Heshmiha is a fourth year medical student (honours) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), co-supervised by A/Prof Hueiming Liu and Dr Isabella Tan. Her research interests lie at the intersection of digital health, cardiology, and implementation science. She is involved in the NEXTGEN-BP study, focusing on the process evaluation of cuffless BP monitoring devices and their integration into routine general practice workflows across primary care settings.

Catalina Silva Ruiz is a PhD student at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania in Australia. She holds a degree in physiotherapy from the University of Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile, and a Master's in Exercise Physiology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Her PhD research focuses on understanding how fitness influences the relationship between exercise blood pressure, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. She is committed to identifying new strategies for improving the screening of hypertension and assessing cardiovascular disease risk within the community.

Buddhila Wickramasinghe is a final-year PhD candidate in the Hypertension and Diabetes division at the Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Disease Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on understanding the role of the immune system in hypertension and chronic kidney disease by utilizing various animal models and in vitro methods. As she continues to develop her research profile, she has presented her work at both national and international conferences, including the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia ASM and International Society of Hypertension Scientific Sessions. In addition to her research, Buddhila advocates for HDR students as the student representative for the Cardiovascular SIG of ASCEPT. She is also dedicated to promoting STEM education and inspiring the next generation of scientists by engaging with primary and high school students.

Charlotte is a third year PhD candidate in the department of pharmacology at Monash University. Her project investigates the effect of dietary fibre intervention following stroke. She works under the guidance of A/Prof Brad Broughton, Prof Francine Marques and A/Prof Barbara Kemp-Harper.

Dr Sonali Shah is a PhD candidate in the Endocrine Hypertension Research Group and an endocrinologist at Monash Health. Her research aims to gain insights into the prevalence and optimal management of low-renin hypertension, a common subtype of hypertension.