Misbah Aziz is a final-year PhD student in the Department of Diabetes at Monash University, Australia. Her research focuses on the epigenetic basis of diabetes associated atherosclerosis, exploring how epigenetic regulation contributes to disease development and progression.

Inez Trambas is a final year PhD Student in the Department of Diabetes at Monash University. Her research is focused on elucidating the contribution of the complement system to the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications.

Amalia Khayyira is a PhD candidate at the Department of Diabetes, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University. Her PhD project investigates the gut-kidney axis in diabetic kidney disease. Her study is supported by Monash University's Indonesian Women Impact Scholarship.

Dr. Ngozika Esther Ezinne, a Nigerian-trained optometrist and lecturer, currently pursuing a PhD at Western Sydney University, focusing on ethnic disparities in diabetes outcomes in Australian primary care, under the supervision of Dr. Uchechukwu Osuagwu, A/P Kingsley Agho, and Prof. Kerry Doyle.

Chenping is a third year PhD candidate at Mater Research Institute - UQ. Her research focusus on exploring RAGE therapeutics for Type 1 diabetes.