Dr. Quin Denfeld is an Associate Professor at Oregon Health and Science University in the School of Nursing and School of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Denfeld’s program of research focuses on the biobehavioral mechanisms of symptoms and frailty among adults with heart failure, with a particular focus on women and older adults. She is funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research to lead a R01 study on the biological and physiological mechanisms of symptom clusters in heart failure. She also received funding from the NIH/NINR to lead a R21 study that focuses on how physical frailty is related to self-care behaviors in heart failure. She is the Next Generation Research Co-Director for the K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program at OHSU. Outside of research, Dr. Denfeld teaches in the PhD program at the School of Nursing. She is involved in numerous professional organizations, including leading several scientific statements on symptoms, falls, and frailty, and she serves as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Dr. Denfeld is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America.

Carolyn Ho is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Genetics Center, and Vice Chair of Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The overall goal of her work is to use mechanistic insights, careful clinical study, and multicenter collaboration to improve the care of patients and families with genetic heart disease.

A/Prof Shiv Nagaraj is a Group Leader Genomics and Computational Biology at QUT’s School of Biomedical Sciences and leads the Chronic Disease Genomics Program. With over 15 years of experience in genomics, computational biology, bioinformatics and AI, his research focuses on Indigenous health, chronic disease, and personalized medicine.

A/Prof Jodie Ingles is Head of the Clinical Genomics Laboratory and Director of Genomics and Inherited Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research. She is a cardiac genetic counsellor in the Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

A/Prof Katherine Livingstone is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) in Melbourne, Australia. Katherine leads a research program in dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health, with a particular focus on designing personalised nutrition approaches to improve dietary patterns in young adults. She has multi-disciplinary expertise in nutritional epidemiology, behavioural nutrition and human interventions. Katherine is co-chair of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences Precision Nutrition Task Force and leads the precision nutrition pillar for the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Nutrition.

Sonia is a Group Leader and Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship based at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. Her research uses large-scale genomics and health data to improve the understanding of cardiovascular disease, with the goal to improve disease prevention and facilitate drug discovery. Her previous research uncovered a polygenic contribution in Familial Hypercholesterolemia, and she co-led the first large-scale genetic study of heart failure. Her current research is focused on addressing the diversity gap in cardiovascular research, with a focus on understanding risk in women, and she leads the South Asian Genes and Health in Australia study. She is the recipient of the Australian Academy of Science Ruth Stephens Gani Medal for her contribution to genetics research.