Leigh Hopper is a media relations specialist with USC University Communications. She previously worked in communications for UCLA, in state government at the Texas Medical Board and as a medical reporter at the Houston Chronicle.

Dr Vincent Ho was appointed as a clinical academic gastroenterologist to the School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney in 2011. He completed his degree in medicine and surgery at the University of New South Wales in 2002. His basic and advanced physician training in gastroenterology were completed in Queensland.He is the convenor of the gastroenterology education program at the School of Medicine and teaches gastrointestinal basic science including gastrointestinal physiology. As a practising clinician he is passionate about making the science of the gut relevant and interesting.

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David J. Hill joined University Communications in 2011. He has written for numerous print and online projects, including for At Buffalo magazine and the UB Neighbor newsletters, as well as for UB’s top-level Web and websites for International Admissions and the Office of Sustainability. Prior to this, Dave worked as a newspaper reporter, covering everything from burger-eating contests and school board meetings to area high school sports teams and quirky community crime stories. He ran and survived his first half marathon in 2015, and also enjoys concerts and Buffalo’s beautiful summers. Dave currently serves as secretary on the Board of Directors for the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York.

Alexandra has worked in various media and journalism roles in Melbourne, London, and Jakarta. Prior to joining The Conversation she worked at Foreign Policy Think Tank, the Australia India Institute at The University of Melbourne.

Esther Han is a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald. She has covered state politics, health and consumer affairs.

Paul graduated from Glasgow University in 1988. He completed fellowship training in endocrinology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in 1997 and fellowship training in chemical pathology at Royal Perth Hospital in 2003. Paul was awarded a PhD with distinction in 2000 from the University of Western Australia. His PhD thesis focused on vitamin D and calcium metabolism. In 2002, he was awarded the membership examination prize from the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists. Paul’s clinical private endocrine practice is located at the WA Specialist Clinic in Osborne Park. His major clinical interests include osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, primary hyperparathyroidism, endocrine hypertension and thyroid disease. He also has an interest in general endocrinology, adrenal, pituitary and reproductive disorders. Paul is the author of over 50 abstracts, peer reviewed publications and book chapters, and is on the editorial board of Clinical Biochemist Reviews. Paul joined Clinipath Pathology in January 2008 as a sessional chemical pathologist. He is also a sessional consultant pathologist at Royal Perth Hospital.

Linda Geddes is a Bristol-based freelance journalist writing about biology, medicine and technology. Born in Cambridge, she graduated from the University of Liverpool with a first-class degree in cell biology. She spent nine years as an editor and reporter for New Scientist magazine and has received numerous awards for her journalism, including winning the Association of British Science Writers’ award for best investigative journalism and being shortlisted for the Paul Foot Award. Her first book, Bumpology: The myth-busting pregnancy book for curious parents-to-be, was published in 2013.

Adam Gartrell is the health and industrial relations correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House