Alexander Clough is a PhD student in the Sydney Pharmacy School at the University of Sydney, conducting research into improving the medication management of people with dementia by addressing key information gaps and empowering people with dementia and carers. He is focussed on increasing the visibility of people impacted by dementia in research, reducing the barriers between participants and researchers, and ultimately enhancing research and health outcomes. He is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship.

Dr. Nashwa Masnoon is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Ageing and Pharmacology, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney and Northern Sydney Local Health District and a Pharmacist at Royal North Shore Hospital. She completed her PhD in 2020 from the University of South Australia, which focused on identifying older adults at risk of harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. Her research areas are deprescribing, continuity of care during transitions and more broadly, the quality use of medicines.

Deirdre Landsberg is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia, Clinical & Health Sciences, undertaking a doctorate in pharmacogenomics. The primary focus of her research is dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD/ DPD) genotype-based dosing for fluoropyrimidines in cancer patients, and DPD phenotype approaches. In addition to Deirdre’s PhD studies, she works as an academic pharmacogenomic pharmacist on the national MARVEL-PIC study to advance personalised medicines in paediatric oncology patients. Deirdre has been a paediatric clinical pharmacist at the Women’s and Children’s hospital in Adelaide since 2014. She is passionate about contributing to the development of pharmacogenomics, and is a member of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) specialist interest group in pharmacogenomics.

Yohanes Wondimkun is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia. Yohanes’ PhD research focuses on improving the use of diabetes medicines among older people living in aged care homes using linked health and aged care data from the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA). Yohanes holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Gondar University and master’s in pharmacy practice from Addis Ababa University, and has previously worked in research and academic roles in higher education institutions, including as Head of School of Pharmacy at Haramaya University.

Mohammed Gebre Dedefo is a PhD candidate and casual research assistant at the University of South Australia. Prior to commencing his PhD, Mohammed worked as a researcher and a lecturer of Clinical Pharmacy at Addis Ababa University and Wollega University, Ethiopia. His PhD project focuses on Adverse drug reaction reporting by consumers in Australia

Georgina is a pharmacist and PhD Candidate at UniSA and the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA). Her PhD is exploring real-world use and safety of antidepressant medicines among older people living in aged care homes across Australia. Georgina is a pharmacist and pharmaceutical scientist, with practice experience extending across research & development, manufacturing, hospital and community pharmacy practice areas.