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Professor Vadas has distinguished himself in the scientific, organisational and commercial spheres. His research work on the inflammatory response was recognised by his inaugural ISI Citation Laureateship with over 25,000 cites and H factor of 85. He originated and led the Hanson Centre for Cancer Research and now leads Centenary Institute; he originated several series of international scientific symposia and prizes to promote Australian science and was co founder of two ASX listed biotechnology companies. His pro bono activities include Chair of Australia-Harvard Fellowships Program and Life Member of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and promotion of link between sciences and the arts being a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Creative Health.

Professor John Thompson is widely recognised as one of the world’s foremost authorities on melanoma and a leading surgical oncologist. He has published over 650 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He developed the isolated limb infusion regional chemotherapy technique and was one of the pioneers for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma. He has been a member of the AJCC Melanoma Staging Taskforce for the last two international melanoma staging systems, and the Chairman of the Working Party which created the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Professor Teesson is Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, UNSW. Her vision is to build the world’s leading dedicated translational research program for the prevention and treatment of comorbid mental health and substance abuse. She leads a large vibrant research centre (over 70 staff) spanning 7 universities internationally. The innovation of her research has been recognised through leadership of 67 grants (13 NHMRC, 2 CRE) totalling over $21.6M and over 280 publications. She is the winner of the prestigious 2014 Australian Museum Eureka Award for Mentorship of Young Researchers.

Professor Nick Talley was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (and Dean) of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2010. He was formerly Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida where he held the rank of Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology. He currently holds adjunct appointments as Professor at Mayo Clinic, the University of North Carolina and the Karolinska Institute. He is the current President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Previously, Professor Talley was Foundation Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital.

Professor Talley is a neurogastroenterologist. With a current H-index of 111 (Scopus), he is listed among the worlds 400 most influential living biomedical researchers. His research is primarily focused on functional, neuromuscular and inflammatory disorders, including eosinophilic gut disorders, functional dyspepsia, Helicobacter pylori and reflux disease.

Professor Talley is currently co-editor-in-chief of the major international journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Previously, he was co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. He was a founding Director of the Rome Foundation and a past President of the Functional Brain-Gut Research Group (FBGRG). He has been a member of Medical Deans and holds a clinical appointment as Senior Staff Specialist at the John Hunter Hospital.

Awards received include the mentorship award from the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in 2006 and the Distinguished Educator Award from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) in 2014, the Baker Presidential Lecture Award of the American College of Gastroenterology and the Masters of Clinical Research Award of the AGA in 2000, Research Scientist Award of the FBGRG in 2004, the Distinguished Research Award from the Gastroenterological Society of Australia in 2006, and the Rome Foundation Lifetime Award in 2011. He has entries in Who’s Who (Australia, USA) and Wikepedia.