Professor of Experimental Photobiology, King's College London Antony Young’s interest in photobiology was initiated by his MSc in Radiation Biology at the University of London. He studied for his PhD, on psoralen skin photosensitization, under the supervision of the late Professor Ian Magnus who was a pioneer in clinical and experimental photobiology. Professor Young has been secretary of the American Society for Photobiology (ASP) and is a regular faculty member at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). He is chairman of the British Photodermatology Group (BPG). He has also served on three working groups of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and was the rapporteur for the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) that assessed tanning devices. He is photobiology section editor for the Journal of Dermatological Sciences. Professor Young’s research interests include the effects of UVR on immune function, DNA photodamage and its repair, risk factors for skin cancer, UVR-induced oxidative damage and the role of antioxidants, photosensitization, endogenous and exogenous photoprotection and how the skin adapts to repeated low dose UVR exposure. Typically, experiments are done with human cells in vitro and studies on normal human volunteers. Professor Young has a long-standing interest in action spectroscopy (wavelength dependence of photobiology effects) and the public health implications of his work.
Science Guide & Visiting Researcher, Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Aaron Guide-Lecturer and Research visitor at the University of Cambridge and is also an adjunct researcher at both the University of Western Australia and Western Australian Museum. Aaron was Senior Lecturer of Palaeontology and Biostratigraphy/Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Curtin University, Western Australia from 2013 to 2017. Aaron had a Visiting Fellowship at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK in 2014, collaborating with the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, and is now a Life Member. After completing his BSc in Geology from Kingston University, specialising in mineral deposits and petroleum geology, and his MSc in Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol, Aaron gained his PhD in echinoderm taphonomy and palaeoecology from the University of London (Birkbeck College & University College London) in 2006. Aaron has completed Postdoctoral Fellowships at the University of Burgundy, France (CNRS), University of Tokyo, Japan (Royal Society JSPS Fellow and JSPS Bridge Fellow) and University of Göttingen (DAAD), furthering his research into both fossil and extant echinoderms including crinoids (sea lilies) and asterozoans (starfish and brittle stars). In 2010 Aaron was appointed Senior Lecturer at the PETRONAS University of Technology, Malaysia where he established the Malaysian Centre of Palaeobiodiversity (MCPB) and was Deputy Director of the South East Asia Carbonate Research Laboratory (SEACARL), supervising MSc and PhD students and was course director for the undergraduate Palaeontology and Physical Geology courses. During this period he held a short term fellowship at NESCent, Duke University USA and was a visiting associate at the American Museum of Natural History.
PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne PhD Candidate in Journalism and Publishing researching environmental responsibility in book publishing during the climate crisis.
Mathematical epidemiologist, UNSW Sydney Dr Alexandra Hogan is an infectious disease epidemiologist at UNSW Sydney. She uses mathematical models of respiratory virus transmisison to estimate the burden of disease and predict the value of vaccination strategies. Dr Hogan is a member of the World Health Organization Immunization and vaccines related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC).
Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland Dr Aaron Teo is a Singaporean Chinese first generation migrant settler living on unceded Jagera and Turrbal lands. He is a Sociologist of Education working as a Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Southern Queensland's School of Education. Aaron is Convenor for the Australian Association for Research in Education Social Justice Special Interest Group, Queensland Convenor for the Asian Australian Alliance, 2023 winner of the Carolyn Baker Memorial Prize, and the State Library of Queensland's 2024 John Oxley Honorary Fellow. His research focusses on the raced and gendered subjectivities of migrant teachers from “Asian” backgrounds in the Australian context, as well as critical pedagogies in white Australian (university and school) classroom spaces. Aaron is interested in qualitative research methods, particularly the use of critical autoethnography as a-way of reflexively interrogating experiences at the nexus of migration, racism, sexism, and multiculturalism in the Australian education context.
Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Massey University Angelique Reweti's (Ngāpuhi) primary focus is on teaching and researching in the field of Public Health and Hauora Māori. Holding a PhD and a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Hons), her academic and professional journey is anchored in the exploration of how whānau and community-based initiatives can improve Māori health outcomes. In a world where discussions around Māori health often dwell on deficits, she is determined to steer the conversation towards empowerment, resilience, and the inherent strengths within Māori communities. Her approach is not merely about changing the narrative; it's about creating environments where the wellbeing of whānau and communities is celebrated and nurtured.
