Emma Cox is a dietitian and first year PhD student. Her reearch aims to better understand and improve primary care management of type 2 diabetes in Australia.

Dr Joanna Gong is a PhD candidate at the Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute and part-time clinical fellow at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She is researching the epidemiology of the cardiovascular complications of diabetes, supported by NHMRC and Heart Foundation scholarships.

Dr Beryl Lin is a first year endocrinology advanced trainee in Sydney. She has a Masters of Epidemiology from Oxford University, where she focused on clinical trials and genetic epidemiology. She was also an honorary research associate at the Diabetes Trials Unit working on UKPDS data.

Georgina Manos is an Endocrinology advanced trainee. She completed a clinical research fellowship in diabetes technology in 2023 and has an interest in improving the experience of people living with type 1 diabetes.

Dr Arunan Sriravindrarajah, MD, MPH, BCom (Uni Medal) is a final-year Endocrinology Advanced Trainee, Adjunct Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney.

Dr. Pinzon-Cortes is PhD candidate at the Diabetes-Complications Lab under Prof. Karin Jandeleit-Dahm supervision. He is a Medical Doctor and master’s in human Genetics, from Los Andes University in Bogotá, Colombia. He has performed previous basic and clinical research in the fields of epigenetics, biomarkers, and metabolic disorders.

Shivani is a visiting endocrinologist at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, conjoint associate lecturer at UNSW and PhD candidate at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW. She has a keen interest in atypical forms of diabetes.

Professor Anthony Russell (MBBS PhD FRACP) has been Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Alfred Health, Melbourne and Professor of Medicine with the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University since Jan 2022. Prof Russell was previously the Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane from 2005 to 2021. In Queensland, Prof Russell completed a 4 year term as Co-Chair of the Qld Statewide Diabetes Clinical Network and in this role provided advice and implemented strategies to assist in the management of patients with diabetes. Professor Russell has lead innovative projects to provide new models of care for people with diabetes. He has implemented the “Beacon” practice model, providing integrated care for patients with complex Type 2 diabetes in the community with up-skilled GPs and performed a proof-of-concept of eConsultations. He has initiated a Telehealth service, delivering diabetes services to rural and remote indigenous and non-indigenous communities across Qld. Prof Russell has been on the advisory group for the “IDEAS” project which increased rates of retinal screening and treatment of retinopathy in indigenous people with diabetes across Qld. Professor Russell has been a Chief Investigator on two NHMRC research projects and more recently CIB on a MRFF grant. He has been Chair of the Diabetes Australia Research Trust grant review panel and previously a Sub-editor (Endocrinology) for the Internal Medicine Journal. Prof Russell was on the expert advisory group for the NHMRC guidelines on the Management of Type 1 diabetes and a member of the Expert Group for Therapeutic Guidelines. He sits on the steering committees for Diabetes Feet Australia and the National Association of Diabetes Centres. Tony is currently President of the Australian Diabetes Society.