Dr Pham received his PhD from Monash University in 2018 and is a senior research fellow at Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He has significant experience in clinical, public health research and program implementation including development and evaluation of new diagnostic technologies in low-and middle-income countries.

Postdoctoral researcher at the UQ Centre for Clinical Research and at the Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory with a focus on the development of molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance determinants.

Dr Shivani Pasricha is a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. With almost 20 years research experience in the field of infectious diseases, Shivani is passionate about improving STI detection and diagnostic outcomes through innovative assay development.

A/Prof Bowen is Head of END RHD Program, Telethon Kids Institute and Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Perth Children’s Hospital. Asha is recognised as one of Australia’s top scientists, evidenced by receiving the 2020 EUREKA award for Emerging Leader in Science.

Genevieve Kerr is a PhD student researching bio-engineered materials, including rapid, portable and sensitive tests for detecting malaria in blood. Her recent review in Malaria journal discusses Malaria RDT lessons learned towards COVID RAT test implementation. Her previous research includes studies in Australian spider silk strength towards smart engineered materials.

Translation Fellow with WA Country Health Service, currently working on adaptive Diagnostics for Emerging Pandemic Threats (ADEPT Project) and AMR sepsis in the Western Australian Country Health . Based at PathWest, QEII Medical Centre and clinical lead of the FAST Lab at UWA.

Mavis Abaya is the techincal officer - Dengue at the National Malaria and other Vector Borne Disease Control Program. She has extensive knowledge of surveillance response in the dengue and another arbovirus arena. Ms Abaya is currently the lead personnel in the development of the National Dengue Strategy Plan.

Purnima Bhat is a hepatologist at Canberra Hospital and a scientist at the Australian National University. She is research lead for the World Endoscopy Organisation African Outreach Committee, assisting in the development of basic endoscopy throughout Africa. Her interests are in furthering universal medical care through technological innovation.

David Anderson was Deputy Director of the Burnet Institute for more than 20 years and has established a portfolio of point-of-care diagnostic tests, several of which have been successfully commercialised by industry partners worldwide

Dr Nicole Ertl is a molecular biologist with a focus on the design of rapid molecular diagnostic tools for the detection of antimicrobial resistance in the infectious diseases area.