Tamara is a respiratory scientist and research fellow with 12 years' experience in measuring the lung function in children. She has a particular interest in childhood respiratory illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and asthma, emerging clinical measurement techniques, as well as Australian First Nations respiratory health. Her current research aims to better understand the mechanisms of early CF lung disease and to improve current clinical outcome measures to aid in appropriate CF management.

David A. Kaminsky, MD is Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Vermont College of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, and medical degree from University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, and fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Dr. Kaminsky joined the faculty of University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1995 and continues to work as a clinician, researcher and educator. Dr. Kaminsky is an attending physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center and is the Clinical Director of the Pulmonary Function Lab. He is a past Chair of the Proficiency Standards for Pulmonary Function Laboratories Committee of the American Thoracic Society and is a member of the pulmonary function exam writing committee of the National Board for Respiratory Care. Dr. Kaminsky is also a site co-principal investigator with the Airways Clinical Research Centers network of the American Lung Association. Dr. Kaminsky is actively involved in teaching and research. His areas of research interest include pulmonary physiology, lung mechanics, asthma and COPD. Dr. Kaminsky’s work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Lung Association, the Whittaker Foundation, local university and hospital grants, and other agencies. Along with authoring over 150 original papers, reviews and medical book chapters, Dr. Kaminsky is the editor of The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Respiratory System, 2nd and 3rd Edition, and co-editor of Pulmonary Function Testing: Principles and Practice, part of the Respiratory Medicine series sponsored by the American Thoracic Society.

David is the Scientific Director of the Respiratory Investigation Unit at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. He has over 15 years of experience in measuring respiratory impedance in humans and mice, both for research and clinical purposes (for humans, at least).

Leigh is the Scientific Director of Respiratory, Sleep and Clinical Trials within the Department of Thoracic Medicine, Concord Hospital and A/Prof for Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney. She is currently the ACI Metropolitan Respiratory Scientist Representative and a contributor to the new ANZSRS credential and ABG sampling standards. Leigh's research interests include environmental and cardiopulmonary physiology.

Dr Blokland has research interests in cell biology, airway physiology, chronic lung disease and early detection of lung disease following bone marrow transplantation. His expertise includes complex measures of lung function, 3D imaging and molecular biology.

Dr Anna Hudson is a Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University. Her research aims to understand human respiratory physiology in health and disease including the neural control of breathing and breathlessness.