Nathan Emmerich is a Senior Lecturer in Bioethics at the ANU Medical School where he is the lead for Professionalism and Leadership in Phase One of the MChD. His primary pedagogic contribution to the MChD concerns medical ethics, he convenes an upper level and interdisciplinary undergraduate course ‘Bioethics and Beyond’ and contributes to bioethics education in the College of Science. His current research interests related to conscientious objection, the regulation of abortion, and conceptions of (bio)ethical expertise.

Dr Lynn Woodward is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Medicine & Dentistry at James Cook University. Lynn is interested in a range of research areas, including the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in biobanks, and was involved with the community consultation for QIMR’s Genomic Partnerships: Guidelines for genomic research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Queensland. She is also interested in the education of medical, allied health and science students in the ethical considerations of their work, their research and their community involvement.

Wendy Lipworth (MBBS, PhD) is a bioethicist at the University of Sydney. Her work spans a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on organisational/professional ethics and the ethics of health technology research, innovation and translation. She uses both empirical and theoretical bioethics analysis to develop and test new approaches to moral problems that are sophisticated enough to account for the complexities and realities of contemporary organisations and likely to be accepted and integrated into practice. She has been supported by NHMRC Fellowships throughout her career and haS received over $5M in Category 1 grant funding. She has led three 3 NHMRC project/Ideas grants on conflict of interest, access to medicines and commercial influences over assisted reproductive technology. She currently supervises three postgraduate research students and coordinates postgraduate teaching on medicines policy, economics and ethics.

Malcolm is an Associate Professor at the Griffith Law School. He is a recognised expert in the field of health law. He has an extensive body of peer-reviewed publications in the field of health law, torts and bioethics, including publications in leading national and international journals. Malcolm’s research focuses on the regulation of assisted reproductive technology, medical negligence and consent to medical treatment. Malcolm has also obtained practical legal experience in the field of medical negligence litigation, most recently from his role as Senior Adviser at Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers. Malcolm also has experience in clinical ethics, having sat on a number of clinical ethics committees. He currently sits on the Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee and was also previously a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee for Metro South, Brisbane (Queensland Health).

Paul Komesaroff is a physician, researcher and philosopher at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where he is Professor of Medicine and Executive Director of Global Reconciliation, an international collaboration that promotes communication and dialogue across cultural, racial, religious, political and other kinds of difference. He is involved in a wide range of teaching, research and action projects in reconciliation and ethics. These span a broad field, including the impact of new technologies on health and society, consent in research, the experience of illness, palliative care and end of life issues, complementary medicines, obesity, and cross-cultural teaching and learning.

Hudson is the Chair of the Human Research Ethics Committee, Townsville University Hospital and Health Service, and a Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney Medical School.