A University of Melbourne graduate, A/Prof Sikaris trained at the Royal Melbourne, Queen Victoria, Prince Henry’s and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospitals. He obtained fellowships from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) and the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (AACB) in 1992 and 1997 respectively.
A/Prof Sikaris was appointed Director of Chemical Pathology at St Vincent’s Hospital in 1993 and Medical Director of Dorevitch Pathology in 1998 before starting at Melbourne Pathology in 2003. He specialises in Prostate Specific Antigen, cholesterol and quality assurance and is Chair of the RCPAQAP Key Incident Monitoring Program for Australasia.A NATA-accredited laboratory assessor, he is also founding Fellow of the RCPA Faculty of Science where he is Principal Examiner in Pathology Informatics.A/Prof Sikaris is a Principal Fellow of the Department of Pathology at Melbourne University and lectures to undergraduates, GPs and a variety of specialist groups across Australia and overseas.A/Prof Sikaris is also Director of Clinical Support Services for Sonic Healthcare and Director of Chemical Pathology at Melbourne Pathology.

Casey Ross is a veteran business journalist covering the companies transforming the pharmaceutical and health care industries across the U.S. Before joining STAT, he wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Boston Globe, where he worked on the Spotlight Team in 2014 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A Vermont native, he now lives outside Cleveland with his wife and two young children. When he’s not with them, he’s in his cornfield, cultivating some of the sweetest bi-color in the Midwest.

I am a CI of the Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology and Clinical Pharmacology and a member of the Reproductive Science group at the University of Newcastle.I have been a member of the Australian Society for Reproductive Biology since moving to University of Newcastle in 1998 and entering the field of Reproduction. I currently serve on the SRB Council. My team is currently addressing the effect of acrylamide on male germ cells. Acrylamide is consumed in food. We have established the detrimental effects of acrylamide and now my team is examining both the consequences of damaging the male germ line and also finding ways to alleviate the effects. I also contribute significant expertise in molecular biology to all programs within the Reproductive Science Group. In total I have published 2 book chapters and 33 journal articles. I have been a CI on over $17M of competitive research income and $1.5M of equipment grants. Along with Laureate Prof Aitken and Prof McLaughlin, I hold a patent for the tools for germ cell ablation. I have supervised 11 RHD students and 17 Honours students including 4 and 15 as prime supervisor respectively. My students have won awards for their presentations, including at international conferences, and several have been awarded prestigious University or Faculty medals.

James Robertson was a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Sally first developed an interest in medical communications when she took on the role of Journal Development Editor for BioMed Central (BMC), after having graduated with a first-class honors degree in biomedical science from Greenwich University.Nowadays, Sally works as a freelance medical writer, part of which includes generating daily news updates, life science articles and interview coverage for News-Medical. She also produces webinar content, conference booklets and articles introducing and explaining the applications of newly launched laboratory equipment.

Clemson University | CU · Department of Biological Sciences

I’m fascinated by New Religious Movements, contemporary spiritualities, meditation groups, and Asian religions especially as they are received in non-Asian contexts. As an ethnographer, understanding peoples’ notions of themselves and their realities is at the heart of my academic endeavours. I use a combination of analytical frameworks (e.g., narrative, linguistic, and discourse analysis) to explore these phenomena. After completing her B.A. Honours (2012) in Study of Religions at Bath Spa University in England, Sara travelled to New Zealand to begin her PhD. research at the University of Otago. She received joint supervision from the departments of Religion and Anthropology. Her doctorate dissertation, ‘Drifting through Samsara,’ gained an Exceptional Theses Award in 2017 Otago’s Division of Humanities. She intends to publish her thesis as a monograph. Sara joined the Brain, Belief and Behaviour group at the Centre for Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, Coventry University, as Research Associate in July 2017.

Prof Alan is a Neurophysiologist who’s primary research focus is on sports-related concussion. He has over 20 years experience in TMS and electrophysiology techniques, Alan also investigates neuroplastic changes following peripheral injury, balance disorders, exercise interventions and rehabilitation.