Nilushi Karunaratne is a dynamic Education-focused academic specialising in skill-based instruction and innovative teaching practices in physiology and pharmacology. Her education research spans building core pharmacology knowledge and essential skills, as well as exploring teamwork and resilience skill-based instruction to support students in contemporary educational landscapes.

Kellie Charles is a passionate educator and education researcher from the Pharmacology Discipline in the Sydney Pharmacy School at the University of Sydney. She is a Senior Fellow of the Academy Higher Education in the UK and previous recipient of the ASCEPT Outstanding Teaching Excellence Award. Her recent Churchill Fellowship focused on the educator's experiences of integrating AI into education practice and assessment. She continues to explore changes to the higher education ecosystem through disruptive paradigms.

Tina Hinton (BSc Hons, PhD, Grad Dip Sci Psych) is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology (Education Focussed) and Director of Pharmacology Education in the Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at The University of Sydney, Australia. Tina’s research focuses on complex learning environments for biomedical sciences and healthcare students and the influences of physical and virtual design, instructional design and social design on learner experience, engagement and participation in valued practices. Tina is also involved in national and international projects on pharmacology curriculum. Tina currently leads projects investigating the impact of technology-enhanced learning strategies and online education practices on student motivation and engagement from both students' and educators' perspectives.

Brent McParland (BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD) is a Senior Lecturer of Pharmacology in the Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at The University of Sydney. Dr McParland’s research focuses on mechanisms that cause exaggerated narrowing of the airways in asthma and COPD. He coordinates foundational pharmacology units of study in Science programs and contributes his teaching expertise to Pharmacy, Medicine, Science, Medical Sciences, Oral Health and other programs of study. Dr McParland has been instrumental to the development of numerous practical learning activities for the teaching of pharmacology in the laboratory setting. These include cell-based assays, 3D printing, organ bath experimentation, and the reimagination and redevelopment of experiments to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in pharmacology teaching.

Dr Tori Llewelyn is a pharmacist, teaching specialist academic, and Associate Dean Learning and Teaching (Student Success and Engagement) in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. Tori has over 15 years' teaching and learning experience in the higher education (medical and allied health) sector in Australia. She joined Flinders University in 2019, with her teaching focusing on pharmacology, quality use of medicines, and research and study skills. Tori is passionate about creating authentic and practical learning experiences for students, most recently instituting interprofessional co-teaching teams in foundational and clinical pharmacology to ensure optimal authenticity and relevance for clinical allied health students.

Dr Makhala Khammy started out as a cardiovascular pharmacologist, obtaining her PhD at the University of Melbourne. Her postdoctoral research investigated the complex and integrated mechanisms that regulate vascular tone and contribute to blood pressure elevation. Driven by an interest in teaching, she returned to the University of Melbourne to take on a Teaching and Research role in the Department of Pharmacology. As of 2021, she is a Teaching Focused Academic in the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology. She is passionate about improving student engagement and the student learning experience and believes this can be aided in part by including experiential learning opportunities that encourage student agency within teaching programs, and fostering inclusive and collaborative learning environments that nurture a culture of inquiry and curiosity. A curiosity with emerging pedagogical approaches and technologies motivates her to explore, develop, and implement new strategies to enhance teaching and learning in pharmacology education.