Professor Jandeleit-Dahm is a clinician scientist (FRACP) and NHMRC Senior Research fellow with an established track record in diabetes and its complications. She is considered a national and international leader in diabetes research and has made seminal discoveries on new targets to treat diabetic complications. She has been successful in obtaining ongoing grant funding. Currently, Professor Jandeleit-Dahm is Deputy Head of the Department of Diabetes at Monash University. She has over 150 highly cited publications. She holds two Professorships at Monash University and the University of Hannover, Germany, and leadership positions in education, research and health policies. She was the President of the Australian Atherosclerosis Society 2010-2014. She is committed to advancing medical and health science as evidenced by her ongoing involvement in peer review (NHMRC, JDRF), editorial roles and advisory board commitments.