Shannon is a Research Assistant at Burnet Institute. Her primary work is within the Health Promotion and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy components of the EC Australia Partnership, where she has supported the development, implementation, and evaluation of national hepatitis C health promotion campaigns alongside key partners.

Professor Margaret Hellard AM was appointed Deputy Director of the Burnet Institute in March 2017, prior to this appointment she was Head, Centre for Population Health from 2002-2017. She is Head of Hepatitis Services in the Infectious Diseases Unit at The Alfred Hospital. Margaret's principal research interests are in eliminating HIV, HCV and HBV as public health threats by 2030 by reducing the risk behaviours associated with the transmission of these diseases and improving the management of individuals who already have infection. She has considerable experience in undertaking community-based research involving young people, people who inject drugs, gay and bisexual men, and vulnerable populations. Furthermore, Margaret has supported the development of and works closely with research groups at the Burnet in sexual health, drugs and alcohol, malaria and tuberculosis. In 2020 Margaret has also undertaken research related to the impact of COVID-19, and the unintended consequence of Government restrictions due to COVID-19 on the community.

A/Prof Hajarizadeh trained as a Medical Practitioner and has a Masters in Public Health and PhD in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology). His main area of expertise is viral hepatitis with more than 15 years experience as a clinician and then researcher in the field of liver diseases.

Leila Bell is a PhD candidate at Monash University. Her thesis is focused on interventions to reduce the impact of hepatitis B in Vanuatu.

Grace has worked in the community hepatitis sector for nine years, with experience in communications and campaigns in the community sector going back over two decades.

Anju has been working at the HIV and Related Programs in Western Sydney LHD for over five years. Prior to this, Anju worked at Multicultural Health Services within the portfolio of refugee and community partnerships. She is currently a PhD student at University of Sydney researching on adolescents sexuality education.

Caitlin is a senior research officer at the Burnet Institute in the implementation science working group. She has experience conducting studies with people who inject drugs and young people. Currently she works on projects that focus on hepatitis C testing and treatment and co-designing interventions to reduce stigma in healthcare.

Reena D'Souza has extensive experience in strategic planning, partnership development, and project management (including development, delivery coordination and evaluation) in the blood borne viruses sector. They are a strong advocate for improving access to health services and reducing stigma and discrimination among affected and vulnerable populations.

Jenny has worked in the blood borne virus area for over 20 years, and currently works in the non-government sector at Hepatitis SA. Jenny is the Education Coordinator who with the Education Team facilitate workforce and community education sessions to a range of organisations including health, community, government and non-government.

Samara Griffin is a PhD student focusing on hepatitis C treatment. Her research will look at hepatitis C treatment among different priority populations, particularly in corrections settings. Samara has a background in epidemiology and communicable disease.

Samara Griffin is a PhD candidate focusing on hepatitis C treatment. Her research will look at hepatitis C treatment among different priority populations, particularly in corrections settings. Samara has a background in epidemiology and communicable disease.

Zhihong Gu is the Program Manager for the Love Health (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health) program at Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. She has been in this role for about 15 years, working with a range of culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland.

Josh Hanson is a general and infectious diseases physician based in Cairns, Australia. He is interested in the clinical management of infectious diseases in resource poor and remote settings.

Josh Hanson is a general and infectious diseases physician based in Cairns, Australia. He is interested in the clinical management of infectious diseases in resource poor and remote settings.

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Phongsakone Inthavong is an Infectious Diseases registrar training in the Victorian Infectious Diseases Program.

Kate Jennings is a Policy Officer within the Hepatitis Programs and Policy Unit, Centre for Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health. Kate holds qualifications in public health and is passionate about improving the health outcomes of priority populations living in Australia.

Tracey has 30 years' experience with the hepatology sector. As the founding AHA President, her contribution was acknowledged with life membership. In 2006, Tracey received Nurse Practitioner endorsement and in 2020 received Associate Fellowship from AASLD. She is the Hepatology NP at Justice Health and a Board member for HepNSW.

Dr Sushena Krishnaswamy is an infectious diseases physician at Monash Health and the Royal Womens Hospitals in Naarm. Her interests are in perinatal infections, including HIV and viral hepatitis. She completed her PhD and now a clinician researcher in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University.

Dr Amy Kwon is a mathematician at Kirby Institute. Her research involves the development of mathematical models to understand the epidemiology of HCV and predict the impact and cost-effectiveness of interventions. She is responsible for providing the key HCV estimates of prevalence and HCV-attributed disease for Australia's Annual Surveillance Report.

Smruti Raj works as a Hepatitis Educator at Hepatitis ACT. With a background in public health, Smruti is dedicated to promoting hepatitis education and awareness in various community settings across the Australian Capital Territory.

Dr Christine Roder is an infectious disease and public health researcher at Barwon Health. Christine’s research focus is on hepatitis B and C elimination, models of care, and epidemiology and socioeconomic influences of diseases. Christine recently received a Gilead Research Fellowship for work improving access to care for hepatitis B.

Claudia is a Research Assistant working across the Infectious Disease Implementation Science & Clinical Research working groups at the Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Her current projects aim to investigate levels of HCV testing and treatment and factors which influence these.

Alexandra Wade is a Hepatology CNC and works for North Coast Public Health and AOD services in Mid-North Coast NSW. She is Principal Investigator on several HCV related research projects. Alex is the current secretary for the Australasian Hepatology Association and a Public Officer for Frankly Healthcare Association.

Tiffany is a public health officer at the Barwon South West Public Health Unit and a research assistant at the Burnet Institute in Victoria. She is completing an Honours degree focused on hepatitis C RNA point-of-care testing and financial incentives among people who inject drugs in the Barwon South West region.