Professor Stephen Tong is a leading global translational researcher in obstetrics. He is developing new diagnostics and therapeutics to tackle life-endangering pregnancy conditions – preeclampsia, ectopic pregnancy and stillbirth. His team has translated many therapeutic concepts they discovered into multiple clinical trials run across the globe. Professor Tong holds many leadership roles: co-director of Mercy Perinatal, research director of Mercy Health and he chairs the advisory board for the Robinson Research Institute. He has published more than 250 papers, received four NHMRC awards and grant funding totalling 20 million dollars. Professor Tong has trained many of Australia’s emerging obstetric research academics.