Zhili (Charlie) Cheng is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne investigating hepatic lipid metabolism in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). His work integrates human genetics, multi-omics, and functional models to define inositol phosphate pathways as therapeutic targets in metabolic diseases.

The author is a PhD student in the Department of Metabolic Endocrinology at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province, China, with research focused on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and diabetic nephropathy.

Sarah is a first-year PhD student in the Molecular Metabolism and Ageing Lab at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Their current research focuses on the mitochondrial integrated stress response as a driver of mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac secretome remodelling and its associated systemic consequences.

Ashish Foollee is a 3rd year PhD Student under the supervision of Associate Professor Adam Rose, Dr Luke Formosa and Dr John Scott at Monash University, Australia working primarily on the interplay between hormone signaling and liver metabolism and resulting complications using in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo models.

Jen Xin is a third-year PhD student at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, supervised by Dr Yi Wang, Dr Adelaide Bernard and Professor Brian Drew. Her research explores how hypothalamic genes regulate glucose homeostasis and energy balance, focusing on central mechanisms of metabolic control.

Weikun is an early career researcher in multidisciplinary medical science, undertaking postdoctoral research training at Adelaide University. He has a unique interdisciplinary background across medicine, physics and material sciences, which has enabled me to develop novel research platforms, and embark on studies to understand metabolic derangement in major metabolic diseases.

Hamizan is a third-year PhD candidate from the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research under the University of Melbourne.

Callen Goldsmith is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne under the tutelage of Prof Garron Dodd.