Dr Barbara Daly’s, research focuses on the management of diabetes in primary care with a special interest in improving cardiovascular outcomes. More recently, her focus has shifted to the post-partum follow up of women with gestational diabetes who are at higher risk of developing poor cardiometabolic and renal outcomes.

Amal Rauf is a sixth-year medical student at James Cook University, originally from South Africa. She is passionate about endocrinology and women’s health. Amal aims to advance her expertise through research and practice to improve outcomes in maternal and endocrine care.

Dr Anna Wood is Head of Endocrinology at Royal Darwin Hospital and Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research. She has established innovative services such as the Top End Weight Management Clinic, a public bariatric surgery pathway, and the Proactive and Integrated Diabetes Service. Her leadership extends to national and international committees, shaping diabetes and endocrinology practices.

Thuy Linh Duong is a Registered Nurse and Nurse Lecturer, currently pursuing a PhD at the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. Her research journey began in regional and remote communities, where she contributed to a project led by an Australian organization examining maternal and perinatal outcomes in remote Vietnam. These early experiences sparked her passion for health equity and community-led research. Linh’s current work builds on this foundation, focusing on maternal and infant health by investigating trends in gestational diabetes mellitus and its impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.