Professor Anderson is an international authority on the causes and management of stroke, and other aspects of cardiovascular disease. He conceives and conducts innovative largescale, collaborative, inter-disciplinary, epidemiological and clinical trials. His research generates reliable evidence to inform health care providers and policy makers in Australia and overseas, in their decisions regarding optimal strategies for the prevention and treatment of stroke and serious cardiac events. As well as promoting clinical and public health policies and capacity-building activities across the globe, particularly in Asia, he has published 300+ original scientific articles, books chapters and technical reports.