events/2017/westminster-bioscientist-manal-mohammed-takes-her-research-to-parliament

Associate Professor Robyn Saw is a Melanoma and Surgical Oncologist working at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney (Head of Department) and affiliated with Melanoma Institute Australia. As well as her clinical responsibilities, she is actively involved in melanoma research and leads major research projects on surgical aspects, quality of life and survivorship. Translation of research into clinical benefit for patients is the focus of her research activity. She also has a strong focus on consumer engagement, coordinating the development of melanoma patient information booklets. She is passionate about the improvement of clinical care through education of students, trainees and clinicians.

Cardiovascular Imaging Specialist; Director, Cardiovascular Trials WA Inc.

Prof Milton Cohen is a specialist pain medicine physician and rheumatologist on the St Vincent’s Sydney Campus. Dr Cohen has been a leader in the development of pain medicine as a discipline. His interests are broad and include issues in pain theory and practice, rational pharmacotherapy for pain and implications of persistent pain for public policy.

Dr Jason Abbott is Professor of Gynaecological Surgery at the UNSW and is the chair of the Expert Endometriosis Group for RANZCOG. He is an Associate Editor for ANZJOG and the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology and has more than 140 publications including textbooks, book chapters and large-scale RCTs in gynaecological surgery. Prof Abbott has an active role in undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral supervision and is the former Chairman of the Practice Committee of the AAGL charged with delivering evidence-based guidelines for surgical gynaecology.